Let’s Go San Diego! An Interview with Dr. Cathy Gere about Getting Transit on the Ballot
BY ETHAN OLSON Cathy Gere is a professor of history of science in the UCSD history department, with a specialization in the history of...
- May 5
- 5 min
Climate Justice Is Queer Liberation Is Climate Justice
Until we address the unique circumstances of the LGBTQ+ community, we will not achieve climate justice.
- May 3
- 4 min
San Diego’s First Zero Waste Grocery Store
BY LEORAH GAVIDOR Isabelle DeMillan, Owner / Founder of The Mighty Bin It’s called the Mighty Bin, and it’s the first store in San Diego...
- May 2
- 4 min
Reach for the Sky! Or, Maybe Not.
What Geoengineering With Aerosols Could Mean for Climate Change BY ELEANOR TERNER Image Source What would you do to end the warming...
- Apr 14
- 4 min
How Urban Parks Will Improve Your Life and Save the World
Urban parks are local, community-based efforts to both improve city living conditions and mitigate the effects of a changing climate.
- Apr 12
- 3 min
Ecocide: The Fifth International Crime
BY KATIE BABSON Ecocide refers to recklessly damaging the environment and causing irreversible harm to ecosystems, which in turn fosters...
- Apr 6
- 6 min
Can Eating Animal Products Ever Be Morally Justified?
Is consuming animal products morally wrong when we know the harm it causes to animals and the environment?
- Mar 30
- 8 min
The Role of the Landscape Architect in the Fight against Climate Change
BY ETHAN OLSON Hunter's Point South Waterfront Park protects coastal communities against floods. Landscape architecture is a curious...
- Mar 23
- 3 min
Environmentally Friendly Changes That Can Boost Your Home’s Value
BY JOYCE WILSON Joyce is a retired teacher and enjoys sharing lesson plans, resources, and teaching tips on Teacher Spark. More and more...
- Mar 7
- 4 min
Can You Really Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is When It Comes to the Climate Crisis?
BY CHIARA FIELDS We’re often taught that we, as individual consumers, can positively affect climate change by choosing to purchase...
- Feb 11
- 4 min
Are Tech Billionaires Ruining Our Chances at Combating Climate Change?
BY DANIEL SJOHOLM File photo of a New Shepard launch in 2019. Credit: Blue Origin For as long as humans have existed, we've dreamed of...
- Feb 2
- 5 min
Does Good Faith in God Mean Bad Faith in Climate Change?
Does one's religious views influence their thoughts on climate change?
- Feb 1
- 4 min
Iron Fertilization: Solution or Pollution?
BY ELEANOR TERNER Image from Ecofriend Common sense tells us that if our kitchen sink is overflowing we should quickly turn off the tap...
- Jan 24
- 8 min
Moving on from Eating Meat
BY ADIKA WITOELAR Meat, specifically red meat, is continuing to rise in demand as the years go by, especially in high-growth developing...
- Jan 14
- 7 min
Solarpunk: The Power of an Aesthetic
BY ETHAN OLSON Art by Jessica Kamman Imagine a city of the future. Are there flying cars, cities with buildings taller than mountains,...
- Dec 20, 2021
- 7 min
Grassroots Climate Action in Monteverde, Costa Rica: an interview with Katy VanDusen
BY ELEANOR TERNER In this interview, Katy VanDusen, a community-based climate activist located in Monteverde, Costa Rica, answers...
- Nov 30, 2021
- 4 min
Insects: The Meat Alternative of the Future?
BY BIANCA JUSSEN The first time I ate bugs was at a Oaxacan restaurant in San Jose, California. I ordered Taco de Chapulines- a taco with...
- Nov 15, 2021
- 4 min
Saving One of California's Last Coastal Wetlands
BY BERNS PIFFARD Workers attempt to stop the spread of oil in the Talbert Marsh on October 4, 2021. Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County...
- Nov 10, 2021
- 4 min
A Future without Cars
BY DANIEL SJOHOLM Every day, scores of American teens celebrate their 16th birthdays, and, like clockwork, head off to the DMV in hopes...
- Nov 6, 2021
- 5 min
A Call for Nuclear Energy
BY ANTHONY YE Nuclear Energy: for some that word may strike fear, for some it is a confusing and indifferent topic, and yet for many...
- Oct 29, 2021
- 5 min
Our Hungry Planet: Climate Change and Food Security
Curious about the relationship between climate change and food security?
BY PHOEBE SKOK
- Oct 26, 2021
- 7 min
Bjarke Ingels, I’m Tired of Your Eco-Porn
We Can’t Innovate Our Way Out of This. BY ETHAN OLSON Art by Momei Fang This is an article born out of rage, frustration, and...
- Oct 15, 2021
- 6 min
There’s No One Right Way to Be a Climate Activist
BY PHOEBE SKOK There is a pit looming in the bottom of my stomach. Some days, it grows. Rarely, it shrinks. Still, it is always there: a...
- Oct 13, 2021
- 21 min
“Look Around. We Are an Emblem of Change.”
An Interview with Organizers from the Green New Deal at UCSD’s Recent Climate Justice and Action Rally BY ETHAN OLSON Blanca Lozano...
- Sep 18, 2021
- 5 min
So You’re an Environmentalist, Then?
The Interdisciplinary Nature of the Climate Crisis
BY ETHAN OLSON
About a year ago, I was talking to someone I had just met and mentioned my
- Sep 13, 2021
- 3 min
Are Eco-Fairs Eco-Friendly?
