In an effort to address the severity of runaway, devastating fires, the UC Cooperative Extension is teaching landowners in the Sierra Nevada forests how to practice prescribed burning on their own properties.
Read MoreResearchers who studied what actually makes people happy during the holidays found that a focus on materialism is associated with decreased well-being during Christmas. Those who emphasized family time and spiritual pursuits felt an overall greater well-being and sense of satisfaction with the holiday season. The things that actually make us the most happy during the holidays are still free, and they don’t come wrapped in plastic.
Read MoreWhen Anthony Ottati set out in the summer of 2018 to hike the entire Pacific Crest Trail - a three-month-long trek from the border to Mexico to the border of Canada - he had never backpacked for longer than two weeks. He brought his love for the outdoors into the classroom during the Fall 2019 semester with his DeCal, “Intro to Backpacking,” catering to students with no backpacking experience at all.
Read MoreOn the morning of November 8, UC Berkeley’s Extinction Rebellion (XR) group held its inaugural “die-in” directly in front of Sather Gate, in hopes of raising awareness of and advocating for action against the climate crisis.
Read MoreThis veggie pot pie recipe incorporates affordable seasonal produce as well as lentils to make sure you’re not missing out on protein! Making your own dough isn’t as hard as it seems, and the fact that no weird equipment is needed, means that anyone with access to a kitchen can pull this off.
Read MoreUnless extreme measures are taken in the next twenty or thirty years to cut emissions, we will need carbon-negative solutions to stay below the 1.5-degree threshold. Direct carbon capture is promising, because if it works as intended - which is a big if - it could lock that carbon away in rocks for millennia.
Read MoreThis weekend, I finished The Overstory. One character has a worldview that I very much share: humans are destroying this planet, and we won’t turn the ship around unless seemingly-impossible steps are taken. To be frank, I don’t think these steps will be taken, or at least not until indescribable suffering has occurred.
Read MoreClimate change is of specific concern for mountain regions due to the climatic characteristics of mountains playing a key role in generating and maintaining the extremely pronounced patterns of species diversity. A slight change in any of these characteristics can push the response adaptation, movement, or extinction.
Read MoreGoing zero-waste might not be the move for you right now, but incremental change is still impactful, especially when we take collective action. Let’s start with grocery shopping: here are some tips to reduce your carbon footprint while grocery shopping at Berkeley Bowl! These tips can also apply to non-Berkeley Bowl stores.
Read MoreThe Repair Clinic is the latest step in ReUSE’s campaign to divert textiles from the landfill, and the model is wonderfully simple: drop off your ripped, button-less, or otherwise malfunctioning garments at the ReUSE Thrift Store; fill out a repair form with your name, number, and a description of the problems; and then pick them up when you get an email. The service is also completely free.
Read MoreAlthough pescetarianism includes the consumption of animal products, some researchers have concluded that the diet has a relatively low carbon footprint, contributing to the common understanding that it’s a good alternative for veganism. In a study conducted at the University of Washington, researchers found that diets that incorporate seafood can actually have a lower environmental impact than entirely plant-based diets.
Read MoreYou learn about climate change and how increasing transit ridership will help decrease emissions. But then you start working for an actual transit agency and realize your riders don’t give a shit about climate change and are riding because they have to, and don’t have the time to sit on a smelly train just to be environmental; everyone would rather just drive. Instead of pushing a purely environmental message, how do we make transit safer, nicer, and cheaper for people that depend on it the most?
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