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Columns at the Supreme Court

You know what we’re not going to do today? Argue the merits of affirmative action. Trolls are more than welcome to release their bile on Reddit because I have a 300-word-limit to stick to. We will, however, discuss the effects of the Supreme Court’s ruling that essentially ended college affirmative action in the United States.

Dozens of power lines connected to pylons

To ensure global temperatures increase less than 1.5 degrees Celsius, thereby warding off catastrophic climate change, the United States must electrify itself, and quickly. That means transitioning our appliances, stoves, boilers, water heaters, cars, and factories from running on fossil fuels to electricity. This also entails ensuring our electricity grid runs on renewable resources like wind and solar rather than coal and natural gas. Luckily, the U.S. has made great strides toward these goals in the last few years.

Two workers installing solar panels

It’s understandable to feel discouraged at the pace of efforts to address the global climate crisis. Every year it seems hurricanes, flooding, forest fires, and extreme heat grow in intensity and duration. However, under the Biden-Harris administration’s leadership, the United States has drastically expanded its solar power generation, helping accelerate the country’s transition away from fossil fuels.

Just as Florida recently removed references to “DEI” and “critical race theory” from public school textbooks, its newest effort to indoctrinate students with conservative ideology centers on one the largest existential threats the state’s residents currently face: climate change. According to Savvas, a science textbook publisher, the Florida…