![]() “He was also someone who walked the walk, I should say.” Datta said.Īs Schiavo spent his life educating students and others around him on how to live more eco-friendly, Graphic Design Major Juanita Alvarado Diaz believes education and outreach are key factors in helping preserve the Earth as well. The late Frank Schiavo, who was a professor of environmental studies at San Jose State University, lived a zero garbage lifestyle for around 30 years and was once referred to as a “messiah of the environment” in an article in Mercury News in 2010.He was seen as a prime example of conscientious thinking in the way he chose to live his life and modified his house to be more environmentally sound, creating designs to utilize solar and hydro energy. “Having a mindset of trying to think about every step, and ‘can I get more use out of this?’ That kind of thinking,” Datta said. “I think that the younger generation is much more aware of the environmental issues… and the fact that yeah, we might have to sacrifice a bit,” Datta said.ĭatta is making sacrifices of her own by buying reused clothes, driving an electric vehicle and eating organic foods when possible. ![]() ![]() Many of the consequential effects of global climate change long-predicted by scientists are now occurring.Current vital signs of the planet recorded since 1955 have indicated an accelerated increase of carbon dioxide, global temperature, ocean warming, more intense heat waves and rising sea level as a result of ice melting globally, according to the Global Change Project at NASA.Īlthough such alarming indicators exist, San Jose City College Environmental Science Professors Sanhita Datta and Lisa DiGirolamo remain optimistic.
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