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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...
Ethan Olson
Jan 1, 20237 min read
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The Climate Change Contradiction
Are the systems responsible for climate change a larger problem than climate change itself? BY ETHAN OLSON
Ethan Olson
Oct 7, 20226 min read
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We Fixed These Fossil Fuel Companies’ Climate Change Proclamations
Behind the greenwashed facades and misleading promises that the largest contributors to climate change are pushing lie one stone cold...
Ethan Olson
May 17, 20222 min read
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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...
Ethan Olson
May 8, 20228 min read
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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...
Ethan Olson
Mar 30, 20228 min read
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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,...
Ethan Olson
Jan 14, 20227 min read
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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...
Ethan Olson
Oct 26, 20217 min read
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“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...
Ethan Olson
Oct 13, 202121 min read
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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
Ethan Olson
Sep 18, 20215 min read
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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.
Ethan Olson
May 27, 20215 min read
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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
Ethan Olson
Apr 23, 20215 min read
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All the Leaves Are Brown, and the Sky Is Red
An Interview with Dr. Alexander Gershunov about the impacts of climate change on California, and the public health consequences that...
Ethan Olson
Apr 1, 202113 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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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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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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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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How Do Scientists Predict Climate Change? An Interview with Nicholas Lutsko
BY ETHAN OLSON
In this interview, Nicholas Lutsko, an assistant professor of climate science at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, an
Ethan Olson
Nov 21, 20209 min read
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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
Ethan Olson
Nov 3, 20206 min read
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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...
Ethan Olson
Oct 8, 20208 min read
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