Topic: Climate Change

The Climate Movement’s Diversity Problem
The co-founder of environmental B Corp rePurpose demands a seat at the table for those most affected by climate change: young people of color
By Peter Wang Hjemdahl
Environmental Justice in Schools is Social Justice
A teacher and advocate calls for a different kind of environmental protest: One that demands healthy schools for all Philly students
By Katera Moore
Community Solar Power
A West Philly neighborhood wants to turn vacant land into solar farms that low-income residents can share. Why is Pennsylvania law standing in their way?
By Brianna Baker
Scaling Copenhagen
As Mayor Kenney heads to a climate change conference, Drexel’s Metro Finance Lab director calls on cities to drive climate solutions
By Bruce Katz, Luise Noring, Torben Klitgaard and Helle Lis Soholt
Climate Forum 2020
MSNBC’s Ali Velshi, a Citizen board member, will co-moderate as 12 presidential hopefuls talk to young voters about the climate this week
By Katherine Rapin
What Climate Change Debate?
Black voters—and Democrats—worry about the environment’s effect on their lives. All the more reason, WURD’s afternoon host argues, the DNC should not have nixed a climate debate
By Charles D. Ellison
More Trees, Please
Trees—which nourish the earth, beautify the city, lower temperatures and increase good health—are disappearing from Philly. Here, some ideas to fix that
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Can Philly Save the World?
Drexel’s Politics Department chair on how his city—and all cities—are leading the charge against climate disaster
By Richardson Dilworth
Philadelphia’s Really Bad Gas Problem
The PES refinery fire, WURD’s afternoon host argues, proves our embrace of gas plants doesn’t square with Mayor Kenney’s green rhetoric
By Charles D. Ellison
Declaring A Climate Emergency
B Lab’s co-founder calls on business leaders to do what politicians won’t: Save the planet
By Jay Coen Gilbert