Grid Magazine

Since its inception in 2008, Grid has been a vital source of thoughtful commentary on pressing issues like climate change and social justice, highlighting Philadelphia's significant contributions on a national level. As the severe impacts of climate change increasingly affect our daily experiences, the role of independent journalism, such as that offered by Grid, has become more crucial than ever. In a bid to support a more sustainable Philadelphia, Grid has launched a new editorial initiative titled Sustainability Now: The Past, Present, and Future. This series, which runs from Earth Day 2022 to Earth Day 2023, focuses on a different sustainability sector each month, including transportation, farming, energy, and community. It reflects on the last 12 years of Grid's reporting in those areas while also looking forward to the next decade of tackling climate change in our city and beyond.

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Federal budget bill aims to sunset funding for electric appliances and cars by 2026

3 days ago | gridphilly.com | Kyle Bagenstose

When Grid was planning a home electrification guide for the January 2025 issue, the universe threw us a curveball. Donald Trump’s reelection as president of the United States cast doubt on the longevity of federal financial incentives for homeowners across the country to purchase solar panels, electric stoves, heat pump HVAC units and other climate-friendly technologies.
The Philadelphia Parks Issue

6 days ago | gridphilly.com | Bernard F. Brown

Philadelphia’s park system is many things. It is big, but much of it is difficult to access. Some sections are practically ancient, home to historic buildings hundreds of years old; one even dates back to New Sweden. At the same time, the system is constantly being renovated. If you’re lucky, you might have a new recreation center or playground down the street. But too few Philadelphians are so fortunate. A park is not just a plot of land, of course. It is a community.
Editor's Notes: Parks Need a Hero

6 days ago | gridphilly.com | Bernard F. Brown

Every year the Trust for Public Land releases its ParkScore ratings, and every year Philadelphians have something to be disappointed about: how little the City spends on its parks.
Parks advocate reflects on the last 40 years

6 days ago | gridphilly.com | Bernard F. Brown

In the spring of 2024 the board of trustees of Parks & Rec Heroes, previously known as the Philadelphia Parks Alliance, voted to wind down the organization’s operations. Originally called Friends of Philadelphia Parks, the group was founded in 1983. It lobbied for increased funding as well as a more inclusive and transparent Fairmount Park Commission, which was then the park system’s governing body.
Pennsylvanians trying to buy clean energy face misleading offers, unclear terms and questionable environmental impacts

6 days ago | gridphilly.com | Kyle Bagenstose

The offers come with a knock on the front door, a white envelope in the mail or a greeting from a fresh-faced salesperson at the farmers market. “Make the switch to clean energy.” But the rates promised and the actual sources of the energy can be difficult for a consumer to understand. Enter PA Power Switch. That’s the name of a website the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) launched in 2010 to allow consumers to choose an “energy supplier” for their home.
Opportunities exist for Philadelphia to lead the nation in recycling again. Private companies and advocates tell us what needs to change

1 month ago | gridphilly.com | Ben Seal

It has been five years since the pandemic disrupted Philadelphia’s recycling program, leading to service delays that stretched on for weeks and consigning the contents of so many blue bins into trash trucks headed for the landfill. “That was the first huge blow for an already beleaguered system,” says Nic Esposito, former director of the City’s Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet.
Former Mayor Michael Nutter is representing gas industry interests that aim to drive a wedge between environmentalists and marginalized communities

1 month ago | gridphilly.com | Jordan Teicher

In February, The Philadelphia Inquirer published — in print and online — an op-ed by former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. Titled “We should support an affordable, inclusive energy transition,” the article made the case that “we must act fast on the seriousness of climate change and do so responsibly, without losing sight of the affordability and reliability we all deserve.”By that, Nutter meant that we must continue to expand natural gas infrastructure.
Editor's Notes: Banking on Our Trust

1 month ago | gridphilly.com | Bernard F. Brown

Back in February, The Philadelphia Inquirer published an op-ed by former Mayor Michael Nutter that left me feeling confused. The piece argues for the role of fossil gas in the home energy mix for Philadelphians, because, Nutter claims, renewables are simply too expensive for low-income households. Yes, this is the same Michael Nutter who, in 2009, created the City’s Office of Sustainability and set aggressive energy savings and greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Nonprofit connects veterans with the healing power of gardening

1 month ago | gridphilly.com | Emily Kovach

When Navy veteran Salome Jeronimo moved to Philly in 2020, the pandemic was raging. During their first two years here, they didn’t get to explore much of what the city had to offer. That changed in the summer of 2022, when Jeronimo signed up for a 10-week plant-care course at the Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital in University City.
Editor's Notes: Resisting Resignation

2 months ago | gridphilly.com | Bernard F. Brown

A few years ago a friend moved to the suburbs after decades in Philadelphia. Last week she came over for dinner, and she joked about a chicken bone she stepped over on the sidewalk on her way to our West Philly door. There’s nothing like chicken bones to let you know you’re back in the city. It was a small thing, but it hit me as a powerful statement about litter. Did someone toss that bone out of their car window, not caring that they were littering?