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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 Franklin Institute is the Manager of the Climate & Urban Systems Partnership to hear about what CUSP has accomplished in the past 5 years. What is CUSP? How does CUSP educate Philadelphia residents? a big SECRET about how Philly murals are created Unusual partnerships that have formed due to CUSP How to get a FREE rain barrel in Philadelphia Ways to engage people around the "doom & gloom" around climate change How to talk to climate deniers about climate change A surprising group of climate allies and educators If you liked this episode, please rate and review it below! We want to hear from you! Subscribe to City Rising wherever you listen to podcasts. Email your feedback to contact@greenphillyblog.com. Find out when new episodes drop by signing up for our emails. About Richard Johnson Richard Johnson of The Franklin Institute is the Manager of the Climate & Urban Systems Partnership. Richard has been an environmental educator both at home and abroad, and will do almost anything to get people to laugh and learn about the environment. He was an Environmental Education Specialist with the Peace Corps. He also worked with Philadelphia high schoolers, helping them start green businesses and graduate from one of the city’s lowest-performing schools. He holds his BA from Rhodes College and is a fluent Spanish speaker. Season One of City Rising is supported by the Climate & Urban Systems Partnership (CUSP). Visit www.CUSPproject.org for more info.