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 76 minCan 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?
Mar 233 minEnvironmentally Friendly Changes That Can Boost Your Home’s ValueBY JOYCE WILSON Joyce is a retired teacher and enjoys sharing lesson plans, resources, and teaching tips on Teacher Spark. More and more...
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...
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 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...
Oct 29, 20215 minOur Hungry Planet: Climate Change and Food SecurityCurious about the relationship between climate change and food security? BY PHOEBE SKOK
Oct 6, 20215 minThe California Climate Crisis Act Is Still in LimboBY LEORAH GAVIDOR California is supposed to be leading the nation in climate change mitigation, backed by effective legislation and...
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 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 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 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
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 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
Nov 22, 20204 minThree Major Consequences of Global Warming BY JIMO KOO We are in a global warming crisis. But what does that mean to us? Why should we care about climate change? By listing the poten
Nov 17, 20205 minTips on Eating Sustainably as a College Student BY LUCY BAILEY We are seeing the devastating effects of climate change even sooner than expected and at an alarming rate. If we don’t chang