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Opinion: Climate change is everybody’s problem

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Opinion: Climate change is everybody’s problem

By Veronica Backer-Peral This piece was originally published on October 19, 2020, by the Los Angeles Loyolan. Graphic: Katie Nishimura | Loyolan Rising global temperatures and the inevitable havoc they cause on our planet will go down in history as the greatest threat faced by humanity in the 21st century. It is far past the time for all of us to come together and do whatever it takes to meet this challenge. On Oct. 14, the Global Policy Institute at LMU hosted renowned environmental activist and author Bill McKibben for a conversation on “climate change and environmental justice.” As a GPI fellow, I had a chance to work behind the scenes of the event, but more than once I found myself pausing to listen to McKibben, wondering how it is possible that climate change is still a po...

Opinion: Brace our campus for perpetual fires

By Cristobal Spielmann This piece was originally published on April 19, 2021, by the Los Angeles Loyolan. Fires near the University could be the norm if we don't intervene. Even if they don't ignite on campus, we still have a responsibility to prevent them from happening. Cartoon: Alexandra Linhardt | Loyolan With finals on the horizon and the stresses of returning to campus after over a year of COVID-19, many Lions likely couldn't care less about anything else, no matter how urgent a problem it might be. This is especially true for hyper-local environmentalist issues. Before campus closed down in 2020, there were movements like Divest LMU holding on-campus demonstrations and the LMU chapter of Herbicide Free Campus doing in-person activities related to sust...

Algal blooms brought on by climate change and nutrient runoff a danger to fishing, coastal communities

By Domenic Purdy, Spencer Hayes and Madison Ledyard-King An active algal bloom consumes Lake Erie where summer blooms have impacted fishing and recreational activities. “You have to adapt with time,” said longtime fisherman David Koch, founder of Sandusky’s Whites Landings Fisheries in Ohio.Photo credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Summer is here. That means mouth-watering barbecues, sunscreen and fun on the water. But thanks in part to rising temperatures due to climate change, vacationers may run into unwanted guests as summers become warmer: algal blooms. Waterways separated by thousands of miles are experiencing a dangerous buildup of algae, not just ruining family fun, but threatening people’s livelihoods. For blue co...