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Jun 7, 202410 min read
Carbon’s Lifeless Cycle: A Geologic View of Climate Stability And Change
BY BOOPALAKRISHNAN ARUL Karstic limestone in the Spanish site of El Torcal de Antequera. The rock in this high outcropping was formed on...
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Apr 24, 202414 min read
The Study of Environmental and Climate Movements at UC Merced
Professor Paul Almeida (left) and Luis Rubén González (right). In this interview, we talk to Professor Paul Almeida and Ph.D. candidate...
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Mar 11, 20247 min read
Climate Change and Human Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems
BY ELLA COULSON Image source: gorsh13/Getty Images A coastal ecosystem is a habitat on the border of land and sea that serves as a home...
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Mar 4, 20246 min read
Gaia Vignettes
BY KIDA BRADLEY Dying Womb Trigger warning for terminology relating to sexual assault and abuse. Earth Mother carried us. Gaia carried...
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Feb 26, 202413 min read
NO CLIMATE JUSTICE WITHOUT JUSTICE IN PALESTINE
BY ALLISON GABLE Author’s note: This article criticizes the state of Israel and the political project of Zionism, neither of which are...
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Feb 18, 20244 min read
America’s Climate Bills and Progress Towards Carbon Neutrality
BY DEVON BRADLEY Image Source: Wix Colossal wildfires in the Pacific Northwest, devastating hurricanes in the South, and unprecedented...
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Feb 11, 20245 min read
How to kick out SDG&E and encourage rooftop solar in San Diego
BY LEORAH GAVIDOR (Hint: sign the petition for ballot measure) A version of this story appeared in San Diego Reader UCSD professor and...
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Jan 14, 20246 min read
Sustainable Consumption: Halloween Costumes
BY KIDA BRADLEY All images made and produced by Kida Bradley. In the spring and summer months, we confront the lifestyles we have...
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Oct 26, 20234 min read
Break It Down: How Plastic Production Impacts Climate Change [Non-Fiction 1st Place]
Emma Simon - 1st place Non-Fiction UCLA - Environmental Science major BREAK IT DOWN: HOW PLASTIC PRODUCTION IMPACTS CLIMATE CHANGE Since...
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![Policing in the Age of Climate Change [Non-Fiction 2nd Place]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff73f8_241d697dcbfe43318112bc3b3f6c59b2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_473,h_355,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ff73f8_241d697dcbfe43318112bc3b3f6c59b2~mv2.webp)
Oct 26, 20237 min read
Policing in the Age of Climate Change [Non-Fiction 2nd Place]
Allison Gable - 2nd place UCSD - Urban Studies and Planning In the past few years, there have been massive movements in the U.S. to...
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![The Sustainable Cookbook [Non-Fiction 3rd Place]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff73f8_dae57bd75051450fa2628989f2dbfd90~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_473,h_355,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ff73f8_dae57bd75051450fa2628989f2dbfd90~mv2.webp)
Oct 26, 20231 min read
The Sustainable Cookbook [Non-Fiction 3rd Place]
Phoebe Skok, Conner Hines, Zongze Chen, and Ying Niu - 3rd place Non-Fiction UCSD - Phoebe: Master's in climate science and policy;...
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![Pollution [Art Honorable Mention]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff73f8_cbbf2c6fa3dc4e628a910cae048be0bf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_473,h_355,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ff73f8_cbbf2c6fa3dc4e628a910cae048be0bf~mv2.webp)
Oct 26, 20231 min read
Pollution [Art Honorable Mention]
Katelyn Ramirez - Honorable Mention in Art UCSD - Psychology major “Pollution” Inspired by a recent event at UCSD, my piece reflects the...
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Oct 26, 20231 min read
Coral [Art 3rd Place]
Michelle Tang - 3rd place “Coral” In my artwork, I wanted to represent coral as the “tree of life,” symbolizing how coral is an integral...
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![LEAVE ME ALONE. XOXO, OIL [Art 2nd Place]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff73f8_e538f057f7af41238dd88e3a17aa4ffb~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_473,h_355,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/ff73f8_e538f057f7af41238dd88e3a17aa4ffb~mv2.webp)
Oct 26, 20231 min read
LEAVE ME ALONE. XOXO, OIL [Art 2nd Place]
Joyce Pang - 2nd place in Art UCSD - Urban Studies and Planning major (double minor in Speculative Design and Sociocultural Anthropology)...
