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 Catherine Walker from Climate Action Campaign and Lexi Rueff from SanDiego350 Sweetwater Union High School District Commits to Going All-Electric: Prioritizes Student-Led Initiative Over Gas Industry Profits SUHSD follows the lead of SDUSD and commits to transitioning to all-electric buildings and bus fleets On Monday, November 13th, 2023 students, activists, teachers, faculty, parents, climate …
Written by Emma Weibel (she/her) My name is Emma Weibel and I am a junior at La Jolla High School, and I am the president of our environmental action club along with an intern at Youth4Climate. Most of my activism has been around mobilizing youth and students to fight for an end to fossil fuels …
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 Megan Phelps, former Youth Program Coordinator Growing up, the start of a new school year came with a sense of excitement and possibility–plus nervousness and nostalgia. It meant sharpening my pencils, meeting new friends, learning new things about the world–and also missing my old classes and teachers. As I transition out of my role as …
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By Xavier Holmes Hello, my name is Xavier Holmes and I am thrilled to be stepping into the Youth Program Coordinator role for SanDeigo350’s Youth4Climate program. This opportunity is a dream job for me not only since I have years of experience leading volunteer-based programs, but because climate activism has been a foundational part of …
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By Marilyn Bruno, Climate Writer The April 25th vote of the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) to pass a Resolution to cut CO2 emissions was a major step towards achieving net zero by 2035. The Resolution calls for the electrification of the SDUSD fleet of buses and maintenance vehicles and the replacement of water …
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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; …