Climate Change
Urban Millennials, We’re Screwed When the Climate Apocalypse Comes
In retrospect, I should never have clicked that link. It was Monday morning, after all, and the sun was just barely up. If you must […]
Pope Calls Earth “An Immense Pile of Filth”
Pope Francis, everyone’s favorite cool pope, released an encyclical today, Laudato si. The encyclical is in English, fortunately, and it’s all about the environment and […]
“Pollen Tsunami” Wreaking Allergy Havoc in Philly Region
A “pollen tsunami” is making Spring 2015 one of the worst years ever for allergy sufferers in the Philadelphia region, and across the northeast United […]
Philly Bracing for Hurricane-Fueled Power Outages
In Mayor Nutter’s final budget address yesterday, he took the opportunity to thank city agencies for working through some of the worst inclement weather in […]
Report: Leaky Philly Gas Pipes Pose Climate Hazard
A report from StateImpact Pennsylvania says that leaking gas pipes in Philadelphia are a massive problem. Those old pipes leak enough methane to cause changes […]
Climate Change Could Knock Out Power in Philly
Philly ranks second on a new list of cities vulnerable to climate change, the Huffington Post reports. The vulnerability? The city’s power grid: Only New […]
Mayor Nutter Vows Climate Action
Mayor Nutter today announced he’s joining the mayors of Los Angeles and Houston to bypass Congress and set climate change policies in their respective cities.
Billionaire’s Super PAC Targeting Tom Corbett over Climate Change
Liberal billionaire Tom Steyer’s NexGen Climate Action super PAC has announced the states it plans to pour over $100 million into this election season. I […]
Could Penn Stater’s Lawsuit Kill America’s Leading Conservative Magazine?
There is growing talk that a defamation lawsuit by Penn State scientist Michael Mann could kill of National Review, the magazine founded by William F. […]
Tropical Storm Karen Approacheth
States of emergencies have been declared in Louisiana and Mississippi, as Tropical Storm Karen–the first storm of the season–is set to make landfall there tomorrow. […]
Hey, Somebody Put August in Our May! Temperature Creeps Into ’90s Today
We’ve reached CODE ORANGE, people. As Philly experiences its first summer heat–temperatures in the ’90s, humidity at 40%–air quality today is terrifyingly bad. According to […]
Chris Christie: No Link Between Climate Change and Hurricane Sandy
Yesterday at a little Sandy-related event, a WNYC reporter asked Chris Christie whether New Jersey needed to do more to prepare for climate change (and […]
Campbell’s Soup Scores Big Sustainability Award at World Economic Forum
Campbell’s is the only U.S.-based food or beverage company to crack this year’s “Global 100” most sustainable companies list, which is determined by Toronto-based Corporate […]
Al Gore to Spice Things Up at the Constitution Center
Just when you thought the National Constitution Center was getting too edgy with their Prohibition exhibit, they’ve decided to scale things down to PBS-volume again. […]