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    We Fixed These Fossil Fuel Companies’ Climate Change Proclamations
    • May 18
    • 2 min

    We Fixed These Fossil Fuel Companies’ Climate Change Proclamations

    Behind the greenwashed facades and misleading promises that the largest contributors to climate change are pushing lie one stone cold...
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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...
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    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.
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    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...
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    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...
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    The Cost of Conservative Fossil Fuel Think Tanks
    • Feb 22
    • 4 min

    The Cost of Conservative Fossil Fuel Think Tanks

    Fossil fuel think tanks rely on climate doubt to perpetuate messages of pro-fossil fuels by attacking climate science.
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    Maybe There Isn’t Anything Wrong with Nimbys
    • Feb 18
    • 5 min

    Maybe There Isn’t Anything Wrong with Nimbys

    BY BERNS PIFFARD Scottish demonstrators protest plans for a new wind farm development It is very clear we need to increase the...
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    Ecofascism: Are We the Virus?
    • Feb 4
    • 7 min

    Ecofascism: Are We the Virus?

    BY BERNS PIFFARD It has been over two years since a gunman in El Paso walked into a Walmart Supercenter with a semi-automatic rifle and...
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    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?
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    The California Climate Crisis Act Is Still in Limbo
    • Oct 6, 2021
    • 5 min

    The California Climate Crisis Act Is Still in Limbo

    BY LEORAH GAVIDOR California is supposed to be leading the nation in climate change mitigation, backed by effective legislation and...
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Looking Back on Kyoto: Leaving Developing Countries Out of Climate Change Agreements
    • Apr 23, 2021
    • 5 min

    Looking Back on Kyoto: Leaving Developing Countries Out of Climate Change Agreements

    BY ETHAN OLSON Over two decades ago, world leaders met in Kyoto, Japan to create an international agreement for mitigating climate
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    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
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    The San Diego Climate Equity Fund
    • Apr 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    The San Diego Climate Equity Fund

    BY LEORAH GAVIDOR It’s just a drop in the bucket: San Diego’s new $5 million Climate Equity Fund, which the city council approved in March,
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    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
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    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
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    FWS v. Sierra Club: A Dissection of Justice Barrett's First Opinion Amid a Divided Court
    • Mar 19, 2021
    • 5 min

    FWS v. Sierra Club: A Dissection of Justice Barrett's First Opinion Amid a Divided Court

    BY MARC CAMANAG Earlier this month, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivered her first signed majority opinion via the case U.S. Fish
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    Government and Climate Change
    • Feb 22, 2021
    • 7 min

    Government and Climate Change

    BY ETHAN OLSON Are certain types, systems, or qualities of government better at promoting exceptional climate change policy than others? Th
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    How Philosophy Can Help Us Solve Climate Change
    • Feb 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    How Philosophy Can Help Us Solve Climate Change

    BY CAROLINE HADLEY For this interview, I spoke to Andy Lamey, a professor, author, and director of the undergraduate philosophy program at
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    10 San Diego Organizations Working to Mitigate Climate Change
    • Feb 12, 2021
    • 4 min

    10 San Diego Organizations Working to Mitigate Climate Change

    BY Leorah Gavidor From small acts to big movements, there are many ways to get involved in mitigating climate change in San Diego. Here ar
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    The Realities of Nuclear Power: An Interview with Dr. Mehdi Sarram
    • Feb 5, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Realities of Nuclear Power: An Interview with Dr. Mehdi Sarram

    BY ELEANOR TERNER If you’ve ever been curious about nuclear energy, check out this interview with nuclear engineer Dr. Mehdi Sarram. He rec
    172 views
    Environmental Racism: A Forgotten Issue
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 6 min

    Environmental Racism: A Forgotten Issue

    BY ALLYSON BRADLEY A young African-American girl stares out over the horizon from her apartment balcony. She sees the billowing light gray
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    Unpacking the Prince of Wales’s Terra Carta
    • Jan 22, 2021
    • 4 min

    Unpacking the Prince of Wales’s Terra Carta

    BY MARC CAMANAG In a royal effort to address the climate crisis, the Prince of Wales has recently unveiled his Terra Carta, a visionary char
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    The Lies of Neoliberalism
    • Dec 9, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Lies of Neoliberalism

    BY KATIE BABSON Neoliberal policies celebrate competitiveness and hyper-individualism, persuading us that prosperity is only possible throu
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    Toxic Masculinity and Climate Change
    • Dec 1, 2020
    • 8 min

    Toxic Masculinity and Climate Change

    BY ETHAN OLSON Toxic masculinity undergirds many terrible social ills — the radicalization of incels, the recruitment of young men into ter
    636 views
    Voting Green: A 2020 Election Postmortem
    • Nov 24, 2020
    • 4 min

    Voting Green: A 2020 Election Postmortem

    BY MARC CAMANAG Among the world’s liberal democracies, the United States is the stark exception — rather than the rule — when it comes to G
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    Advocacy During a Pandemic: AB3030
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 4 min

    Advocacy During a Pandemic: AB3030

    BY DEANNA ROLDAN This article explains the legislative timeline for AB3030, which is a California bill introduced earlier this year. AB30
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    What We Can Learn About Climate Policy From Morocco
    • Nov 3, 2020
    • 6 min

    What We Can Learn About Climate Policy From Morocco

    BY ETHAN OLSON Morocco is one of only two countries listed on the Climate Action Tracker as performing in line with the Paris Agreement's g
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    Why the U.S. Should Turn to Natives for Fire-Management
    • Oct 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    Why the U.S. Should Turn to Natives for Fire-Management

    BY ELEANOR TERNER This article provides insight to those looking into the future after a year with more forest fires than any other in rece
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    From Climate Change Denier to Environmental Activist
    • Oct 26, 2020
    • 4 min

    From Climate Change Denier to Environmental Activist

    BY KATIE BABSON This is an article about my experiences having grown up with parents that did not believe in climate change and how I becam
    176 views
    What a Joe Biden Presidency Could Mean for International Climate Change Policy
    • Oct 8, 2020
    • 8 min

    What a Joe Biden Presidency Could Mean for International Climate Change Policy

    BY ETHAN OLSON This article provides a quick dive into American involvement in international climate policy. It is a reminder of sorts...
    195 views