Jun 164 minIs the U.S. Prepared to Protect Climate Refugees? BY CHIARA FIELDS Through his speech and highly restrictive refugee quotas, President Donald Trump succeeded in cultivating a racist and...
May 98 minLet’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 24 minReach 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 281 minAssigned at BirthBY KYRA BLACK This piece was created as a part of the UCSD Eco-mmunity Zine project. If you are interested in seeing more students’ work...
Apr 154 minHow 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 76 minCan 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 318 minThe Role of the Landscape Architect in the Fight against Climate ChangeBY ETHAN OLSON Hunter's Point South Waterfront Park protects coastal communities against floods. Landscape architecture is a curious...
Feb 47 minEcofascism: 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...
Jan 176 minGoing Green is Going NowhereBY KAMILA PERLA Brought to you by the AS Office of Environmental Justice Affairs The movement towards a greener earth has prompted change...
Jan 57 minComing Clean: A Demand for a Fossil Free UCIn 2013, the UC system announced their goal to become carbon-neutral by 2025. Dive deep into the key issues of the Carbon Neutrality Plan.
Nov 10, 20214 minA Future without CarsBY DANIEL SJOHOLM Every day, scores of American teens celebrate their 16th birthdays, and, like clockwork, head off to the DMV in hopes...
Oct 29, 20215 minOur Hungry Planet: Climate Change and Food SecurityCurious about the relationship between climate change and food security? BY PHOEBE SKOK
Oct 26, 20217 minBjarke Ingels, I’m Tired of Your Eco-PornWe 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 13, 202121 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...
Oct 1, 20214 minFossil Fuels are Lying to You About RecyclingBY KATIE BABSON Art by Kyra Black Since elementary school, we are taught that recycling is a core tenant of reducing wasteful plastic....
Jun 2, 20217 minInterview with Mark Jacobson on the Clean Energy TransitionCONDUCTED 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 14, 20216 minWhat about the Lithium?BY ALEX ANDRIATIS A common challenge to calls for electrification is to point out the “hidden” negative impact, both environmental and socia
May 10, 20213 minWashington State Passes Senate Bill for Clean Cars 2030BY 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 6, 20214 minThe Problems with Palm OilBY AMBERLY CLARK What do cereal, soap and ice cream all have in common? Chances are, they contain palm oil. These two words seem trivial eno
May 5, 20215 minUC 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 21, 20218 minAn Interview with Professor Fonna Forman: Why Global Challenges Require Local SolutionsBY OLGA KURILINA AND ELIANA BLACHMAN Professor Fonna Forman is a professor of Political Science and the founding Director of the Center on G
Apr 19, 20212 minThe 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,
Mar 30, 20213 minThe Lithium Triangle: How Electric Vehicles Are Putting Indigenous Communities at RiskBY SARA BERMAN The looming threat of climate change has encouraged the effort of seeking new sustainable energy sources, and lithium-powere
Mar 17, 202115 minProfessor 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 10, 20218 minInterview: Indigenous Communities on Climate ChangeBY ANUSHA GOSWAMI Kathryn Walkiewicz, Assistant Professor of English Literature and citizen of the Cherokee Nation, received her Ph.D. in E
Feb 25, 20213 minA Reproductive Justice Framework for Climate ChangeBY KATIE BABSON The impacts of climate change differ between males and females. To help combat these disproportionate consequences, a gende
Feb 12, 20214 min10 San Diego Organizations Working to Mitigate Climate ChangeBY Leorah Gavidor From small acts to big movements, there are many ways to get involved in mitigating climate change in San Diego. Here ar
Feb 8, 20215 minPlants on Rooftops: Greenwashing in ArchitectureBY ETHAN OLSON With buildings accounting for 39% of carbon emissions worldwide, distinguished architects are scrambling to promote their ow
Jan 26, 20216 minEnvironmental Racism: A Forgotten IssueBY ALLYSON BRADLEY A young African-American girl stares out over the horizon from her apartment balcony. She sees the billowing light gray
Dec 9, 20204 minThe Lies of NeoliberalismBY KATIE BABSON Neoliberal policies celebrate competitiveness and hyper-individualism, persuading us that prosperity is only possible throu
Nov 27, 20203 minThe Effect of Climate Change on Women: An OverviewBY SABINA GRIEBEL Women are disproportionately affected by climate change - why? And what can be done? This article provides a brief overvi
Nov 14, 20203 minThe Health of the Homeless: A Climate Change ProblemBY SOPHIA HIDALGO This article provides an insight into the health struggles that homeless Californians are facing. Their lack of housing a
Nov 12, 20204 minA New Movement: Intersectional EnvironmentalismBY ANUSHA GOSWAMI A framework of racism is now being confronted and retaught to include all marginalized communities in the conversation of