City Rising

Nature’s Embrace: The Green Burial Movement: Live Episode at Laurel Hill

In this special episode of City Rising, join us for an insightful panel discussion moderated by Green Philly's Julie Hancher, hosted at the historic Laurel Hill West Cemetery. Although City Rising has taken a brief hiatus, we're excited to share a recording from our recent event exploring the future of eco-friendly burials with Emily Maroni, Friends of Green Burial PA; Gregg Tepper, Laurel Hill's Senior Horticulturist, and Tom Cavanaugh, Laurel Hill's Director of Cemetery Sales & Family Services; with a special introduction by Nancy Goldenberg, CEO & President of Laurel Hill.  This podcast is created in partnership with Gritty and Green Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gritty-and-green/id1743021193] Make sure to subscribe and listen to wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Green Philly [https://www.greenphl.com/]and follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/greenphilly.news/] for more news and upcoming events.

Season 2 Sneak Preview - July 2019

A new season of City Rising is coming in July 2019! Hear about guests including Judy Wicks and Adam Agalloco, topics and this season's theme: Energy!

How San Francisco Takes on Composting, Fast Fashion & More with Alexa Kielty

How does the "greenest" city in America divert compost and clothes from landfills? Alexa Kielty, Zero Wast Specialist of San Francisco talks about their journey with wins and hurdles in today's episode. This is a follow up from our last episode when we chatted about Zero Waste with Nic Esposito in Philadelphia. Tune in to learn: * How San Francisco manages trash, recycling and composting * What terms (biodegradable, compostable) mean it's ACTUALLY compostable? * Problems with compostable plastics * The ongoing debate between buying a single-use cup or washing a reusable cup * San Francisco's program to fight fast fashion and textile waste * One idea for how to stop people from throwing away so much trash Episode resources: San Francisco Department of Environment [https://sfenvironment.org/] * Green Philly Where Can I Wednesday column [https://www.greenphillyblog.com/tag/where-can-i-wednesday/] CUSP [http://cuspproject.org/]

Cleaning up Philly's Trashy Reputation: Talking Zero Waste & Litter with Nic Esposito

How does Philadelphia tackle litter problems? We talk with Philadelphia's Zero Waste and Litter Director, Nic Esposito, to discuss Philly's litter problem, zero waste, recycling problems, our disposable culture and more in this episode of City Rising. Tune in to learn: * Why is Philly focusing on zero waste and litter initiatives? * What is the Zero waste and Litter index? * How Nic Esposito became the zero waste and litter Director * A major misconception about who litters * What is the litter index? * Why isn't Philly focusing on street sweeping? * Broom Gangs * What you can and can't recycle in Philadelphia * What other cities are getting on board with zero waste Episode resources: * CleanPHL [https://cleanphl.org/] * Not in Philly [http://notinphilly.org/] * Zero Waste & Litter training [https://www.facebook.com/CleanPHL/videos/307091003434763/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARADnwYYiciIhQuap632vJ_KIZoAMoe3ZujmpbWeJ1EawKH-LtsuNEVMpzp7AKbh-EX-f-rWTSpJyzCADJXHpr4Sa5r1fm2Q0sqek3EkseZxQGPn4RRjqo0pQQOoT6QKGVVbWURAJigLdi7XGppuvMkYMjOkOJOzByABuHT36HyP08JX5lZ0fYOzvZLlLyEsq99p1MmcNePNWftMUf80d2fXCCG03vLYRyCO6dNfr1lmTTQC2rTYo3J4T45bhbL1N6OCDHHebSNVd5DCvgNCRvBUgVnA9-qQwpBbC-YeotJo7Gq7Lqqj1ieuWqC73rhLxP74SgBfHWnvC0pBM4b-UWxLAPW6Gdh5MerwdA&__tn__=-R] with Ric Resposito * Green Philly Where Can I Wednesday column [https://www.greenphillyblog.com/tag/where-can-i-wednesday/] * Circle Compost [https://www.circlecompost.com/]

How CUSP is making Climate Change Education FUN with Richard Johnson

How is Philly preparing for climate change? One group, the Climate & Urban Systems Partnership (CUSP [http://www.CUSPproject.org]), motivates residents to learn how these solutions are preparing our city for climate change and shows how, together, neighborhoods can make a real difference. We interview Richard Johnson of The Franklin Institute is the Manager of the Climate & Urban Systems Partnership to hear about what CUSP has accomplished in the past 5 years. * What is CUSP? * How does CUSP educate Philadelphia residents? * a big SECRET about how Philly murals are created * Unusual partnerships that have formed due to CUSP * How to get a FREE rain barrel in Philadelphia * Ways to engage people around the "doom & gloom" around climate change * How to talk to climate deniers about climate change * A surprising group of climate allies and educators If you liked this episode, please rate and review it below! We want to hear from you! Subscribe to City Rising wherever you listen to podcasts. Email your feedback to contact@greenphillyblog.com. Find out when new episodes drop by signing up for our emails [http://eepurl.com/dIho8z]. About Richard Johnson Richard Johnson of The Franklin Institute is the Manager of the Climate & Urban Systems Partnership. Richard has been an environmental educator both at home and abroad, and will do almost anything to get people to laugh and learn about the environment. He was an Environmental Education Specialist with the Peace Corps. He also worked with Philadelphia high schoolers, helping them start green businesses and graduate from one of the city’s lowest-performing schools. He holds his BA from Rhodes College and is a fluent Spanish speaker. Season One of City Rising is supported by the Climate & Urban Systems Partnership (CUSP). Visit www.CUSPproject.org for more info.