The Point of Protesting
“Make Earth Great Again” painted on canvas, held by a man in his 40s. Teachers clutching permission slips next to
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climate change
Heating up Discussions on the Climate Crisis
Recently the campus has seen a wave of climate crisis action, from the Sunrise strike outside Parish Hall to the
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Calling for a Better Commitment to Climate Action
Last Friday, over a hundred Swarthmore students skipped class to participate in the Global Climate Strike, a protest that drew
Read morePhi Beta Kappa Speaker Encourages Optimism in Climate Discussion
Last Thursday, Richard B. Alley, a professor of Geosciences at Penn State University, came to Swarthmore to provide a more
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Rethinking the Way We Talk About Climate Change
In my Introduction to Environmental Studies class, one of our first projects was about climate communication. In order to be
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Swarthmore Should Commit More Fully to Climate Action
On January 29, Middlebury College announced its “Energy2028” plan that commits the school to convert to 100 percent renewable energy
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Six Swatties Arrested in Capitol Climate Change Protest
Over 150 members of Sunrise — including 14 Swatties — descended on the Capitol on Tues, Nov. 13 to demand
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It’s Too Late for Positivity
The World Wildlife Fund just published a new report on climate change, and they essentially said that if by 2020
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Your Vote Matters
Climate change is not an issue that just occurred recently. Adopted in 1997, the Kyoto Protocol, which urges all nations
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Class of ’67 50th Reunion Panel: Swarthmore and Climate Change
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As
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