Articles Written by Julie Hancher

Philadelphia gained its first ever Complete Streets Commissioner this week, which means streets will be considered NOT just for cars, but bikes, pedestrians and public transit users. According to Randy LoBasso reported in the Bicycle Coalition blog, the Bicycle Coalition of...

by Christopher Hickman, Franklin & Marshall College This year, the 2016 GreenAllies Conference is back and better than ever! By partnering with Franklin & Marshall’s Diplomatic Congress, this event will feature more speakers, more networking opportunities, and more chances to help...

The Sustainable Business Network (SBN) officially released the Local Economic Impact Report of the First Five Years of Green City, Clean Waters. Green City, Clean Waters is in year 5 of 25, with Philadelphia Water projected investments of $1.2 billion...

Guess what, Philly? Even mother nature is on the #OpenStreetsPHL side! I couldn’t help waking up like a kid on Christmas this past Saturday, walking around South Philly to see what was going on in the blizzard excitement. Rather than...

Ladies, we need to have a conversation on here today about what we’re putting into our bodies. More specifically? Our vaginas. (Um, yeah. I guess this is the point where I tell any dudes trying to date me / my...

So it’s a little more difficult to get local produce in the winter months when many farmers market are on hold until the Spring. Are those plastic bags for salads and mixed greens recyclable? The simple answer is no. Regardless,...

Update 1/26: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a press release, stating the ‘”release of an estimated 4,200-gallon heating oil tank located at 2400 Market Street in Philadelphia.” Further, “because of the accumulation of snow in the area, the path...

Happy post-Jonas blizzard! Now that we’ve all got Weezer’s the Blue Album out of our heads (extra props if you got this title reference…), it’s time to clear the snow (or at least, like 5% of our sidewalks) and get...

So what’s it like to be a climate activist? There were two climate rallies over the past 2 days, one in center city and the other in our state capitol. We mentioned there was Climate Justice Allies Power Plan Day of Action...