Topic: Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW)
City Council Election 2023 John B. Kelly III Wants Philly to Own Green Energy
The son, grandson and nephew of the famous Philadelphia (and Monaco) Kellys is running for Councilmember at-large with a plan to transform PGW for a sustainable future
By Erin Flynn JayThe Real Legacy of Darrell Clarke
Is the retiring City Council President a statesman … or has he been a guardian of the status quo?
By Larry PlattNew Blood Matt Wolfe is Mad As Hell and Not Going To Take It Anymore
The longtime Republican gadfly has been tweaking the establishment of both parties for years. As an at-large candidate for City Council, he has declared war on the status quo
By Larry PlattPhilly’s Climate Change Report Card
It’s been five years since Mayor Kenney announced ambitious plans for combating climate change locally. Here, a look at how that's going.
By Courtney DuCheneGeneration Change Philly The Carbon Slayer
With his Navy Yard-based company, Ecosave, Marcelo Rouco is providing the kind of win-win solution that’s good for businesses, the city and the planet.
By Jessica Blatt PressGuest Commentary PGW’s Gas Leak Failure
An Earthworks advocate who lives in Queen Village happens to have the gear to spot methane leaks. What she’s learned in her own neighborhood is a scary sign of the air pollution our city misses everyday.
By Melissa OstroffOne Man’s Trash …
The Energy Co-Op in Mount Airy turns Philly’s garbage into renewable energy. Now it’s available to all Philadelphians
By Courtney DuCheneReality Check 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. EllisonReality Check Voting Green
Why aren’t our elected officials talking more about climate change and pollution? This election, WURD’s afternoon host says, voters should demand it
By Charles D. EllisonGuest Commentary What’s That Familiar Stench?
A good government advocate cries foul on the city’s faulty oversight of PGW
By Brett Mandel