An Intergenerational Climate Change Conversation
By Julianne Bruggemann Jan Jelenski is my grandmother’s best friend and like a third grandmother to me. I decided to interview her because she is...
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The Need for LEED
By Michael DuTot Over the last decade, Philadelphia has experienced worsening air quality, fiercer floods, and more frequent heat waves. In 2017, Philadelphia faced 16...
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The Impact of Neonicotinoids on Songbird Migrations
By Elizabeth Nguyen Imagine if humans were knowingly poisoning native plants and animals with neurotoxins similar to nicotine. Well, the widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides...
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Why Being Pro-Business Does Not Mean Being Anti-Environment
By Scott Kase For far too long, successful business ventures have come at the expense of sustainability and environmental protection. The main critique of business’s...
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Why Sports Need to Be the Next Frontier for Climate Activism
By Shoa Moosavi “Mars.” “Jimi Hendrix’s ‘The Sky is Crying.’” “The apocalypse.” These are a few of the comments made by Oakland Athletics players and...
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The Myth of Recycling
By Elizabeth Nguyen R-E-C-Y-C-L-E, please recycle each and every day! This song was my first formal education in sustainable living. For a whole day of...
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Carbon and Capitalism – False Promises for Farmers
By Seamus Masterson It’s become quite clear over the past couple years that our country needs serious climate change legislation. Wildfires are destroying many areas...
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Solar Geoengineering: Our Future?
By Julia Stone Imagine some of the most populous cities around the world underwater: Miami, San Francisco, New York, Venice, Hong Kong. All of these...
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Vegans Are Falling From Their High Horses
By Stephanie Varin In the age where everyone seems to be or know a tree-hugging, leaf-eating, critter-cuddling environmental activist, it’s easy to feel accosted by...
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GU Fossil Free Student on Georgetown’s Road to Divestment
By Sadie MorrisSFS ’22 Student in the Climate Change Pathway, Member of GU Fossil Free On Feb. 6, 2020, Georgetown University became one of the...
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