climate activists

Things are bad. “Climate anxiety” are just two words for a whole smorgasbord of emotions you may be feeling. Ever notice that “emotion” contains the word “motion”? We are moved by our emotions and can also transform them in positive ways by...

Love our Earth. Stand up for our planet. PhilHarmonia is proud to close our ninth season with the world premiere of Adam Silverman’s Elegy for the Earth – a powerful setting of poems by Susan Gubernat that bemoan the harmful...

Join us for PA’s largest annual citizen lobby day for climate action — VIRTUALLY!  On Thursday June 2nd, PennEnvironment will be bringing together hundreds of Pennsylvanians from all across the state to hold video lobby meetings with state representatives and...

It’s Black History Month. Let’s reflect on environmentalists who revolutionized environmental justice. Not only does the sustainability movement face greenwashing, it is often whitewashed as well. Many Black environmental leaders rarely receive the same attention as non-Black scholars and activists....

Give back to your community by joining these organizations for a more sustainable city With the oncoming warmer weather, striving for a cleaner Philadelphia will be no easy feat. Climate change often feels like a problem that goes beyond an...

What makes a SustainPHL Climate Hero? These nominees advocate to bring climate change as a central part of our conversation or take action to fight climate change. We’re honoring sustainability changemakers from across the city on August 18th at WHYY. Make sure...

Mixing Climate Justice and Politics: Why it’s necessary even though it hurts Getting “involved” in politics seemed like a hard pill to swallow as a fiery young activist who had always criticized the governmental system— why would I feed into...

So what’s it like to be a climate activist? There were two climate rallies over the past 2 days, one in center city and the other in our state capitol. We mentioned there was Climate Justice Allies Power Plan Day of Action...