On Tuesday, Oct. 8, less than two weeks after the devastating Hurricane Helene and one day before Hurricane Milton made landfall, Jane Castor, mayor of Tampa, Florida, issued the warning that those who...
Not even kids’ toys are safe from the climate crisis.
Recently, LEGO announced that they were not going through with a previously proposed plan to replace the petroleum oil they’ve been using to...
The state of the world is overwhelming. Our media landscape is flooded with negativity about the world falling apart and it feels like there’s nothing that can be done.
This oversaturation of...
Eamon Dunn, Culture Staff Writer
• November 12, 2021
Climate anxiety seems to tax almost everyone, but many people are failing to take action when it comes to their closets.
Born into a society dominated by consumerism, many young people care deeply about...
Every year of inaction on climate is another year the average environmental UVM student feels a burden of responsibility.
A burden that the school does little to alleviate.
Younger generations bear...
I dream about it all the time. Every sleeping moment I lay in bed and ponder the beauty of it; the future so close yet just out of reach.
The soft sound of hooves on dirt, feet on pavement and the bustle...
Emily Johnston, Assistant Opinion Editor
• March 12, 2021
“Climate change isn’t real— look outside,” is the rally cry of climate-deniers all over the globe.
This rhetoric worked for a time, but now that climate change has worsened, it is no longer...
Emily Johnston, Assistant Opinion Editor
• September 30, 2020
The world is red; it’s burning with smoke filling the nostrils of the strong men and women fighting against the enemy that is a flame.
There are embers flying and the air is filled with smoke and...
With the democratic primary just one day away, the sole scientist and one of just 10 women currently in the state Senate is vying for re-election.
Virginia ‘Ginny’ Lyons, a UVM-affiliated professor...
Editor’s Note: This commentary is by Makayla Salas '20, Eco-Reps writing manager
The 50th Earth Day is rapidly approaching, and the UVM Eco-Reps, alongside other partners on campus, are working hard...
One of the biggest global issues of our time is climate change. We are just starting to see its effects: droughts, floods and fires.
These effects will only get more severe in the future, according to...
I am a dedicated environmentalist. I donate my time and labor to environmental movements, groups and political candidates.
But when President Donald Trump announced his intention to pull the U.S. out...
