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A Sustainable Alternative To Fast Fashion

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Dec 12, 20223 min read

A Sustainable Alternative To Fast Fashion

By Rose Atwood and Charley Quillian Clothing swaps are one of our community’s newest and most popular ways for people to engage with...

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Sai Debgupta

Dec 7, 20223 min read

Fungi Can Help Solve The Climate Crisis

Fungi are often overlooked. Mushrooms are food, their root-like mycelium is weird and clingy, and they’re a pain to remove once they...

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Rewriting the Narrative: Language and Our Relationship with the Natural World

Keevan Kearns

Dec 6, 20222 min read

Rewriting the Narrative: Language and Our Relationship with the Natural World

During the shift from Native American control to British control over American land, the general ‘American relationship’ with the natural...

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Margaret Blomstrom

Dec 5, 20222 min read

Protest Art in the Climate Movement

"A picture can say a thousand words.” This platitude rings true in all art, but especially in protest art. Art is perfect for protest: it...

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Sadie Foer

Nov 28, 20223 min read

Care Work and Climate

During the COVID pandemic, nurses, in-home health aides, and teachers all came to the forefront of our national attention. Although these...

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COP26 Provides a Pathway to Change, but the Future is Still Uncertain

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Jan 9, 20222 min read

COP26 Provides a Pathway to Change, but the Future is Still Uncertain

By Naomi Borek and Laila Bapna On November 1, 2021, the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference began. After missing last year...

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May 29, 20213 min read

Australia's Black Summer

By Hana Sakr and Katherine Davies The Australian wildfires in the summer of 2020 were catastrophic. 27 million acres of land, an area...

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Climate Change is Worsening our Mental Health

Keevan Kearns

May 10, 20212 min read

Climate Change is Worsening our Mental Health

As one of the most pressing and relevant issues today, the media is filled with information and controversies regarding climate change....

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The Widening Political Gap in the Climate Change Debate

Laith Weinberger

May 10, 20215 min read

The Widening Political Gap in the Climate Change Debate

In 2018, a grant to help television meteorologists educate viewers on climate change-related science when reporting weather was up for...

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Mutual Aid is Critical for Climate Resiliency

Sadie Foer

May 8, 20213 min read

Mutual Aid is Critical for Climate Resiliency

When freezing, subzero temperatures hit a poorly prepared Texas, many people were left without heat, housing, food, and drinking water....

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Female Scientists and Activists are Saving the World

Hana Sakr

Jan 11, 20215 min read

Female Scientists and Activists are Saving the World

2020 has been an extremely memorable year for women in the United States. It marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which...

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Hank Schwabacher

Jan 5, 20214 min read

What Exactly Is Biden’s Climate Plan?

One of the largest talking points in both the Democratic and Presidential debates was the climate. Biden was by no means the most radical...

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Visions for our Education: Teach us to feel responsible and hopeful

Sadie Foer

Jan 5, 20214 min read

Visions for our Education: Teach us to feel responsible and hopeful

I can remember the first time I learned about the concept of global warming. It was the fourth grade. I had finished my project early and...

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The Media’s Portrayal of Climate Change: Wealthy vs. Indigent Countries

Keevan Kearns

Jan 5, 20214 min read

The Media’s Portrayal of Climate Change: Wealthy vs. Indigent Countries

By Keevan Kearns Between wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes, and heatwaves, climate change affects countries all around the world...

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Hana Sakr

Jan 5, 20216 min read

Can Tech Undo the Harm it's Caused?

By Hana Sakr Technology has evolved drastically over the course of the 21st Century. According to Our World Data, “The power and speed of...

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Oct 5, 20202 min read

Why We're here for Racial Justice (a note from the writers)

1.5 Degrees stands with Black Lives Matter. It should not take the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless...

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Environmental Racism has left Communities of Color More Vulnerable to COVID-19

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Aug 24, 20204 min read

Environmental Racism has left Communities of Color More Vulnerable to COVID-19

By Keevan Kearns As the coronavirus spreads, it is important to become aware of the global climate effects of the virus. The daily lives...

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Hurricane Katrina: A Climate Justice Catastrophe

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Aug 24, 20206 min read

Hurricane Katrina: A Climate Justice Catastrophe

Hurricane Katrina left more than 1,800 people dead in its wake and destroyed or compromised over 800,000 housing units, leaving thousands ho

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Jul 20, 20206 min read

The Split in the Climate Movement

The climate movement as a whole is split into two groups: (1) the majority white, large-scale environmental organizations that receive the b

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May 14, 20202 min read

When Climate Wasn't Political

By Deepa Bhargava Since the 1950s, researchers and scientists had known fossil fuels were releasing greenhouse gasses into the...

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