May 44 minSan Diego’s First Zero Waste Grocery StoreBY 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...
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 133 minEcocide: The Fifth International CrimeBY KATIE BABSON Ecocide refers to recklessly damaging the environment and causing irreversible harm to ecosystems, which in turn fosters...
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...
Mar 216 minCoral Reefs Could Be the Next Major Casualty in the Fight against Climate ChangeBY BIANCA JUSSEN Imagine a fantastical scenario where we press a button and terminate all anthropogenic causes of greenhouse gas...
Mar 74 minCan 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...
Feb 263 minCoral Reefs: Media’s Negligence in Covering (some) Major Environmental IssuesBY ANASTASSIA ROBERTS Nemo lived in a beautiful home, didn’t he? Anemone was considered shelter, neighboring fish were deemed friends,...
Feb 185 minMaybe There Isn’t Anything Wrong with NimbysBY BERNS PIFFARD Scottish demonstrators protest plans for a new wind farm development It is very clear we need to increase the...
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...
Feb 24 minIron Fertilization: Solution or Pollution?BY ELEANOR TERNER Image from Ecofriend Common sense tells us that if our kitchen sink is overflowing we should quickly turn off the tap...
Jan 258 minMoving on from Eating MeatBY ADIKA WITOELAR Meat, specifically red meat, is continuing to rise in demand as the years go by, especially in high-growth developing...
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 157 minSolarpunk: 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,...
Nov 30, 20214 minInsects: The Meat Alternative of the Future?BY BIANCA JUSSEN The first time I ate bugs was at a Oaxacan restaurant in San Jose, California. I ordered Taco de Chapulines- a taco with...
Nov 28, 20216 minKrill: The Disappearing Backbone of Marine EcosystemsBY KARTHY SAJEEV Are we that close to krill-ing off biodiversity as we know it? Apparently so, because keystone species are feeling the...
Nov 16, 20214 minSaving One of California's Last Coastal WetlandsBY BERNS PIFFARD Workers attempt to stop the spread of oil in the Talbert Marsh on October 4, 2021. Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County...
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...
Nov 8, 20214 minWe 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...
Oct 27, 20214 minJakarta SinkingBY ADIKA WITOELAR The global sea level has risen, on average, by 3.6 millimeters per year from 2006-2015, more than double the average...
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....
Sep 18, 20215 minSo 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
Sep 13, 20213 minAre 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
Jun 14, 20215 minThe Need for SeaweedWhy seaweed aquaculture is the solution to copious environmental, health, and socioeconomic problems caused by ocean acidification and great
Jun 1, 20216 minThe Environmental Impact of the Fishing IndustryBY 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
May 27, 20215 minWalkability and Climate ChangeBY ETHAN OLSON How do we get to a world where temperatures do not rise 2°C past pre-industrial levels? We walk.
May 21, 20213 minCalifornia's Water Supply in the Time of Climate ChangeBY SABINA GRIEBEL When people think of California, images of deserts, beaches, and cities usually come to mind. While California has terrai
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 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
Apr 27, 20215 minPlease, Don't Take A Cruise This SummerBY SABINA GRIEBEL As temperatures warm and vaccines pierce arms, many are looking toward Summer 2021. With the implementation of vaccine pa
Apr 14, 20211 minPolitical Economic Paradigms for a Sustainable FutureBY MARC CAMANAG As denoted by our civilization's collective history and countless discourses on climate change, capitalism has played a rel
Apr 12, 20213 minChange Your Diet, Save the PlanetBY ELEANOR TERNER If you’ve ever heard the plight of an environmentalist wanting you to eat less red meat and switch to alternative protein
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 19, 20215 minFWS v. Sierra Club: A Dissection of Justice Barrett's First Opinion Amid a Divided CourtBY MARC CAMANAG Earlier this month, Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivered her first signed majority opinion via the case U.S. Fish
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 11, 20212 minThe 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
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 15, 20215 minHow 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
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 10, 20215 minHow 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
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
Feb 5, 20215 minThe Realities of Nuclear Power: An Interview with Dr. Mehdi SarramBY ELEANOR TERNER If you’ve ever been curious about nuclear energy, check out this interview with nuclear engineer Dr. Mehdi Sarram. He rec
Feb 2, 20214 minThe Dark Truth Behind Fast FashionBY SABINA GRIEBEL The rising popularity of fast fashion provides people with cheap, trendy clothing - at an extreme social and environmenta
Feb 1, 20214 minHelp Farmers’ Markets Protect the PlanetBY SARA AGUILAR From fresh food accessibility to movements for environmental justice and other conscious efforts to protect the vitality of
Jan 29, 20218 minClimate Change Is a Human ProblemBY EMILY ZOU In this interview, Pasquale Verdicchio, a literature professor at UC San Diego, answers questions about the synthesis of the f
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
Jan 18, 20213 minCOVID-19's Impact on the EnvironmentBY SABINA GRIEBEL The COVID-19 pandemic will cause ramifications across the world even after its eventual declared end. This article examin
Dec 29, 20203 minTrash Islands: What They Are and Why They MatterBY ELEANOR TERNER If you visit the beach, which is often the case for those living in La Jolla, it’s likely you will encounter some form of
Dec 11, 20204 minThe Bugs Are in the TanksCurbside Recycling of Food Scraps and San Diego County’s First Anaerobic Digester BY LEORAH GAVIDOR