“Let’s stop telling people what they can’t do, and instead start teaching them how to do what they want to do, responsibly.” By Sam Schanfarber

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We know more about the surfaces of Mars and the moon than we do about our own oceans. By Sam Schanfarber

The post The Schanfar Side: Space is great, but let’s explore our oceans appeared first on CU Independent.

The recent frequency of sinkholes doesn’t necessarily signal the apocalypse, but it’s definitely not good. By Sam Schanfarber.

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Imagine a world with no waste. By Sam Schanfarber

The post Opinion: Tupperware transition — how cheap, reusable plastics could save the planet appeared first on CU Independent.

The new charges BP faces for the 2010 spill, and what the ruling means for oil prices and the environment. By Sam Schanfarber

The post Opinion: Deepwater debt — why BP should have to pay for the Deepwater Horizon incident appeared first on CU Independent.

How coal expansion in Australia could gravely endanger the Great Barrier Reef. By Sam Schanfarber.

The post Opinion: Great Barrier Reef grief, the travesty of expansion at the cost of tropical life appeared first on CU Independent.

Corporations own your Congress, but we can take it back. By Sam Schanfarber

The post Opinion: The great American oligarchy appeared first on CU Independent.

Why another non-renewable energy source is just what this planet needs. By Sam Schanfarber

The post Opinion: Don’t give a flying frack appeared first on CU Independent.

The government is failing to adequately provide you with social services. Should we reclaim the debts they owe us? By Sam Schanfarber

The post Opinion: Federal foreclosure — how we should default on our debtors appeared first on CU Independent.

Why the world’s soon-to-be largest cable company might make your life a lot easier. By Sam Schanfarber

The post Opinion: Give your soul to Comcast appeared first on CU Independent.