When people think of climate change, one of the first things brought to mind is often the growing frequency of high severity wildfires. These fires cause destroy communities, pollute the air, and often decimate our already struggling ecosystems. As a Californian myself, I’ve grown up knowing fires well. However, 2020 was completely unlike any fire …
“Power to Save the World: the truth about nuclear energy” by Gwyneth Cravens
As you are probably well aware, climate change is an existential threat to the future of human civilization. Yet, we shoot ourselves in the foot every day that we try and ignore the importance of nuclear energy to curb this disaster. The science and technology of nuclear fission has developed significantly since the days of …
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San Diego Gas & Electric Proposes 47 mile Pipeline from Rainbow to Mirmar
In the middle of a declining California natural gas market San Diego Gas & Electric wants to build a brand new $600 million 36in pipeline more than twice the size of the one it's replacing. Not only have environmental groups like the Sierra Club spoken out on its destructive path through San Diego communities and …
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Ecosia – The Search Engine That Plants Trees
We hear it all the time; We need to start taking care of our environment, but how do we move from knowing about it to doing something? It's often a paralyzing question. An issue this big requires big changes, but it also requires small changes. We learn to walk before we run and before we …
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Trump Administration Proposes Massive Expansion of Offshore Drilling
Last Thursday Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced a proposal that would mark the biggest increase in offshore drilling in US history. If successful this would open up 90% of our total outer continental shelf acreage and over 98% of undiscovered, technically recoverable oil and gas in federal offshore areas available for future development. …
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Is This Land Made For You And Me?
Earlier today President Donald Trump announced the largest reduction of publicly protected lands in U.S. history. The crowd erupted in applause, and my President signed two proclamations aiming to reduce Bears Ears National Monument by more than 80% and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by around 45% - a total of more than 2 million acres …
Picking Up a Little Trash
Many people would admit that there is an abundance of trash that has polluted our world. Many would also admit that this isn't a good thing and that things should be done to stop this. So long as these single-use plastics are being created they will end up somewhere where they won't break down. Corporations …