Student activists try to save wildlife on China’s menu

Stewed turtle cures cancer, crocodile meat relieves asthma, pangolin scales regulate menstruation and scorpion venom helps stroke victims. Such is the traditional wisdom in Guangdong province, where animal markets teem with snakes, scorpions, salamander and dozens of different species of birds and turtles, some of which are endangered and all of which are fated to [...]

Student Calls Out Al Gore On Meat Consumption, Offers Vegetarian Starter Kit

During Panetta Institute’s 2010 Lecture Series, former Vice President Al Gore discussed the topic What’s Next for America? Our Environment: Can We Save the Planet that Sustains Us? During a moderated questions and answer session UC Santa Cruz student Eric Deardorff stood up to fire off his own question…