Welcome

The Center for Environmental Policy (CEP) at the Academy for Natural Sciences informs and engages various constituents, promotes solutions, and builds public and professional awareness on important environmental topics. It’s activities fall into three categories: Public Programs, Working Groups, and Community.

Public Programs

The CEP hosts or participates in a number of public programs that are free and open to the public. In addition, online video archives are available for selected past programs.

Urban Sustainability Forums
These events, which typically feature panels of local and national experts, are usually held on the 3rd Thursday evenings of every month. (See all posts for Urban Sustainability Forums.)

Town Square: Citizens for Science
Town Square programs, which can vary in topic and format, are held on selected evenings during the year. (See all posts for Town Square”.)

Special Events
These may include congressional hearings, conferences, symposia, and workshops. (See all posts for Special Events.)

Science on Tap
These informal science talks, produced by a consortium of Philadelphia Museums, are held on the evening of the second Monday of every month at National Mechanics in Old City. (See all posts for Science on Tap.)

Video Archives
Online video archives are available for selected past Town Square and Urban Sustainability Forums.

Working Groups

The CEP acts as a logistical hub for  groups organized around sustainability issues. The CEP brings regional and national leaders together with local leadership for the purposes of solving specific problems through the sharing of best practices, new perspectives, and the infusion of innovative ideas and solutions. Four groups are currently active:

Green Condo/Co-op Initiative (GCCI)
The Green Condo/Coop Initiative is a coalition of Greater Philadelphia area condo and co-op owners interested in sustainability housing. The center supports GCCI by holding public educational events,  providing private online forums and the hosting of the organization’s meetings.

Interfaith Environmental Network
The Interfaith Environmental Network supports partnerships among  faith-based environmental organizations and between these organizations and the secular environmental community.

Profitable Pathways to Sustainability
Profitable Pathways provides a forum for senior executives in the private sector to explore and develop effective methods and practices for aligning business and sustainability in both their own organizations and in the region. The Profitable Pathways to Sustainability website is slated to go live during the first quarter of 2010.

Urban Sustainability Forum
The Urban Sustainability Forum (USF) is a collaboration of local organizations with the common goal of  making Philadelphia the greenest, most livable, and most sustainable city in America. The Academy’s Center for Environmental Policy works with the other members of the USF to produce the Urban Sustainability Forums, which are typically held on the third Thursday of the month.

Community

Events by Others
In addition to its own programs, the center promotes selected environmental and sustainability events produced by others in the region.

Links
This is a listing of local organizations that are active in environmental and sustainability issues.

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