Author: Erin Zimmerman (Erin Zimmerman)

Elected officials or political pundits often refer to “future generations” when debating the negative social, political and economic consequences of climate change. This completely ignores the fact that climate change has been impacting us for years. And we know it. Levels of eco- or climate anxiety have risen sharply in all age ranges, but most...

Tomorrow is Earth Day, so today is a great opportunity to introduce myself and this new environmentally-focused column to the readers of the San Jose Spotlight. This column and Earth Day share the same goal (albeit on very different scales): to educate, inform, and empower change. My goal is to introduce you to the big...