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    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...
    Assigned at Birth
    • Apr 28
    • 1 min

    Assigned at Birth

    BY 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...
    How Urban Parks Will Improve Your Life and Save the World
    • Apr 15
    • 4 min

    How 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.
    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...
    The Role of the Landscape Architect in the Fight against Climate Change
    • Mar 31
    • 8 min

    The Role of the Landscape Architect in the Fight against Climate Change

    BY ETHAN OLSON Hunter's Point South Waterfront Park protects coastal communities against floods. Landscape architecture is a curious...
    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,...
    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...
    Ecofascism: Are We the Virus?
    • Feb 4
    • 7 min

    Ecofascism: 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...
    Iron Fertilization: Solution or Pollution?
    • Feb 2
    • 4 min

    Iron 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...
    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,...
    Insects: The Meat Alternative of the Future?
    • Nov 30, 2021
    • 4 min

    Insects: 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...
    Krill: The Disappearing Backbone of Marine Ecosystems
    • Nov 28, 2021
    • 6 min

    Krill: The Disappearing Backbone of Marine Ecosystems

    BY KARTHY SAJEEV Are we that close to krill-ing off biodiversity as we know it? Apparently so, because keystone species are feeling the...
    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...
    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...
    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...
    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....
    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
    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
    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.
    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
    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
    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
    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
    Change Your Diet, Save the Planet
    • Apr 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    Change Your Diet, Save the Planet

    BY ELEANOR TERNER If you’ve ever heard the plight of an environmentalist wanting you to eat less red meat and switch to alternative protein
    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
    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
    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
    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
    How Philosophy Can Help Us Solve Climate Change
    • Feb 15, 2021
    • 5 min

    How 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
    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
    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 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
    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
    Climate Change Is a Human Problem
    • Jan 29, 2021
    • 8 min

    Climate Change Is a Human Problem

    BY EMILY ZOU In this interview, Pasquale Verdicchio, a literature professor at UC San Diego, answers questions about the synthesis of the f
    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
    Icarus's Warning
    • Jan 25, 2021
    • 1 min

    Icarus's Warning

    A POEM BY KATIE BABSON
    COVID-19's Impact on the Environment
    • Jan 18, 2021
    • 3 min

    COVID-19's Impact on the Environment

    BY SABINA GRIEBEL The COVID-19 pandemic will cause ramifications across the world even after its eventual declared end. This article examin
    Trash Islands: What They Are and Why They Matter
    • Dec 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    Trash Islands: What They Are and Why They Matter

    BY 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
    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