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 7
- 8 min
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...
- 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 1
- 7 min
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...
- Dec 6, 2022
- 6 min
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...
- 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...
- Oct 31, 2022
- 4 min
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...
- Oct 19, 2022
- 4 min
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...
- 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 7, 2022
- 6 min
The Climate Change Contradiction
Are the systems responsible for climate change a larger problem than climate change itself? BY ETHAN OLSON
- Sep 23, 2022
- 4 min
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...
- Jun 15, 2022
- 4 min
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...
- 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 2, 2022
- 4 min
Reach for the Sky! Or, Maybe Not.
What Geoengineering With Aerosols Could Mean for Climate Change BY ELEANOR TERNER Image Source What would you do to end the warming...
- 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 30, 2022
- 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...
- Feb 4, 2022
- 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...
- Jan 17, 2022
- 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...
- Jan 5, 2022
- 7 min
Coming Clean: A Demand for a Fossil Free UC
In 2013, the UC system announced their goal to become carbon-neutral by 2025. Dive deep into the key issues of the Carbon Neutrality Plan.
- 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 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....
- Jun 2, 2021
- 7 min
Interview with Mark Jacobson on the Clean Energy Transition
CONDUCTED BY ADAM ARON ON MAY 24, 2021 Mark Jacobson is a Professor at Stanford. He has written several books and co-authored over one hundr
- 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
- May 10, 2021
- 3 min
Washington State Passes Senate Bill for Clean Cars 2030
BY KATIE BABSON Washington state legislature has passed a bill titled Clean Cars 2030. This bill seeks to set a goal requiring all light-dut
- 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
- May 5, 2021
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UC San Diego to Host Climate Education Summit:
A Conversation with Dr. Nan Renner, Senior Director of Learning Design and Innovation for Birch Aquarium at Scripps BY EMILY ZOU
- Apr 21, 2021
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An Interview with Professor Fonna Forman: Why Global Challenges Require Local Solutions
BY OLGA KURILINA AND ELIANA BLACHMAN Professor Fonna Forman is a professor of Political Science and the founding Director of the Center on G
- Apr 19, 2021
- 2 min
The San Diego Climate Equity Fund
BY LEORAH GAVIDOR
It’s just a drop in the bucket: San Diego’s new $5 million Climate Equity Fund, which the city council approved in March,
- 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
- 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 9, 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
- Feb 25, 2021
- 3 min
A Reproductive Justice Framework for Climate Change
BY KATIE BABSON
The impacts of climate change differ between males and females. To help combat these disproportionate consequences, a gende
- 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 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
- 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
- Dec 9, 2020
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The Lies of Neoliberalism
BY KATIE BABSON
Neoliberal policies celebrate competitiveness and hyper-individualism, persuading us that prosperity is only possible throu
- Nov 27, 2020
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The Effect of Climate Change on Women: An Overview
BY SABINA GRIEBEL
Women are disproportionately affected by climate change - why? And what can be done? This article provides a brief overvi
- Nov 13, 2020
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The Health of the Homeless: A Climate Change Problem
BY SOPHIA HIDALGO
This article provides an insight into the health struggles that homeless Californians are facing. Their lack of housing a
- Nov 12, 2020
- 4 min
A New Movement: Intersectional Environmentalism
BY ANUSHA GOSWAMI
A framework of racism is now being confronted and retaught to include all marginalized communities in the conversation of
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