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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
Sophia Hidalgo
Mar 3, 20213 min read
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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
Leorah Gavidor
Feb 24, 20213 min read
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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
Ethan Olson
Feb 22, 20217 min read
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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
Caroline Hadley
Feb 15, 20215 min read
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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
Leorah Gavidor
Feb 12, 20214 min read
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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
Amberly Clark
Feb 10, 20215 min read
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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
Ethan Olson
Feb 8, 20215 min read
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The Realities of Nuclear Power: An Interview with Dr. Mehdi Sarram
BY ELEANOR TERNER
If you’ve ever been curious about nuclear energy, check out this interview with nuclear engineer Dr. Mehdi Sarram. He rec
Eleanor Terner
Feb 5, 20215 min read
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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
Sabina Griebel
Feb 2, 20214 min read
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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
Sara Aguilar
Feb 1, 20214 min read
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Climate Change Is a Human Problem
BY EMILY ZOU
In this interview, Pasquale Verdicchio, a literature professor at UC San Diego, answers questions about the synthesis of the f
Emily Zou
Jan 29, 20218 min read
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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
Kida Bradley
Jan 26, 20216 min read
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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
Marc Camanag
Jan 22, 20214 min read
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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
Sabina Griebel
Jan 18, 20213 min read
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Stoicism for Climate
BY ETHAN OLSON
The size, complexity, and importance of the fight against climate change is overwhelming. Listening to the Stoics can help.
Ethan Olson
Jan 14, 20215 min read
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Trash Islands: What They Are and Why They Matter
BY ELEANOR TERNER
If you visit the beach, which is often the case for those living in La Jolla, it’s likely you will encounter some form of
Eleanor Terner
Dec 29, 20203 min read
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The Bugs Are in the Tanks
Curbside Recycling of Food Scraps and San Diego County’s First Anaerobic Digester
BY LEORAH GAVIDOR
Leorah Gavidor
Dec 11, 20204 min read
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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
Guest
Dec 7, 20206 min read
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The Problem with Period Products and Sustainable Alternatives
BY SABINA GRIEBEL
This article provides both a brief overview of the history of menstrual hygiene products, their effects on climate change
Sabina Griebel
Dec 3, 20203 min read
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Toxic Masculinity and Climate Change
BY ETHAN OLSON
Toxic masculinity undergirds many terrible social ills — the radicalization of incels, the recruitment of young men into ter
Ethan Olson
Dec 1, 20208 min read
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Why Corporations Need Sustainability to Succeed
BY AVANTIKA GOYAL
For as long as we can remember, the conventional wisdom surrounding sustainability and capitalism has always been that th
Avantika Goyal
Nov 28, 20205 min read
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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
Sabina Griebel
Nov 27, 20203 min read
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Voting Green: A 2020 Election Postmortem
BY MARC CAMANAG
Among the world’s liberal democracies, the United States is the stark exception — rather than the rule — when it comes to G
Marc Camanag
Nov 24, 20204 min read
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What Climate Change Means for the Future of Infectious Disease
BY HANNAH BUDROE
When people typically think of climate change, they picture droughts, rising sea levels, devastating forest fires, and oth
Hannah Budroe
Nov 23, 20204 min read
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