By: Sofia Carrasco When someone acquainted with the climate movement thinks of major polluters, the oil and gas company ExxonMobil is a Big Bad that often comes to mind. For good reason, no doubt — the company is notorious for dodging all mentions of its emissions, funding disinformation campaigns, and even downright ignoring the findings …
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By Sienna Grantham Marine biologist, Sylvia Earle, said “No water, no life. No blue, no green,” representing our reliance on the ocean, reinforcing the idea that the world wouldn’t survive without the ocean. This post will highlight that humans and communities are at risk due to the negative effects of overfishing and other harmful activities …
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By: Isabel White The Biden administration’s groundbreaking decision to approve the Willow Project on March 13th of this year has been met with an outpouring of objections from seasoned climate activists and the general public alike—here’s what we know so far. What is the Willow Project?The Willow Project is, put simply, a massive oil drilling …
By Nupur Bhalla Numerous new forms of energy have been developed in response to the growing concern of global warming. Due to this concern, there is an effort to limit the use of fossil fuels. The primary components of fossil fuels are coal, oil, and natural gas. Despite being extremely hazardous to the environment, fossil …
By:Theo Martien September’s Global Climate Strikes: a show of power, a culmination of passion, a display of dread. Since 2019, Youth4Climate, a SanDiego350 group fighting for climate justice, has facilitated San Diego’s September school walkouts. In this time, our team has grown in numbers and desperation. The climate crisis is no longer a future threat; …
By: Promise Reid In these times, the accessibility of vegan foods allows anyone to take care of the environment on an individual level. To place the “vegan” label on someone who primarily eats green products can seem intrusive and isn’t always an effective way of getting people to adopt this lifestyle change. It may sound …
By:Charlotte Sach For vacation this summer, I visited an old village in the South of France. There was nothing particularly interesting about the village, with its clumsy cobblestone pathways and small resident population. However, more and more of those who live there have begun to move away. Global climate change is affecting places around the …
By: Charlotte Sach We are all so privileged. To live in San Diego, next to the beach, surrounded by those who have enough money to live in our community. Over spring break, I went to Sequoia National Park. We stopped in L.A. to charge our electric car, and my mum and I went on a …
By: Ruby Melchior Practicing sustainability and working in the kitchen do not often pair together. However, you will be able to change some of your old habits by growing into these creative new methods! In cooking, it’s hard to not waste energy but is possible to do so with these 4 tricks: For casseroles and …
By Evangelina Amato, Director of Advocacy From the months of February to June 2022, SanDiego350, with the help of the LevelUp program, launched a climate activism club at San Diego High School. SanDiego350 started the club to educate students about climate change and give them the confidence and resources to make a difference, including paid …