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...
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- 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...
- Jun 15, 2022
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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 31, 2022
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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 2, 2022
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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 12, 2022
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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...
- Feb 4, 2022
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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...
- Feb 1, 2022
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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...
- Nov 30, 2021
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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 24, 2021
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The Haunting Music of Climate Change
BY KATIE BABSON Climate change music evokes a spatial region between geography, activism, and the human imagination. It possesses the...
- Jun 14, 2021
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The Need for Seaweed
Why seaweed aquaculture is the solution to copious environmental, health, and socioeconomic problems caused by ocean acidification and great
- Jun 2, 2021
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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 31, 2021
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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 14, 2021
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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 6, 2021
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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
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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 23, 2021
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Looking Back on Kyoto: Leaving Developing Countries Out of Climate Change Agreements
BY ETHAN OLSON Over two decades ago, world leaders met in Kyoto, Japan to create an international agreement for mitigating climate
- Mar 30, 2021
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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 10, 2021
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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
- Feb 22, 2021
- 7 min
Government and Climate Change
BY ETHAN OLSON
Are certain types, systems, or qualities of government better at promoting exceptional climate change policy than others? Th
- Feb 2, 2021
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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
- Jan 22, 2021
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Unpacking the Prince of Wales’s Terra Carta
BY MARC CAMANAG In a royal effort to address the climate crisis, the Prince of Wales has recently unveiled his Terra Carta, a visionary char
- 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
- 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
- Dec 7, 2020
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Thoughts From Poland: The Warsaw University Climate Initiative
BY DR. MAGDALENA BUDZISZEWSKA
Poland, a Central–Eastern European country, with a population of 38.5 million, is the fifth largest country i
- Nov 3, 2020
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What We Can Learn About Climate Policy From Morocco
BY ETHAN OLSON
Morocco is one of only two countries listed on the Climate Action Tracker as performing in line with the Paris Agreement's g
- Oct 8, 2020
- 8 min
What a Joe Biden Presidency Could Mean for International Climate Change Policy
BY ETHAN OLSON This article provides a quick dive into American involvement in international climate policy. It is a reminder of sorts...
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