by Jessica Stubbs A staggering female majority champions modern environmental revolutions and sustainability movements. Yet, this pervasive and seemingly intuitive trend has not been thoroughly explored. Women’s capacity for reproduction has long tied their biological identity to the symbiosis of the natural world. Similarly, their historical and cross-cultural roles as agricultural producers and home managers …
by Fallon Funseth Earlier today, I went to Starbucks. Before my name was called, I thought of getting a straw— but ultimately decided otherwise. Upon receiving my drink, I realized I hadn’t needed one in the first place—the drink came with what looked like a clear version of a coffee shop lid. It turns out, …
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by Tiffany Liang “Ideally we want to see Congress passing laws that are enforced, we want to see civil society involved in projects on the ground. We ideally don’t want to see all of these resources being spent writing petitions and paying lawyers to go to court.” The phrase environmental activism brings to mind organized strikes with …
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Sarah Xu and Gabrielle Ambayec are students actively involved in UC Berkeley’s environmental community. Both exemplify a dedication to addressing environmental issues while keeping environmental justice values at the forefront.
Along the vast Louisiana coastline in the American Deep South, saltwater creeps inland, foot by foot, into territory occupied by indigenous tribes. In recent decades, the ocean has swallowed farmland and stolen hunting areas; for the indigenous tribes that rely on these lands to survive, there have been massive consequences…
Current environmental concerns such as the climate crisis and environmental justice have complex implications. As a result, they are often difficult to grasp. One way environmental issues can become more accessible is through film…
