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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...
    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.
    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.
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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
    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
    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
    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 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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Stoicism for Climate
    • Jan 14, 2021
    • 5 min

    Stoicism for Climate

    BY ETHAN OLSON The size, complexity, and importance of the fight against climate change is overwhelming. Listening to the Stoics can help.
    Thoughts From Poland: The Warsaw University Climate Initiative
    • Dec 7, 2020
    • 6 min

    Thoughts From Poland: The Warsaw University Climate Initiative

    BY DR. MAGDALENA BUDZISZEWSKA Poland, a Central–Eastern European country, with a population of 38.5 million, is the fifth largest country i
    Why Corporations Need Sustainability to Succeed
    • Nov 28, 2020
    • 5 min

    Why Corporations Need Sustainability to Succeed

    BY AVANTIKA GOYAL For as long as we can remember, the conventional wisdom surrounding sustainability and capitalism has always been that th
    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
    A New Movement: Intersectional Environmentalism
    • Nov 12, 2020
    • 4 min

    A New Movement: Intersectional Environmentalism

    BY ANUSHA GOSWAMI A framework of racism is now being confronted and retaught to include all marginalized communities in the conversation of
    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
    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