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    Let’s Go San Diego! An Interview with Dr. Cathy Gere about Getting Transit on the Ballot
    • May 9
    • 8 min

    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...
    Climate Justice Is Queer Liberation Is Climate Justice
    • 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.
    San Diego’s First Zero Waste Grocery Store
    • May 4
    • 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...
    Reach for the Sky! Or, Maybe Not.
    • 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...
    How Urban Parks Will Improve Your Life and Save the World
    • Apr 15
    • 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.
    Ecocide: The Fifth International Crime
    • Apr 13
    • 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...
    Can Eating Animal Products Ever Be Morally Justified?
    • Apr 7
    • 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?
    The Role of the Landscape Architect in the Fight against Climate Change
    • Mar 31
    • 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...
    Environmentally Friendly Changes That Can Boost Your Home’s Value
    • 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...
    Can You Really Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is When It Comes to the Climate Crisis?
    • 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...
    Are Tech Billionaires Ruining Our Chances at Combating Climate Change?
    • 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...
    Does Good Faith in God Mean Bad Faith in Climate Change?
    • Feb 3
    • 5 min

    Does Good Faith in God Mean Bad Faith in Climate Change?

    Does one's religious views influence their thoughts on climate change?
    Iron Fertilization: Solution or Pollution?
    • Feb 2
    • 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...
    Moving on from Eating Meat
    • Jan 25
    • 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...
    Solarpunk: The Power of an Aesthetic
    • Jan 15
    • 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,...
    Grassroots Climate Action in Monteverde, Costa Rica: an interview with Katy VanDusen
    • 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...
    Insects: The Meat Alternative of the Future?
    • 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...
    Saving One of California's Last Coastal Wetlands
    • Nov 16, 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...
    A Future without Cars
    • 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...
    A Call for Nuclear Energy
    • 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...
    Our Hungry Planet: Climate Change and Food Security
    • 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
    Bjarke Ingels, I’m Tired of Your Eco-Porn
    • 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...
    There’s No One Right Way to Be a Climate Activist
    • 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...
    “Look Around. We Are an Emblem of Change.”
    • 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...
    So You’re an Environmentalist, Then?
    • 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
    Are Eco-Fairs Eco-Friendly?
    • 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
    Electrifying UCSD: A Campus Electrification Scenario and Cost Estimate
    • 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
    Climate Change Narratives
    • 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
    The Need for Seaweed
    • 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
    Will Scripps Oceanography Leadership Commit to Zero Emissions Research Vessels?
    • 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
    Interview with Mark Jacobson on the Clean Energy Transition
    • 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
    Walkability and Climate Change
    • 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.
    Book Review: How To Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates
    • 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
    Washington State Passes Senate Bill for Clean Cars 2030
    • 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
    UC San Diego to Host Climate Education Summit:
    • 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
    INTERVIEW WITH VERONIKA MICHELS (CALPIRG): STUDENT ACTIVISM TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE
    • 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
    Please, Don't Take A Cruise This Summer
    • 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
    An Interview with Professor Fonna Forman: Why Global Challenges Require Local Solutions
    • 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
    Political Economic Paradigms for a Sustainable Future
    • 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
    Change Your Diet, Save the Planet
    • 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
    Until the Fog Lifts: The Uneasy History of Former Scripps' Director, William Nierenberg
    • 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
    The Psychology of Climate Change
    • 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
    UC San Diego Carbon Offsets & Electrification
    • 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
    The Latest on the Green New Deal and Getting off the Gas
    • 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
    Professor Puritty: Unfiltered Thoughts on Fighting Climate Change (and Gardening)
    • 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
    Why Carbon Offsets Won’t Cut It: Misleading Terms in Climate Change Conversations
    • 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
    Interview: Indigenous Communities on Climate Change
    • Mar 10, 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
    The Future Is Electric: How Electric Vehicles Are Revolutionizing Transportation
    • 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
    The Algorithm: A Driver for Climate Change Polarization
    • 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
    A Reproductive Justice Framework for Climate Change
    • 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