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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...
    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...
    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?
    Coral Reefs Could Be the Next Major Casualty in the Fight against Climate Change
    • Mar 21
    • 6 min

    Coral Reefs Could Be the Next Major Casualty in the Fight against Climate Change

    BY BIANCA JUSSEN Imagine a fantastical scenario where we press a button and terminate all anthropogenic causes of greenhouse gas...
    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...
    Coral Reefs: Media’s Negligence in Covering (some) Major Environmental Issues
    • Feb 26
    • 3 min

    Coral Reefs: Media’s Negligence in Covering (some) Major Environmental Issues

    BY ANASTASSIA ROBERTS Nemo lived in a beautiful home, didn’t he? Anemone was considered shelter, neighboring fish were deemed friends,...
    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.
    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...
    The American Car Problem
    • Feb 17
    • 4 min

    The American Car Problem

    BY ANTHONY YE A freeway interchange in Phoenix, Arizona When I lived in China, especially around the more prominent cities, you could do...
    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...
    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...
    Going Green is Going Nowhere
    • Jan 17
    • 6 min

    Going Green is Going Nowhere

    BY KAMILA PERLA Brought to you by the AS Office of Environmental Justice Affairs The movement towards a greener earth has prompted change...
    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,...
    Coming Clean: A Demand for a Fossil Free UC
    • Jan 5
    • 7 min

    Coming Clean: A Demand for a Fossil Free UC

    In 2013, the UC system announced their goal to become carbon-neutral by 2025. Dive deep into the key issues of the Carbon Neutrality Plan.
    San Diego Seeks Input on Climate Resilience Plan
    • Dec 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    San Diego Seeks Input on Climate Resilience Plan

    Residents Are Already Suffering the Effects of Climate Change BY LEORAH GAVIDOR The City of San Diego is seeking input on its climate...
    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...
    We Are in the Middle of a Sixth Mass Extinction
    • Nov 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    We Are in the Middle of a Sixth Mass Extinction

    BY PEYTON DULAY People have heard the stories about dinosaurs and how they went extinct, but what many don’t know is that there is a...
    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
    Jakarta Sinking
    • Oct 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    Jakarta Sinking

    BY ADIKA WITOELAR The global sea level has risen, on average, by 3.6 millimeters per year from 2006-2015, more than double the average...
    UC Says It’ll Meet 2025 Carbon Neutral Goal, Yet Remains a Massive California Polluter
    • Oct 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    UC Says It’ll Meet 2025 Carbon Neutral Goal, Yet Remains a Massive California Polluter

    BY CATHY GERE AND ADAM ARON UCLA's cogeneration facility, pictured to the left, runs off of methane gas. Despite plans to achieve what...
    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...
    Fossil Fuels are Lying to You About Recycling
    • Oct 1, 2021
    • 4 min

    Fossil Fuels are Lying to You About Recycling

    BY KATIE BABSON Art by Kyra Black Since elementary school, we are taught that recycling is a core tenant of reducing wasteful plastic....
    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
    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
    The Environmental Impact of the Fishing Industry
    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 6 min

    The Environmental Impact of the Fishing Industry

    BY SARA BERMAN Fish is one of the most popular forms of animal protein, with over 3.2 billion people relying on it as 20% of their protein i
    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.
    What about the Lithium?
    • May 14, 2021
    • 6 min

    What 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
    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
    The Problems with Palm Oil
    • May 6, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Problems with Palm Oil

    BY 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
    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
    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
    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
    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,
    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
    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
    The Lithium Triangle: How Electric Vehicles Are Putting Indigenous Communities at Risk
    • Mar 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Lithium Triangle: How Electric Vehicles Are Putting Indigenous Communities at Risk

    BY SARA BERMAN The looming threat of climate change has encouraged the effort of seeking new sustainable energy sources, and lithium-powere
    Wasteland Imagination
    • Mar 16, 2021
    • 4 min

    Wasteland Imagination

    BY EMILY ZOU This past quarter, I studied under Dr. Andrew deWaard, who led a special studies class in communications. He is writing a book
    The Importance of E-Waste Recycling
    • Mar 11, 2021
    • 2 min

    The Importance of E-Waste Recycling

    BY DEANNA ROLDAN E-waste recycling is vital to protecting our environment and reducing waste in landfills. Improper methods of discarding e
    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
    What Does Community Choice Energy Mean in San Diego?
    • Feb 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    What Does Community Choice Energy Mean in San Diego?

    BY LEORAH GAVIDOR The name actually doesn’t say it all: the most important thing about community choice energy—coming soon to five cities
    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
    How Switching Your Bank Can Help Stop Climate Change
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 5 min

    How Switching Your Bank Can Help Stop Climate Change

    BY AMBERLY CLARK When talking about climate change, phrases like fossil fuels, emission levels and global average temperatures are very pop
    Plants on Rooftops: Greenwashing in Architecture
    • Feb 8, 2021
    • 5 min

    Plants on Rooftops: Greenwashing in Architecture

    BY ETHAN OLSON With buildings accounting for 39% of carbon emissions worldwide, distinguished architects are scrambling to promote their ow
    The Dark Truth Behind Fast Fashion
    • Feb 2, 2021
    • 4 min

    The Dark Truth Behind Fast Fashion

    BY SABINA GRIEBEL The rising popularity of fast fashion provides people with cheap, trendy clothing - at an extreme social and environmenta
    Help Farmers’ Markets Protect the Planet
    • Feb 1, 2021
    • 4 min

    Help Farmers’ Markets Protect the Planet

    BY SARA AGUILAR From fresh food accessibility to movements for environmental justice and other conscious efforts to protect the vitality of