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SFU hosts a lecture with hydrologist Dr. John Cherry
October 18, 2022By: Pranjali J Mann, News Writer SFU department of earth sciences hosted a guest lecture with distinguished professor and 2020 Stockholm Water Prize recipient Dr. John Cherry. The lecture explored the importance of groundwater and its need for a sustainable earth. Cherry opened the lecture by explaining mere reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is not enough for a sustainable future. He noted the unprecedented population growth in the last half a century and stated, “So this isn’t my concept of collapse, but the number of affluent people will shrink. While the rest of humanity expands. The remaining affluent people are…
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SFU students develop automated irrigation system to preserve water consumption
July 5, 2021Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer An automated irrigation monitoring (AIM) system to reshape the agriculture sector’s water management was made by School of Sustainable Energy Engineering students. In an interview with The Peak, project co-lead Mackenzie Calder said the…
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Reminder of what’s allowed, not allowed under Stage 3 water restrictions
August 4, 2015Residents of Metro Vancouver haven’t had to deal with Stage 3 water restrictions for more than a decade, but with scorching summer temperatures and below-seasonal rainfall, the Lower Mainland is tightening up on water usage. August is generally the second…
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Rowing at SFU
May 22, 2015SFU's Rowing team gives some insight into what the sport is really like: extremely earlier mornings, intense work-outs, and team bonding.
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