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![The Future is Fluid [Art 1st Place]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff73f8_16bc0d5f69904189a8c6486cf0372299~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_473,h_355,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/ff73f8_16bc0d5f69904189a8c6486cf0372299~mv2.webp)
Oct 26, 20231 min read
The Future is Fluid [Art 1st Place]
Kyra Black - 1st place in Art UCSD - Marine Biology major "The Future is Fluid" “The Future is Fluid” is a college that combines my...
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Oct 26, 20231 min read
Billion Degrees [Poetry Honorable Mention]
Jenna Elaidy - Honorable Mention in Poetry UCSD - International Relations and Public Law “Billion Degrees” [SPOKEN WORD & POEM] This heat...
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![Stella Starfish Gets Some Bad News [Poetry 3rd Place]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff73f8_134d1db62ec443ac8cf2a7a7a773793c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_473,h_355,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ff73f8_134d1db62ec443ac8cf2a7a7a773793c~mv2.webp)
Oct 26, 20231 min read
Stella Starfish Gets Some Bad News [Poetry 3rd Place]
Sophia Michelson - 3rd place in Poetry UCI - Psychology major (minoring in Global Sustainability) “Stella Starfish Gets Some Bad News”...
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![Light pollution [Poetry 2nd Place]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff73f8_e8b599845e284815bd8f96a9319e297d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_473,h_355,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ff73f8_e8b599845e284815bd8f96a9319e297d~mv2.webp)
Oct 26, 20231 min read
Light pollution [Poetry 2nd Place]
Dhaval Jani - 2nd place in Poetry UCSD - Computer Science major with a minor in Environmental Systems A real story shared by my dad, I...
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![Ignorance is Bliss [Poetry 1st Place]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ff73f8_f53fdd93483d42c9a52c2382db918653~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_473,h_355,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/ff73f8_f53fdd93483d42c9a52c2382db918653~mv2.webp)
Oct 26, 20231 min read
Ignorance is Bliss [Poetry 1st Place]
Allison Iannucci - 1st place in Poetry UCSD - Environmental Systems: Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution "Ignorance is Bliss" Ignorance is...
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May 30, 202311 min read
Despair, Kindness, and Connection: An Interview with Dr. Leslie Lewis
BY ALLISON GABLE Dr. Leslie Lewis is a Continuing Lecturer in the Urban Studies and Planning Department at UC San Diego. She runs several...
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May 19, 20234 min read
Oat milk Defaults as Corporate Climate Action
By AVA MCCANDLESS Art by Karolina Grabowska Amidst a climate crisis, the least we can do is stop assuming people take their coffee with...
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Apr 27, 20235 min read
I Can't Hear My Brothas and Sistas
By KIDA BRADLEY Art by Kida First, they take our 40 acres, then they poison our underdeveloped and dried-to-hell lands– niggas can’t have...
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Apr 8, 20234 min read
Coral Reefs in Crisis: How is climate change impacting ocean acidification and coral bleaching?
By Emma Simon Supporting a quarter of all marine species, coral reefs are some of the most beautiful, diverse, and important ecosystems...
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Apr 7, 20238 min read
The Polarization of Climate Change
By Ella Coulson Image Source It is no secret that the issue of climate change has become extremely politicized in recent decades. Climate...
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Apr 3, 20234 min read
The Persistence of the Cal Falcons: Surviving Through DDT and Climate Change
By Erin Shaotran Image Source Peregrine falcons are known as one of the fastest birds of prey due to their impressive flying speeds and...
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Mar 31, 20237 min read
Policing in the Age of Climate Change
BY ALLISON GABLE Photo by Alec Favale on Unsplash. In the past few years, there have been massive movements in the U.S. to expose the...
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Mar 8, 202317 min read
Establishing A Climate-Friendly Tourism System
BY KIDA Art by Kida Introduction The innate human need to seek out adventure, mystery, the wonders of mother nature, and the rich...
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Feb 21, 20239 min read
Creating Climate Change Curriculum
BY KIDA BRADLEY Photo by Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels. Introduction The unwillingness of the education system to design a curriculum around...