A Closer Look at Two of San Diego’s Popular Environmental-Themed Events
BY LEORAH GAVIDOR
Eco-fairs and sustainability events are a popular
- Aug 5, 2021
- 2 min
Electrifying UCSD: A Campus Electrification Scenario and Cost Estimate
BY ALEX ANDRIATIS UCSD’s problematic reliance on carbon offsets to meet its goal of carbon neutrality by 2025 has been widely documented by
- Jul 13, 2021
- 8 min
Climate Change Narratives
BY KIDA BRADLEY
When I tell my children about what climate change is, I am not sure how I could thoroughly explain it. Climate change is an
- Jun 14, 2021
- 5 min
The Need for Seaweed
Why seaweed aquaculture is the solution to copious environmental, health, and socioeconomic problems caused by ocean acidification and great
- Jun 11, 2021
- 3 min
Will Scripps Oceanography Leadership Commit to Zero Emissions Research Vessels?
BY ALEXANDER ANDRIATIS AND LEORAH GAVIDOR All vessels in the Scripps research fleet burn diesel. If it seems ironic to you that one of the
- Jun 2, 2021
- 7 min
Interview with Mark Jacobson on the Clean Energy Transition
CONDUCTED BY ADAM ARON ON MAY 24, 2021 Mark Jacobson is a Professor at Stanford. He has written several books and co-authored over one hundr
- May 27, 2021
- 5 min
Walkability and Climate Change
BY ETHAN OLSON
How do we get to a world where temperatures do not rise 2°C past pre-industrial levels?
We walk.
- May 12, 2021
- 4 min
Book Review: How To Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
BY AVANTIKA GOYAL When discussing the problem of climate change, many advocates argue that it's the billionaires and capitalists who've led
- May 10, 2021
- 3 min
Washington State Passes Senate Bill for Clean Cars 2030
BY KATIE BABSON Washington state legislature has passed a bill titled Clean Cars 2030. This bill seeks to set a goal requiring all light-dut
- May 5, 2021
- 5 min
UC San Diego to Host Climate Education Summit:
A Conversation with Dr. Nan Renner, Senior Director of Learning Design and Innovation for Birch Aquarium at Scripps BY EMILY ZOU
- Apr 30, 2021
- 6 min
INTERVIEW WITH VERONIKA MICHELS (CALPIRG): STUDENT ACTIVISM TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE
BY VEER SHAH
Veronika Michels is an alumna from UC San Diego and graduated in 2019 with a degree in Physiology and Neuroscience. She joined
- Apr 27, 2021
- 5 min
Please, Don't Take A Cruise This Summer
BY SABINA GRIEBEL As temperatures warm and vaccines pierce arms, many are looking toward Summer 2021. With the implementation of vaccine pa
- Apr 21, 2021
- 8 min
An Interview with Professor Fonna Forman: Why Global Challenges Require Local Solutions
BY OLGA KURILINA AND ELIANA BLACHMAN Professor Fonna Forman is a professor of Political Science and the founding Director of the Center on G
- Apr 14, 2021
- 1 min
Political Economic Paradigms for a Sustainable Future
BY MARC CAMANAG
As denoted by our civilization's collective history and countless discourses on climate change, capitalism has played a rel
- Apr 12, 2021
- 3 min
Change Your Diet, Save the Planet
BY ELEANOR TERNER
If you’ve ever heard the plight of an environmentalist wanting you to eat less red meat and switch to alternative protein
- Apr 9, 2021
- 7 min
Until the Fog Lifts: The Uneasy History of Former Scripps' Director, William Nierenberg
BY EMILY ZOU
“These problems can also be so important that they should not be avoided or ignored until the fog lifts. We simply must learn
- Apr 8, 2021
- 5 min
The Psychology of Climate Change
Professor Adam Aron talks about why we’re not all doing something about it right now
BY LEORAH GAVIDOR
- Apr 5, 2021
- 4 min
UC San Diego Carbon Offsets & Electrification
BY KATIE BABSON
As the threat of climate change continues to loom over our heads, UC San Diego has served as a leader in reducing carbon emi
- Mar 29, 2021
- 5 min
The Latest on the Green New Deal and Getting off the Gas
Activist and Professor Adam Aron on what you can do now
BY LEORAH GAVIDOR
Adam Aron is a psychology professor at UC San Diego, and he is als
- Mar 17, 2021
- 15 min
Professor Puritty: Unfiltered Thoughts on Fighting Climate Change (and Gardening)
BY ELIANA BLACHMAN AND OLGA KURILINA
We interviewed UC San Diego’s Professor Chandler Puritty, our former Environmental Studies teacher, to
- Mar 12, 2021
- 4 min
Why Carbon Offsets Won’t Cut It: Misleading Terms in Climate Change Conversations
BY AMBERLY CLARK Carbon neutral! Fossil free! Sustainable! Buzz words like these and many others are constantly thrown around and misused by
- Mar 9, 2021
- 8 min
Interview: Indigenous Communities on Climate Change
BY ANUSHA GOSWAMI
Kathryn Walkiewicz, Assistant Professor of English Literature and citizen of the Cherokee Nation, received her Ph.D. in E
- Mar 4, 2021
- 6 min
The Future Is Electric: How Electric Vehicles Are Revolutionizing Transportation
BY AVANTIKA GOYAL In the United States, the transportation sector accounts for the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions, with petroleum
- Mar 3, 2021
- 3 min
The Algorithm: A Driver for Climate Change Polarization
BY SOPHIA HIDALGO
In this digital age, social media is the driving force in the way individuals perceive the outside world. It’s a bottomles
- Feb 25, 2021
- 3 min
A Reproductive Justice Framework for Climate Change
BY KATIE BABSON
The impacts of climate change differ between males and females. To help combat these disproportionate consequences, a gende