Topic: Climate Change
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 BakerScaling 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 SoholtClimate 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 RapinWhat 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. EllisonMore 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 ShepelavyCan 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 DilworthPhiladelphia’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. EllisonDeclaring A Climate Emergency
B Lab’s co-founder calls on business leaders to do what politicians won’t: Save the planet
By Jay Coen GilbertClimate Dads
This Father’s Day, we tip our hat to a Philly duo who’s giving like-minded men agency over a seemingly daunting problem
By Jessica Blatt PressThe Youth Are Fed Up
The winner of last year’s Raju Foundation Essay Contest urges youth—and their adult supporters—to protest for climate change Friday
By Hadley Ball