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Feb 7, 20238 min read
An Interview with UC San Diego's Sustainability Landscaper
Status-Driven Sustainability and Prospective Environmental Efforts on Campus BY GILLIAN RAMIREZ Artwork by Momei Fang UCSD is well-known...
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Jan 23, 20234 min read
Designed for Waste: Planned Obsolescence
BY LINDSEY NGO Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash. Planned obsolescence is a marketing strategy where products are intentionally designed...
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Jan 18, 20236 min read
Suburbia Is Destroying Our Climate — And Our Communities
BY EMMA SIMON In current discussions surrounding climate-friendly transportation, a frustrating amount of attention is given to electric...
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Jan 9, 20237 min read
Living on Top of the World
By FINN SCHWARTZ After hiking an exhausting 10 miles with over 2000 feet in elevation gain, I finally found myself looking over the basin...
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Jan 1, 20237 min read
THE ROCK-DROP:
Harnessing an Indigenous Land Management Technique to Adapt to Climate Change in San Diego BY ETHAN OLSON INTRODUCTION The San Diego of...
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Dec 16, 20229 min read
Atmospheric River Data: Key to Saving California’s Agricultural Sector
BY ALEX REEP California’s agricultural sector is reliant on the increasingly unpredictable mega-storms, called atmospheric rivers, that...
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Dec 6, 20226 min read
Decolonization as Climate Justice: Deep-Sea Oil Drilling in Aotearoa New Zealand
BY ALLISON GABLE Despite worldwide resistance to fossil fuel extraction, not only are companies and governments failing to shut down...
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Dec 3, 20226 min read
Climate Change and Coastal Infrastructure: How Amtrak is proving to be a Case Study for the future
BY ROUX REILLY A little over a month ago, Amtrack’s Pacific Surfliner had to halt all trains traveling from Oceanside to Irvine due to...
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Nov 30, 20225 min read
Consumerism: Capitalism’s Climate Changing Child
BY ANTHONY YE In the past thousand years of human civilization, most people owned only a few pieces of clothing, maybe a couple toys, and...
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Nov 16, 20224 min read
I Wish This Didn’t Have to Be My Job
A short excerpt about growing up in the Climate Movement BY CHIARA FIELDS Every Monday and Wednesday, I help teach environmental science...
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Nov 15, 20225 min read
San Diego Bike Lanes in Car-centric America
BY NICOLE PHELPS In 2018, I saved up and paid for my first car for $1900 off Facebook Marketplace. As a full-time student and part-time...
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Nov 2, 20224 min read
50 Years After “The Crying Indian” the Plastic Industry Still Prevails
BY CHIARA FIELDS In 1971, messaging about plastic pollution was turned on its head with the broadcasting of “The Crying Indian”...
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Oct 31, 20224 min read
Environmental Radicalism Through Ecotage
Derik Jensen, an American ecophilosopher asserts, “Hope is a longing for a future condition over which you have no agency... To hope for...
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Oct 28, 20228 min read
BENDING THE TRUTH: Examples of Media Manipulation Against Climate Change
BY LINDSEY NGO 1988 is widely agreed to be the year that scientists began to sound the alarm, agreeing that it was time for the...
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Oct 27, 20226 min read
Interview with Alexander Weyant on Climate Models and Defining Causality
BY ELEANOR TERNER image source Alexander Weyant is a first year phD student of climate science at Scripps Institute of Oceanography who,...
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Oct 19, 20224 min read
Flames: Three Climate Vignettes
BY DANIEL SJOHOLM 1. The heat was inescapable. "It is hot" was not a temporary statement about the weather, but rather a simple fact of...
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Oct 17, 20226 min read
Why the Parks in San Diego Represent Injustice
BY WIL SKAFF Chicano Park is located in one of San Diego’s most established Mexican neighborhoods, Logan Heights, and is situated under...
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Oct 12, 20224 min read
I’ll Drink Tea as the World Burns
An exploration of chronic pain and climate change.
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Oct 7, 20226 min read
The Climate Change Contradiction
Are the systems responsible for climate change a larger problem than climate change itself? BY ETHAN OLSON
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Sep 23, 20224 min read
The Return of the Regents: The Climate Activists Strike Back
BY DANIEL SJOHOLM AND PHOEBE SKOK photos in article from Martin Hawks It was a clear fall morning at UC San Diego and tensions were...
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Jun 15, 20224 min read
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...
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May 17, 20222 min read
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...
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