Eleanor Terner
Grassroots Climate Action in Monteverde, Costa Rica: an interview with Katy VanDusen
BY ELEANOR TERNER In this interview, Katy VanDusen, a community-based climate activist located in Monteverde, Costa Rica, answers...
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Leorah Gavidor
Dec 2, 20213 min read
San Diego Seeks Input on Climate Resilience Plan
Residents Are Already Suffering the Effects of Climate Change BY LEORAH GAVIDOR The City of San Diego is seeking input on its climate...
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Bianca Jussen
Nov 30, 20214 min read
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...
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Karthy Sajeev
Nov 28, 20216 min read
Krill: The Disappearing Backbone of Marine Ecosystems
BY KARTHY SAJEEV Are we that close to krill-ing off biodiversity as we know it? Apparently so, because keystone species are feeling the...
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Berns Piffard
Nov 15, 20214 min read
Saving One of California's Last Coastal Wetlands
BY BERNS PIFFARD Workers attempt to stop the spread of oil in the Talbert Marsh on October 4, 2021. Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County...
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Daniel Sjoholm
Nov 10, 20214 min read
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...
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Peyton Dulay
Nov 8, 20214 min read
We Are in the Middle of a Sixth Mass Extinction
BY PEYTON DULAY People have heard the stories about dinosaurs and how they went extinct, but what many don’t know is that there is a...
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Anthony Ye
Nov 5, 20215 min read
A Call for Nuclear Energy
BY ANTHONY YE Nuclear Energy: for some that word may strike fear, for some it is a confusing and indifferent topic, and yet for many...
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Phoebe Skok
Oct 28, 20215 min read
Our Hungry Planet: Climate Change and Food Security
Curious about the relationship between climate change and food security?
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Adika Witoelar
Oct 27, 20214 min read
Jakarta Sinking
BY ADIKA WITOELAR The global sea level has risen, on average, by 3.6 millimeters per year from 2006-2015, more than double the average...
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Ethan Olson
Oct 26, 20217 min read
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...
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Phoebe Skok
Oct 15, 20216 min read
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...
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Guest
Oct 14, 20215 min read
UC Says It’ll Meet 2025 Carbon Neutral Goal, Yet Remains a Massive California Polluter
BY CATHY GERE AND ADAM ARON UCLA's cogeneration facility, pictured to the left, runs off of methane gas. Despite plans to achieve what...
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Ethan Olson
Oct 13, 202121 min read
“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...
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Leorah Gavidor
Oct 6, 20215 min read
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...
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Ethan Olson
Sep 18, 20215 min read
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
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Leorah Gavidor
Sep 13, 20213 min read
Are Eco-Fairs Eco-Friendly?
A Closer Look at Two of San Diego’s Popular Environmental-Themed Events
BY LEORAH GAVIDOR
Eco-fairs and sustainability events are a popular
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Guest
Aug 5, 20212 min read
Electrifying UCSD: A Campus Electrification Scenario and Cost Estimate
BY ALEX ANDRIATIS UCSD’s problematic reliance on carbon offsets to meet its goal of carbon neutrality by 2025 has been widely documented by
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Kida Bradley
Jul 13, 20218 min read
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
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Shannon Perry
Jun 14, 20215 min read
The Need for Seaweed
Why seaweed aquaculture is the solution to copious environmental, health, and socioeconomic problems caused by ocean acidification and great
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Leorah Gavidor
Jun 11, 20213 min read
Will Scripps Oceanography Leadership Commit to Zero Emissions Research Vessels?
BY ALEXANDER ANDRIATIS AND LEORAH GAVIDOR All vessels in the Scripps research fleet burn diesel. If it seems ironic to you that one of the
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Guest
Jun 1, 20217 min read
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
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Sara Berman
May 31, 20216 min read
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
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Ethan Olson
May 27, 20215 min read
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.
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