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A New Speaker Brings an Uncertain Future for Congress and Climate Policy
In the past, Kevin McCarthy has expressed that climate is a lesser priority on his agenda. The beginning of the new year marked a tedious...
Alastar Kouzi
Feb 28, 20234 min read
The Ethics of Seafloor Mapping: Will it Make or Break our Environment?
The history of mapping the ocean can be traced back 3,000 years when evidence of water depth measurements was first found in Egypt....
Emily Lao
Jul 30, 20225 min read
Queer People Are More Vulnerable to Climate Change: Include the LGBTQ+ Community in Your Activism
Although much of the conversation surrounding global warming is about projection maps, it has become increasingly apparent over the last...
Oona Clark
Jun 28, 20222 min read
San Francisco Climate Strike 2021!!
On September 24, youth gathered globally to protest the lack of political action against climate change. At the strike in San Francisco,...
Alyssa Goldfield
Sep 30, 20212 min read
How Important Is the Recall Election?
Among the current chaos of our country, world, and even California’s climate struggles, chances are that any media coverage or commercial...
Dory Miller
Aug 28, 20212 min read
Write Your Representatives to Co-Sponsor the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act
What is the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act? The Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020, introduced by House Natural Resources...
Amelia Fortgang
Jul 29, 20212 min read
5-Minute Action: Plastic Free Petitions
Want to help promote a plastic-free future? We've compiled some petitions for you to sign -- a task that takes 5 minutes or less! Get...
Erika Tam
Jul 29, 20211 min read
Jane Fonda: The Founder of Fire Drill Fridays
Take it to the polls! Take it to the streets! Tell me what democracy looks like! This is what democracy looks like! The seas are rising...
Dory Miller
Apr 30, 20213 min read
Intersectionality in Modern Environmentalism
Although the climate movement first gained mainstream media attention in 2018 when Swedish student Greta Thunberg began to strike outside...
Giovanni Ocon
Mar 31, 20213 min read
Women’s History Month Spotlight: Jamie Margolin
At only nineteen years old, Colombian-American climate activist Jamie Margolin has already accomplished more than some adults do in their...
Dory Miller
Mar 29, 20213 min read
Siofra Linden's Air Quality Monitoring CAP
Siofra Linden, a sophomore at Capuchino High School in San Bruno who attended the summit in September is currently working on a Public...
Erika Tam
Feb 28, 20211 min read
Op-Ed: the Paris Climate Accord's Effect on the American People
Remember 2015’s Paris Climate Agreement? The agreement was monumental for the world’s climate policy and general responsibility. Drafted...
Giovanni Ocon
Feb 28, 20213 min read
What’s Happening to Disha Ravi in India?
Why are farmers protesting? Since November of 2020, thousands of farmers have been camped outside of New Delhi to protest new...
Dory Miller
Feb 28, 20213 min read
Op-Ed: Your Money Is POWER — Don’t Give It to Fossil Fuels.
Banks are at the root of the climate emergency and have historically had the largest stake in supporting the fossil fuel industry:...
Christy Vong
Feb 23, 20214 min read
Canceling the Keystone XL Is a Good First Step, Now Let’s Create Green Jobs
President Joe Biden is not biding his time in the White House and has set to roll back several Trump administration laws in his first...
Shireen Katyal
Jan 29, 20212 min read
CAP Spotlight: Sophia Ware and Students For Solar
This September, Sophia Ware, a junior at Piedmont High School attended the Bay Area Youth Climate summit. She was pursuing a Climate...
Erika Tam
Jan 26, 20212 min read
January: 5-Minute Action Monthly Recap
This January, BAYCS started a new Instagram story segment: 5-Minute Actions. Here are the three features and the actions you can...
Bay Area Youth Climate Summit
Jan 26, 20212 min read
Biden’s Climate Team: Nominees & Appointees
Now that Biden has been confirmed as president-elect of the United States, he has started to put together a team of people who will be super
Bay Area Youth Climate Summit
Dec 31, 20203 min read
23 Ways to Be More Sustainable in 2023
Still need a New Year’s Resolution? Here are some ideas for how to live more sustainably as we enter the new year. Heading into the year...
Dory Miller
Dec 30, 20207 min read
Bay Area Youth Climate Summit Sustainable Gift Guide
Every year, Americans spend a large amount of money on holiday shopping. However, most fail to notice the extremely harmful effects that thi
Maya Patel
Nov 26, 20204 min read