The first Student Sustainability Leaders Meeting took place on October 10, 2022 at The Crossing on the UW–Madison campus. The event was hosted by Angelina Mico, the co-executive director of Slow Food UW; Jacob Breit, …
Climate Action
Progress after dismay: a vertiginous summer for climate activists
At the start of the summer, the Supreme Court delivered a blow to the EPA’s ability to limit greenhouse gas emissions. By August, however, Congress swung back. UW–Madison students and professors process the back-and-forth and …
On Bill Nye and our search for a savior against climate change
We learned to love his character. He was Bill Nye the Science Guy, dressed in a bowtie and cornflower blue lab coat, telling jokes, playing out skits, parodying songs, putting on demonstrations and at-home experiments. …
Diving into divestment: panel discussion at UW–Madison probes a tricky topic
“Fossil Fuel Divestment: Climate Action or Climate Distraction?” was one of the major events of UW–Madison’s fifth annual Earth Week, which was held from April 18-24, 2022. Divestment means selling shares invested in fossil fuel …
“Collective support and solidarity”: Student Systems Conference unites midwestern universities for climate action
Last year, Natalie Tinsen represented UW–Madison at the Midwest Climate Summit, a collaboration amongst “higher education, non-profit, corporate, and government leaders” to find ways to hasten climate action in the region. At the virtual event, …