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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- Dec 16, 2022
- 9 min
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...
- Nov 2, 2022
- 4 min
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”...
- 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 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...
- 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...
- Jan 14, 2022
- 7 min
Solarpunk: 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, 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...
- 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 6, 2021
- 5 min
The California Climate Crisis Act Is Still in Limbo
BY LEORAH GAVIDOR California is supposed to be leading the nation in climate change mitigation, backed by effective legislation and...
- 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 20, 2021
- 3 min
California's Water Supply in the Time of Climate Change
BY SABINA GRIEBEL
When people think of California, images of deserts, beaches, and cities usually come to mind. While California has terrai
- 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 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
- 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 1, 2021
- 4 min
Help Farmers’ Markets Protect the Planet
BY SARA AGUILAR From fresh food accessibility to movements for environmental justice and other conscious efforts to protect the vitality of
- Nov 22, 2020
- 4 min
Three 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 16, 2020
- 5 min
Tips 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
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