Environment

Listen: Ali Velshi Offers a Bleak Outlook for Fossil Fuel Use
Fossil fuel use is on the rise. What will it take, asks the MSNBC host, for us to stop?
By Ali Velshi
LISTEN: How to Really Run a City, Episode 2
Episode 2 of the How to Really Run a City podcast stars Michael Nutter, Kasim Reed and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, who just may be the smartest climate crusader in politics
By Jessica Blatt Press
Ideas We Should Steal Revisited: How to Embrace (Another Virusy) Winter
Eight years ago, Edmonton, Canada, started a citywide effort to celebrate its intense cold, rather than hide from it. Would doing the same here lessen social isolation, help spur local democracy and make this third Covid winter more bearable?
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Listen: Ali Velshi on Zelensky’s Appeal to U.S. History
The Ukrainian president likened the situation in his country to two battles fought by Americans. MSNBC Host and Citizen Board Member Ali Velshi explains that both of these were turning points against an autocratic regime
By Ali Velshi
Listen: Ali Velshi Celebrates Nuclear Fusion with Kim Budil
MSNBC host and Citizen Board Member Ali Velshi explains a recent advance in nuclear fusion that brings us a step closer to clean energy
By Ali Velshi
20 Sustainable Shops and Services in Philadelphia
Locally-owned shops and services that put a dent in climate change — and make you feel a little bit better about everything
By Courtney DuChene
Reality Check: Philly Leaders, Act on Illegal Dumping
It’s a crisis akin to violent crime that the City and state have ignored for far too long, says WURD’s midday host, responding to a Citizen story this week about real steps being made in Houston.
By Charles D. Ellison
Ideas We Should Steal: Get the DOJ to Investigate Illegal Dumping
An ongoing federal investigation into illegal dumping in poor, majority Black neighborhoods in Houston is already cleaning things up. Could it happen in Philadelphia?
By Nick Russo