June 22, 2021 – Climate360 News

News Analysis: what does the transition away from natural gas look like?

22Jun

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News Analysis: what does the transition away from natural gas look like?

By Veronica Backer-Peral Protestors oppose construction related to the restoration project at the SoCalGas natural gas storage facility at the Ballona Wetlands in Los Angeles. Photo from Maddie Cindrich. Demanding that the state of California close the Playa Vista natural gas facility less than two miles from the Loyola Marymount University campus is just the start. The more challenging step is determining what comes next. Natural gas was the most used energy source across California in 2018, amounting to a total of more than 2,000 trillion British Thermal Units (BTU) consumed every year. That’s the same amount of energy that 200 million burritos has. One of the natural gas storage facilities that provides energy to Californians was that of Aliso Canyon i...

Five questions about natural gas, answered

22Jun

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Five questions about natural gas, answered

By Kennedi Hewitt and Maddie Cindrich A SoCalGas storage facility sits alongside the Ballona Wetlands in Los Angeles, CA. Photo by Maddie Cindrich. A group of Los Angeles activists are demanding that SoCalGas shut down its natural gas storage facility in Playa Del Rey. They worry about a potential blowout that could harm hundreds in the nearby community. Here’s five quick things to know: What is natural gas? Natural gas, primarily composed of methane, is a fossil fuel mostly located deep beneath the Earth’s surface. While it is one of the most commonly found sources of energy on the planet, alongside petroleum and coal, it is considered to be one of the least sustainable energy sources. In the 19th century, natural gas was mos...

The Battle over Ballona: Wetlands, SoCalGas and Protestors

22Jun

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Community, Energy, Loyola Marymount University, Video

The Battle over Ballona: Wetlands, SoCalGas and Protestors

https://youtu.be/frRi643dfQU Edited by Cristobal Spielmann. Just outside the front gate to LMU, the Ballona Wetlands are the site of more than just flora and fauna. A SoCal gas reserve on the wetlands is drawing concern from activists and L.A. politicians alike. Watch to learn more about natural gas and the battle at Ballona. Check out more about the use of natural gas here, and why people oppose it here.

22Jun

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Cristobal Spielmann

Senior Correspondent, LMU My name is Cristobal. I'm a Senior Correspondent for the LMU team, an assistant opinion editor for the Los Angeles Loyolan since 2019 and a junior environmental science major from Brentwood, Tennessee. I previously served as a reporter on the 2020 election cycle for the Loyolan. As part of Climate 360, I plan to dissect environmental issues relating to local communities and histories while being proud to work alongside a team of dedicated student journalists.

22Jun

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Connor Fallon

Senior Correspondent, KSU My name is Connor Fallon, and I am a senior Advertising major with a minor in Media Advocacy. On campus, I am a member of Kent States Premiere A Capella Group, the Kent Clarks. Over the past year, I’ve been involved in helping to change the content of classes, and have participated in numerous focus groups revolving the College of Communication and Information. My interest and passion relating to Climate Change started when I began to pay closer attention to my consumption of plastics, fashions, and the weather trends. My biggest interest in Climate Change is the impact of our Fashion choices. Something I want to dive into with Climate 360 is our consumption of Fast Fashion and Sustainable Fashion and things we can do to change the effects on our planet. I am s...

22Jun

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Kennedi Hewitt

Senior Correspondent, LMU My name is Kennedi Hewitt and I am a sophomore at Loyola Marymount University studying English and journalism. I’m a member of Loyola Marymount’s Association of Black Journalists and the Black student union on campus. I’m a former assistant news editor for the Los Angeles Loyolan and a current managing editor for the paper. For Climate 360, I am a senior correspondent for the LMU team. My interests include the race and class intersection of climate change. As young people, we are always told that climate change will be our problem to take on and address, so I'm excited to be a part of Climate 360 and explore how climate change impacts different people around the country and hopefully uncover some ways to help.

22Jun

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Domenic Purdy

Content Producer, LSU My name is Domenic Purdy (he/him) and I’m a 20-year-old junior at Louisiana State University. I am currently studying journalism at the Manship School of Mass Communication with minors in screen arts, political science and history. As an opinion columnist at The Daily Reveille—LSU’s award-winning student newspaper—I learned the power of writing. Writing has the ability to shift a conversation in one direction or another and for an important topic like climate change, the conversation needs to be guided now more than ever. Our generation is facing a flashpoint in the climate crisis and with the right words, us at Project Citizen can advocate for a better world and solutions to the climate crisis.

22Jun

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Nicole Nguyen

Content Producer, LSU My name is Nicole, and I am an incoming sophomore studying chemical engineering and environmental science. I am involved in LSU's Student Government Senate as well as multiple on-campus organizations. Some examples include Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honors society, and Climate Pelicans, a climate change advocacy organization. I believe advocacy for climate change is crucial as there are so many misrepresented voices and stories in this movement. These voices need to be amplified especially from communities that have already experienced the direct effects of climate change. I have been studying climate change and a multitude of environmental issues for years, and I have noticed these problems will only worsen unless there is immediate action. I hope to explore the ...

22Jun

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Sydney McGovern

Content Producer, LSU My name is Sydney McGovern, and I'm a senior at Louisiana State University pursuing an honors dual degree in mass communication with a concentration in political communication and Spanish. I report on the Louisiana Legislature for over 60 news organizations across the state with the Manship Statehouse Bureau. I also serve as the vice president for Geaux Vote, an organization promoting civic engagement on LSU's campus, and an ambassador for the Andrew Goodman Foundation, working to promote youth leadership development, voting access and social justice initiatives. In my reporting on Louisiana public affairs, I examined the state of projects to recover Louisiana's diminishing coastline and provided nuance to the relationship between the state's thriving oil and gas i...

22Jun

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Madison Ledyard-King

Content Producer, KSU My name is Madison King and I'm a junior at KSU studying Digital Media Production with a minor in Theater Production, and I am from Cleveland, Ohio. I am the current President of the Student Media organization KSU Independent Films and also serve as Co-President of the on campus media production organization F.A.M.E. (Films Advancing Media Equaliy). Climate change is important to me because I see how it has been affecting the world around us and the lack of consideration it has gotten to lessen its effects. As a part of this project, I'm hoping to be able to bring awareness to different underrepresented communities and share how their lives have been affected by climate change and what we can do to fix it through my experience in media production.