Climate Change

“I mean, I obviously believe in climate change. But I think you should still question the science.” I almost spit out my drink. I had started dating this young man – attractive, tall, slightly awkward (don’t ask, it’s my type…) and...

Remember when winter was so warm that we (almost) celebrated climate change? With a recent cold snap and bomb cyclone, it feels like meteorologists are just inventing new weather terms now. (Or at least 5 people stated around the office...

Winter is here! via GIPHY On the first official day of Winter, it’s the perfect time to address another timely conspiracy theory. Is Game of Thrones actually about Climate Change? We’ll dive deep into this – and obviously use essential GIFs...

What can we learn from the past to help us understand climate change? I recently attended an Academy Town Square to hear Dr. Kenneth Lacovara talk about dinosaurs because, uh, dinosaurs are awesome. He discovered one of the most gigantic dinos...

How do we keep in mind our wisest and most vulnerable while confronting climate change? Our new workshop, Staying Cool in a Changing Climate”, helps to tackle that question. Jessica Caum, Manager of the Philadelphia Health Department’s Bioterrorism and Public...

After mixed feelings about Trump announcing the US will pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, Philly took a cue from Rocky to fight back. On Wednesday, Jim Kenney and the Office of Sustainability announced new steps for Philly in...

“Well, what is the bar of the nation doing about this?”  In 1963, this question inspired 46 lawyers from around the country to bring attention to civil rights and spark the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 2016, that same question...

Despite science practically screaming at us that our planet is in dire need of change, Trump foolheartedly announced that the US will pull out of the Paris Climate Accord yesterday. (Didn’t anyone tell Trump the pullout method doesn’t work?!) TL:...

I was so swamped prepping for last evening’s Beyond the Blog panel discussion that I almost missed the HUGE headlines. Trump terrified us again by signing an executive order to roll back Obama Climate Policies – with climate change denier...