![Junior Shreyas Chakravarty opens the event by introducing the six participants and the resolution of the debate. Debaters argued on the resolution “The United States should ban single-use plastics.”](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/DSC_3315-e1715278325617-1200x826.jpg)
Students argue on single-use plastic in Earth Week-themed debate
by Lily Shi, Co-News Editor
• May 11, 2024
![Consumerism may favor some but harms all](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/consumerisillus2-1-1200x800.png)
Consumerism may favor some but harms all
by Hima Thota, Co-Features Editor
• March 13, 2024
![The exorbitant prices that Apple charges for basic upgrades to memory and storage mean that Windows devices often offer superior performance at a more affordable price.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Untitled_Artwork-1200x900.jpg)
The Apple ain’t so green: Windows laptops take a bite out of Apple
by Mihir Kotbagi, Assistant STEM Editor
• February 19, 2024
![As the 2023 holiday season concludes and families remove the festive twinkling lights from the roof and the delicate ornaments from the tree, now is a better time than ever to consider future environmental footprints.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/xmastree-1200x838.jpeg)
Global Reset: Preserve holiday magic
by Eva Cheng, Asst. Sports Editor
• January 17, 2024
![Green Team Public Relations Head Joelle Wang (11) and member Lindsey Tuckey (10) place trash in a bag as possible at a Campbell creek for Coastal Cleanup Day. A total of 18 students participated in the event as part of Californias Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 17.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/creekcleanup_kinnera-900x673.png)
Students clean creek for California Coastal Cleanup Day
by Kinnera Mulam, Co-STEM Editor
• September 28, 2022
![Summer Adler (9) scoops ice into a mason jar. Green Team has taken multiple environmental activism steps to open up climate activism opportunities for youth.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_9897-900x600.jpg)
Global Reset: Fighting for a cooler future
by Kinnera Mulam, Co-STEM Editor
• August 24, 2022
![Gary Ding, one of the junior Honor Council representatives, shares his thoughts on a sticky note to display in Manzanita Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 21.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_9332-900x675.jpeg)
Honor Council hosts annual Honor Week activities
by Isha Moorjani, News Editor
• September 28, 2021
![Emma Biswas (11) reads written responses from Green Teams EcoChallenge bulletin board. Honor Week launched today with a focus on the environment and will continue with different daily themes throughout the rest of the week.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-20-at-8.29.00-PM-900x657.png)
Honor Week begins with environment, Green Team encourages sustainability through bulletin board
by Sabrina Zhu, STEM Editor
• September 20, 2021
![President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to adopt a progressive stance on climate change and to reverse President Donald Trump’s actions. The Biden Administration has also expressed a concern for environmental justice, or the disproportionate harm of pollution on people of color and low-income communities.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-19-at-3.35.28-PM-573x900.png)
Global Reset: Biden pledges a progressive climate change plan
by Irene Yuan and Sabrina Zhu
• January 19, 2021
![POLL-itics: Climate change and the environment](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-02-at-11.55.24-PM-900x532.png)
POLL-itics: Climate change and the environment
by Nicholas Wei and Sally Zhu
• November 2, 2020
![An expanding animal agriculture industry leads to deforestation to open up new lands, but by cutting down on customer demand by either eliminating or minimizing personal beef consumption, the impact is twofold: forested lands are protected, combating the effects of CO2 emissions, and methane produced by cattle farming decreases.](https://harkeraquila.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Cow-900x450.png)
Cattle and carbon: Why I chose to stop eating beef
by Nicole Tian, Co-Lifestyle Editor
• January 21, 2020
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