![WHERE SHOULD OUR MONEY GO? Geoengineering solutions like carbon capture are costly. In 2021, it cost $47.10 per metric ton of CO2 removed through carbon capture systems, according to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/mckinley-cartoon-1200x772.png)
Stop climate change at the source, reject costly geoengineering solutions
McKinley Garner, The Rubicon
• February 26, 2024
![FROSTY FALLOUT. With the first winter season snows, icy sidewalks are imminent. However, their typical remedy creates a challenge between safety and our environment.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DSC_3800-1200x816.jpg)
Melting away: the ecological downfalls of road deicing
Aldegundo Brenneman, Staff Writer
• December 20, 2023
![HARD AT WORK. Juniors Rohan Kharbanda and Humza Jameel work together to build a concrete mixer during an Advanced Science Research class. (Submitted Photo: Rohan Kharbanda)](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/building-mixer-1200x900.jpg)
Kharbanda puts the planet first in ASR
Amanda Hsu, The Rubicon
• November 10, 2023
![CLIMATE EMERGENCIES. As the years go by, the Earth is affected by climate change, and the natural disasters that have been rising in recent years is proof. From daily weather to extreme climate phenomena, the people inhabiting this planet have had considerable impact on Earth. (Illustration by Annika Kim, Infographic by Johanna Pierach, Orion Kim)](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Latest-Disaster-Infographic-1200x800.jpg)
It’s all about the ENVIRONMENT: Natural disaster on the rise
McKinley Garner and Sonia Kharbanda
• October 15, 2023
![NOTHING NEW. Springtime floods aren’t new. The Twin Cities have learned to manage when the Mississippi spills over.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IMG_9161-900x676.jpg)
Mississippi rises, leaving parts of the Twin Cities submerged
Siri Pattison, RubicOnline
• April 27, 2023
![FIGHT BACK: Minnesotans gather in 2021 to protest the construction of Enbridge’s Line 3.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_9458-e1678081120768-675x900.jpg)
Looking at Line 5’s long, environmental battle with the upper Midwest
Siri Pattison, RubicOnline
• March 8, 2023
![ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE: Its no secret our planet is in a climate emergency. Making small, easy changes to your daily routine can bring us one step closer to finally ending this crisis.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Eliana-illustration-900x628.jpg)
Seven easy ways to help protect the environment
Eliana Mann, Rubiconline
• May 19, 2022
![DRESSED TO THE NINES. Juniors and seniors wear their most elegant gowns and suits for prom in the spring, like the seniors pictured here from 2021. There are many other great ways to find these dazzling outfits besides purchasing, such as thrifting or renting from organizations like Pass Down the Gown.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/prom-900x675.jpg)
Save the Earth and the bank with alternative prom attire options
Siri Pattison, RubicOnline
• April 19, 2022
![SPACED OUT. Astronaut Mark Vande Hei peers at the Earth below from inside the seven-windowed cupola, the International Space Stations window to the world. What might space tourism at the ISS look like?](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Nasa-gov-900x600.jpeg)
Spring break in space? It depends.
Alison Mitchell, Staff Writer
• March 17, 2022
![FUNKY MONKEY. Bored ape #8585 sold for $2.7 million or 696.969 ETH. The popularity of Yacht Clubs apes has only grown since the release of the first one in April 2021, with an average sale price of $300,000.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/blue-ape-900x478.jpg)
Fans go ape for non-fungible tokens
Clara Garner, The Rubicon
• February 19, 2022
![SMASH. That’s the word written on the sign for the Southeast Steam Plant in Minneapolis, a power plant owned by the University of Minnesota. Across the country, students have fought for greener colleges, and the U of M took a long-awaited step in September by announcing its divestment from fossil fuels. Senior Sarina Charpentier said “It’s nice to know that a highly reputable college in my community is doing that.”](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/DSC_7891-900x600.jpg)
Potential college students value environmental action, universities respond
Johanna Pierach, Staff Writer
• October 29, 2021
![Enbridge holds wastewater in a makeshift pool which allows the contaminated water to run off into the local prairie and woods, while they pump it to another location.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/243542973_10159363573225642_6635518911233262159_n-900x675.jpg)
[SUSTAINABILITY & ETHICS] Line 3 in use, destruction arises
Elizabeth Trevathan, RubicOnline
• October 11, 2021
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