The Broadview

Undeniable evidence

December 13, 2018

Last month I had to evacuate my own city. I live in a single-family house in a safe residential neighborhood in an American city known for its eco-friendly practices, but still, my health was in severe danger. The air quality in San Francisco rose to the mid-200s on AIRNow’s Air Quality Index, a measurem...

Tags: Butte County, camp fire, Climate change, Global warming, smoke, the Fourth National Climate Assessment

Adapting for the future

Claire Devereux, Features Editor

March 21, 2018

As awareness of the environmental impact of factory farming grows, vegan and vegetarian diets have become more popular among individuals looking to reduce their carbon footprint and eat healthier at the same time. “Helping the environment wasn’t my original reason for becoming vegan, but it was...

Tags: Agriculture, Al Gore, Climate change, Cows, Emissions, Global warming, kelly rosanelli, Methane

What on Earth are we doing?

Liana Lum, Editor-in-Chief

March 15, 2016

From Pope Francis’ urge to protect our Earth in “Laudato Si” to Leonardo DiCaprio’s Oscar acceptance speech about climate change, global warming is garnering increasing attention from public figures. Scientists have warned of climate change and its consequences for years, including a rise in...

Tags: Climate change, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Global warming, Laudato Si, Leonardo DiCaprio, Pope Francis, San Francisco