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    Is the U.S. Prepared to Protect Climate Refugees?
    • Jun 16
    • 4 min

    Is 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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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 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...
    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...
    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...
    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 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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    “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...
    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
    California's Water Supply in the Time of Climate Change
    • May 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    California's Water Supply in the Time of Climate Change

    BY SABINA GRIEBEL When people think of California, images of deserts, beaches, and cities usually come to mind. While California has terrai
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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 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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    The Bugs Are in the Tanks
    • Dec 11, 2020
    • 4 min

    The Bugs Are in the Tanks

    Curbside Recycling of Food Scraps and San Diego County’s First Anaerobic Digester BY LEORAH GAVIDOR
    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
    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
    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
    The Health of the Homeless: A Climate Change Problem
    • Nov 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Health of the Homeless: A Climate Change Problem

    BY SOPHIA HIDALGO This article provides an insight into the health struggles that homeless Californians are facing. Their lack of housing a
    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
    The World Logistics Center: Lessons from California’s Next Big Environmental Disaster
    • Oct 28, 2020
    • 5 min

    The World Logistics Center: Lessons from California’s Next Big Environmental Disaster

    BY MARC CAMANAG A large but sleepy city located in Southern California’s bustling Inland Empire, Moreno Valley might seem insignificant at