12 episodes
City Rising Julie Hancher
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City Rising is a podcast that compares how different cities are approaching sustainability and climate solutions. Host Julie Hancher interviews guests from various cities to discuss how our environment is connecting people, planet and creates future opportunities. Season 2 debuting in July 2019!
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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.
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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!
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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? We chat with Alexa Kielty, Zero Wast Specialist of San Francisco, who 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.
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Cleaning up Philly's Trashy Reputation: Talking Zero Waste & Litter with Nic Esposito
How does Philadelphia tackle litter? 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.
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How CUSP is making Climate Change Education FUN with Richard Johnson
How can we make learning about climate change relevant, local and fun? CUSP is an organization that is uniting the sustainability community to learn about local climate solutions. 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.
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How Orlando is Reimagining its City's Reputation with Chris Castro
Orlando is the most visited destination of the Americas. But what is the city of Orlando doing to mitigate the impacts of Climate Change? We Interview the Director of Sustainability, Chris Castro, to discuss how to disrupt change in a state where the term Climate Change is banned? What are the similar and differences between Orlando and Philadelphia initiatives?