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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- Mar 9
- 16 min
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...
- Feb 21
- 9 min
Creating Climate Change Curriculum
BY KIDA Photo by Suzy Hazelwood on Pexels. Introduction The unwillingness of the education system to design a curriculum around the...
- Jan 23
- 4 min
Designed for Waste: Planned Obsolescence
BY LINDSEY NG Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash. Planned obsolescence is a marketing strategy where products are intentionally designed to...
- Jan 18
- 6 min
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...
- Jan 9
- 7 min
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...
- Nov 30, 2022
- 5 min
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...
- Nov 16, 2022
- 4 min
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...
- Nov 15, 2022
- 5 min
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...
- Oct 17, 2022
- 6 min
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...
- Oct 12, 2022
- 4 min
I’ll Drink Tea as the World Burns
An exploration of chronic pain and climate change.
- May 31, 2022
- 5 min
NFTs and the Climate Controversy
BY KATIE BABSON NFTs have taken over the internet, serving as digital assets that offer creators and consumers unique opportunities...
- May 8, 2022
- 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...
- May 5, 2022
- 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.
- May 3, 2022
- 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...
- Apr 27, 2022
- 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...
- Apr 14, 2022
- 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.
- Apr 6, 2022
- 6 min
Can 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 23, 2022
- 3 min
Environmentally Friendly Changes That Can Boost Your Home’s Value
BY JOYCE WILSON Joyce is a retired teacher and enjoys sharing lesson plans, resources, and teaching tips on Teacher Spark. More and more...
- Mar 7, 2022
- 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...
- Feb 17, 2022
- 4 min
The American Car Problem
BY ANTHONY YE A freeway interchange in Phoenix, Arizona When I lived in China, especially around the more prominent cities, you could do...
- Feb 2, 2022
- 5 min
Does Good Faith in God Mean Bad Faith in Climate Change?
Does one's religious views influence their thoughts on climate change?
- Jan 26, 2022
- 3 min
Science Fiction of Climate Change: “Cli-Fi”
BY KATIE BABSON Photo by Andrew Amistad on Unsplash. The emerging genre “cli-fi” refers to the science fiction of climate change. It...
- Jan 24, 2022
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Oct 29, 2021
- 5 min
Our Hungry Planet: Climate Change and Food Security
Curious about the relationship between climate change and food security?
BY PHOEBE SKOK
- Oct 26, 2021
- 7 min
Bjarke Ingels, I’m Tired of Your Eco-Porn
We Can’t Innovate Our Way Out of This. BY ETHAN OLSON Art by Momei Fang This is an article born out of rage, frustration, and...
- 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...
- 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...
- Sep 30, 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....
- 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
- 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
- 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
- May 31, 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Mar 4, 2021
- 6 min
The Future Is Electric: How Electric Vehicles Are Revolutionizing Transportation
BY AVANTIKA GOYAL In the United States, the transportation sector accounts for the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions, with petroleum
- Mar 3, 2021
- 3 min
The Algorithm: A Driver for Climate Change Polarization
BY SOPHIA HIDALGO
In this digital age, social media is the driving force in the way individuals perceive the outside world. It’s a bottomles
- Feb 24, 2021
- 3 min
What Does Community Choice Energy Mean in San Diego?
BY LEORAH GAVIDOR
The name actually doesn’t say it all: the most important thing about community choice energy—coming soon to five cities
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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