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What Exactly is Carbon Neutrality?
The Importance of Being Carbon Neutral in a Time of Climate Change In a time of climate change, when sea levels are rising, biodiversity is declining, and extreme weather...
Hope Rising: Conservation and Restoration Efforts in a Changing World
With the climate crisis approaching new highs every year, deforestation and habitat destruction are becoming increasingly common occurrences. This endangers the lives of our planet and environment, putting even...
New Infrastructure Greens the Scene
Climate change and its consequences are shaping the future of our world, and human activity has certainly reshaped the Earth itself in other profound ways. Rising sea levels, intensifying...
History of Native Ecology of the Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area is known for its luscious nature, green landscapes, and colossal trees mixed with incredible feats of human ingenuity, but this grand vision has been...
The California High-Speed Rail Project: Transforming Transportation
The California High-Speed Rail (CAHSR) project represents a transformative vision for modernizing transportation infrastructure in the Golden State. This ambitious initiative aims to connect major urban centers, including San...
Combating Eco-Emotions; Notes from a Senior Environmental Studies Student
It’s April! We are in the midst of Earth Month and Earth Week! This month’s blog post is a little different from the other ones I’ve created and sadly,...
The Slow Water Movement and Resisting the Human Desire to Control Nature
The Western relationship between humans and nature is dominated, or should I say polluted, by a human/nature dualism. Dualism is the division of something conceptually into two opposing or...
Biodiversity Conservation and Endangered and Threatened Species in San Francisco
Biodiversity of San Francisco Protecting biodiversity is important for a litany of reasons, first and foremost for the intrinsic value and dignity of Earth’s species, and also because it...
Working With the Land — the Story of Golden Gate Park
Let’s do a quick visualization game together. If you live in the dorms, or anywhere west of the Hilltop, take a look outside your window. See those tall trees?...
Bioblitzing and the Pursuit of Nature in San Francisco
This year, the week of events hosted by the USF Office of Sustainability in celebration of Earth Day is themed around the concept of “Nature in Our City.” I’m...