Rebecca Gibian

4 days ago | thepreamble.com | Rebecca Gibian

See you soon (I hope)! On May 20, I will be speaking at Eastern Kentucky University Center for the Arts. The event is open to the public, and you can buy tickets here. It’s one of my favorite things to see you all in person. Now on to what you might have missed…These are the words that stopped my scroll – and here’s what they say about us: “This is white people finally being fed up with this s**t,” she said. Her eyes are an arresting blue, and her hair cascades around her face in effortless waves.

2 months ago | thepreamble.com | Miranda Jeyaretnam |Adam Grant |Laura Dekker |Rebecca Gibian

Our new podcast is here! You can listen to the first episode of 9066: One Signature Changed It All anywhere you get your podcasts. When FDR signed executive order 9066, he upended lives and forever altered the course of American history. With the stroke of a pen, more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry would be forced from their homes, jobs, schools, and lives. You don’t want to miss this story. Here’s what else to dig into this weekend.

Jan 31, 2024 | greenphl.com | Rebecca Gibian

Lifestyle 15 local climate actions you take this year Make 2024 a year of action as a conscious consumer. If you’re aware of the climate crisis, you likely have climate anxiety from time to time. Although advocates frequently point to large corporations as the bulk of carbon emissions, with just 100 companies responsible for 71% of global emissions, individual actions still matter.

Jan 30, 2024 | greenphl.com | Rebecca Gibian

| If you’re feeling weather whiplash, you’re not alone. Let’s recap January:During the second week of 2024, the city got drenched with flooded rivers, shut-down roads, and wind that knocked out power. The next week, Philadelphia got its biggest snowfall in two years, with over 7.9 inches, freezing temperatures, and winds that led to a snow emergency. This is followed by temperatures topping 60 degrees.

Nov 9, 2023 | thegreencities.com | Rebecca Gibian

| Despite its location within the Delaware Watershed, Philadelphia is not globally known as a water hub — yet. The Water Center at Penn would like to change that. The Water Center, which just celebrated its fifth anniversary, looks to address water challenges in Philadelphia and beyond, research climate change, and come up with creative solutions to issues like stormwater management and improving resident’s quality of life.