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

City Rising - June 19, 2024 10:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
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 fu...

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Season 2 Sneak Preview - July 2019

City Rising - July 10, 2019 09:00 - 44 seconds ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
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!

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

City Rising - January 23, 2019 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
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 ...

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

City Rising - November 21, 2018 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
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...

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How CUSP is making Climate Change Education FUN with Richard Johnson

City Rising - November 14, 2018 10:43 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
How is Philly preparing for climate change? One group, the Climate & Urban Systems Partnership (CUSP), 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...

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How Orlando is Reimagining its City's Reputation with Chris Castro

City Rising - November 07, 2018 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
On this episode of City Rising, we continue the conversation about how city government is taking the lead on climate action. Our special guest, Chris Castro is the City of Orlando’s Director of Sustainability & Resilience. Tune into this episode to find out: How Orlando is trying to turn around...

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How Philly is Tackling Climate Change with Christine Knapp

City Rising - October 31, 2018 09:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
On this episode of City Rising, we explore what local government is doing to mitigate the impacts of climate change, while positively engaging all communities. Cities are stepping up where the federal government is letting us down. Our guest, Christine Knapp is the Executive Director fo...

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How Philly is Tackling Climate Change with Christine Knapp

City Rising - October 31, 2018 09:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
On this episode of City Rising, we explore what local government is doing to mitigate the impacts of climate change, while positively engaging all communities. Cities are stepping up where the federal government is letting us down. Our guest, Christine Knapp is the Executive Director for the Phi...

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How Philly Greens Buildings: 2030 District with Alex Dews

City Rising - October 24, 2018 09:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Alex Dews, Director of Green Building United, joins us to talk about the Philadelphia 2030 District, with goals including 50% reductions in energy use, water consumption, and transportation emissions (below baselines) by the year 2030. Find out how cities are combating climate change is changin...

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Where are Renewable Energy Jobs? Green Careers (Part 2 )

City Rising - October 17, 2018 09:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
On this Episode of City Rising, we take an in-depth look into the green job landscape, the future of work and the climate action workforce. Special guest Emily Schapira is the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA), and she provides insight into her work with the Philadelp...

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Future of Buildings: Pittsburgh 2030 District with Angelica Ciranni

City Rising - October 10, 2018 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
How can we make the buildings in which we live, work and play more sustainable? With over 410 MILLION square feet of commercial building space and 960 member organizations, 2030 Districts are rapidly emerging as a new model for urban sustainability. 2030 districts are unique private/public part...

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Future of Buildings: Pittsburgh 2030 District with Angelica Ciranni

City Rising - October 10, 2018 09:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
How can we make the buildings in which we live, work and play more sustainable? With over 410 MILLION square feet of commercial building space and 960 member organizations, 2030 Districts are rapidly emerging as a new model for urban sustainability. 2030 districts are unique private/pu...

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Green Careers: Finding jobs, Keeping employees & Future workforce with Dan Smolen

City Rising - October 03, 2018 09:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
On this Episode of City Rising, we take an in-depth look into the green job landscape, the future of work and the climate action workforce. Special guest based in Washington DC, Dan Smolen is an author, podcaster, and a passionate advocate for members of the workforce who want to make their drea...

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City Rising: Season Trailer

City Rising - August 14, 2018 21:21 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
Co-hosts Julie Hancher and Brady Halligan introduce City Rising a new podcast about how cities are working on climate solutions. City Rising is hosted by Green Philly and The GREEN Program. For more information on City Rising, visit greenphillyblog.com/podcast. Email your feedback and questio...

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