Articles Written by Julie Hancher

Oh, the 2017 tax bill. Currently, there’s an Electric Vehicle (EV) tax credit (Section 30D) that allows consumers to claim up to $7,500 when purchasing an EV, anywhere in the USA. Depending on how many electric vehicles enter our fleet,...

Yesterday, we shared our 8 wishes for Philadelphia’s biking infrastructure. Today, the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia made 7 demands for safer streets. Sign the petition to support the Bicycle Coalition’s requests, shared below. bicycle coalition’s 7 Demands for City...

On Tuesday morning, 24-year old bicyclist Emily Fredricks was killed by a person driving a sanitation truck at 11th and Spruce. Two vigils were held yesterday. A human bike lane, an idea from Leigh Goldenberg, was formed at 7:30 AM....

In sustainability, small changes can equal big wins. For Aramark, change starts with peanuts. Appropriately announced in Citizens Bank Park at the Green Sports Alliance Champions of Food Symposium last Tuesday, Aramark President Carl Mittleman revealed the first compostable bag of...

Mayor Kenney, Philadelphia Streets Department, and Recyclebank announced Philacycle, the newest program to get the city to Zero Waste. Philacycle: Helping Philadelphia to Get to Zero Waste Philacycle replaces the previous city programs by combining them all into one: Philadelphia Recycling...

Finally, the City of Philadelphia has revealed how we can all get on board with the Paris Climate Agreement. Recently, the City’s Office of Sustainability (OOS) debuted its Energy Master Plan for city buildings. But if we want to meet...

Not sure what goes into your blue Philadelphia single-stream* recycling bin? Download a FREE printable Green Philly Recycling Guide © You’re not alone! And we get it – you want to do the right thing! Since there’s not an easy-to-read...

What can we learn from the past to help us understand climate change? I recently attended an Academy Town Square to hear Dr. Kenneth Lacovara talk about dinosaurs because, uh, dinosaurs are awesome. He discovered one of the most gigantic dinos...

Did you know that Philadelphia has over 10,000 acres of parks? The Wissahickon Valley Park is a solid 1,800 chunk of all that green space and draws about 1.1 million visits each year. No other area of Philadelphia has gone...