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Citizens’ Climate Education: Bipartisan Federal Climate Legislation Enacted

By Larry Kramer Featured image: The Climate-Ready Fisheries Act will require a report to be prepared about efforts to adapt America’s fisheries to the impact…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Citizens’ Climate Education: Give Swell to Sea-Level Rise

Guest opinion by Julianne Steers Featured image: Courtesy of Julianne Steers The sun is out, and quality surf continues. There is a southwest swell maintaining…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Guest Opinion: Earth Day 2022—Reduce, Reuse, Recycle…at the SJC Friends of the Library Bookstore!

Guest opinion by Maureen Gebelein Most people don’t immediately think of the Friends of the Library Bookstore when they think about ways to improve the…

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Citizens’ Climate Education: Trees and the Climate Emergency

Guest opinion by Joanna Clark and Judith Anderson Featured photo: Courtesy of the South Orange County Chapter of Citizen’s Climate Education and Lobby In September 2021,…

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Citizens’ Climate Education: A Climate Activist’s Dilemma

By Karl Reitz I first became aware of the threat posed by greenhouse gases in the 1980s, when I taught a course titled Society and…

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EYE ON SJC, News

Levin, San Clemente Officials Stress Federal Funding Need for Shoreline Protection Project

Featured Image: Rep. Mike Levin (center) holds a press conference at the base of the San Clement Pier on Friday, Jan. 7, to talk about the…

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EYE ON SJC, News

South Orange County Cities Gear Up for Statewide Organic Waste Regulations

By Collin Breaux | Twitter: @collin_breaux Featured photo: A new state mandate set to go into effect on Jan. 1 will require Californians to separate…

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EYE ON SJC, News

Nature Reserve at RMV Brings Back Student Internship Program

By Collin Breaux | Twitter: @collin_breaux Featured photo: An internship program at The Nature Reserve in Rancho Mission Viejo for local youngsters returns this fall,…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Citizens’ Climate Education: Combat Climate Change with Regenerative Agriculture

By Christine Kramer Haven’t heard of regenerative agriculture? Let me walk you through my awareness of this important effort to combat climate change and ways…

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The Levin Letter: Californians Have Made It Clear—No More Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Along Our Coast

By Rep. Mike Levin Our coastal communities are experiencing another grave ecological disaster. The oil spill that began on Saturday, Oct. 2, off the coast…

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EYE ON SJC, News

Oil Spill Closes Beaches North of Dana Point, Officials Coordinating Response

By Lillian Boyd and Shawn Raymundo An estimated 126,000 gallons of heavy crude oil leaked into the waters off Orange County this past weekend. The…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Citizens’ Climate Education: Price on Carbon and Border Adjustments

By Karl Reitz As the world grapples with how to respond to the climate crisis, many countries (including the European Union and Canada) are instituting…

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The Levin Letter: New Federal Funding Will Increase Community Access, Fight Coastal Erosion

By Rep. Mike Levin Roads, rails, and sidewalks connect our neighborhoods and enable freedom of movement throughout South Orange County. Unfortunately for our coastal community,…

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Opinion Columns, SOAPBOX

Citizens’ Climate Education: Climate Change and Public Health

Guest opinion by Mary Breskin Many efforts are underway to reduce carbon emissions and greenhouse gases in order to save our planet. There should be…

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Citizens Climate Education: Things to Do Now to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Guest Opinion by Judith Anderson The last year, 2020, is now tied with the year 2016 for the highest globally averaged temperatures in recorded history,…

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