Costanza Gonzalo

This morning I woke up to the smell of ash and a red, bleak sun— northern california is on fire.... again. This is making me reflect how individuals personally experience the climate crisis. I was reading an article on the increasing numbness in climate

What I believe is currently wrong that needs to change: The dooming negativity:the common term "fighting" climate changethe tone that we're trying to avoid a scary and uninhabitable future (even though it's true, I don't think panic and doom is the right tone

This week I ordered my first box of imperfect produce. With the daunting statistic that a third of produce goes to waste, I thought ordering imperfect produce was one way to address this problem in my personal life. However, after reading Jenny Splitter's article

One of the most under-looked solutions to today's most pressing issues. I truly believe that we can do amazing things when we're in the same room together, and stronger forces will do whatever they can to avoid this. It reminds me of this meme:

It's been so difficult to write productively recently. Most of my recent writing consists of me vomiting my emotions on paper. These past few months have felt unreal, like everyday is the same, but everyday something absolutely insane happens. It feels like a paradox.

we treated garbage the same way we treat littering. If you think about it, it's not very different its just the illusion...outta sight outta mind... but that's if you live in a place that has the funds to care how they look like.

Everything going on makes me realize how much I hate the way society values things and activities. Why does society reward the ones doing the most harm to our environment? Why don't we pay for people who take care of us and our shared

Planet of the Humans is a documentary that came out on Earth Day which harshly criticizes the environmental movement and renewable energy, inferring renewables are just as bad as fossil fuels and environmental leaders are no different from greedy corporate leaders. The point of

lol my last post didn't age well.... This is not what I meant. But at the same time it emphasizes the fact that we're living in continual change and what we learn from this is crucial for social and environmental movements. This can be

What if we, as humanity, simply worked less... be less "productive" accordingly primarily to capitalistic principles—and instead spent ~4days/week reconnecting with the environment. Sounds crazy, but I feel like I can't imagine a world with a majority saying they care about the

As I read Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg I realize that we, climate activists, have a violent narrative that is difficult for people to receive. Today's conversation revolves around blame and guilt, but what if we changed the narrative with compassion; replace name

The Green New Deal is a framework of objectives that redirect the nation's economy and infrastructure to prevent a climate catastrophe and reduce income inequality. New Consensus summarizes it as, The rapid transition to a forward-looking society of broad opportunity, equal justice, productive prosperity,

I was reading a paper by the Ocean Protection Council in order to figure out strategies to prevent and clean up marine litter. In order to narrow down what to focus on, they use data from Ocean Cleanup Day in which volunteers counted the

The first thing I want redirect my energy is towards the type of optimism that is tangible. Everyone has to realize that Greta Thunberg can't just single handedly "solve" climate change. What does that even mean?! Climate change is here, the question is whether

Wildfires, evacuations, power outages, poor air quality... As of 7:57pm on Oct. 28th the Kincade Fire is almost 75,000 acres and only 15% contained. Several smaller fires in Southern California are also destroying structures and forcing evacuations. PG&E cut the

I'm Costanza, an Environmental Policy student at UC Davis trying to comprehend our anthropogenic mistakes that are causing climate change and the 6th mass extinction while looking for local and global solutions. During my college career, a lot of my professors have made me