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Ahh, antifreeze. One of those many products you need for your car. Although it helps lower the freezing point and prevents overheating, antifreeze also protects against corrosion, heat transfer and more. But then it’s done, what do you do? Whether...

Wallethub debuted its annual Greenest Cities in America list, and they dropped Philly’s rankings yet again. (Perhaps they missed our recent energy announcement that city buildings will go 100% renewable by 2030?) Recent year trends went as follows: WalletHub greenest cities Rankings...

Imagine a road trip to the shore or mountains. Driving along listening to the latest Taylor Swift song (just me?) on Spotify, you see a little farm stand on the side of the road. You pull the car over to...

What should you do with a defunct microwave? Can you recycle it? One of our readers asks: “I have a nonfunctioning microwave. Can I put that out in the trash?” –  Microwaving Millenial Well, Microwaving Millenial, you could put your...

How can we make a significant impact on our city’s carbon footprint? The answer lies in our buildings. Buildings are the most considerable part of our city’s carbon emissions (an estimated 60% or higher), due to the city density, moving...

As we announced on Wednesday, Philadelphia just announced ambitious goals towards clean energy. The  Philadelphia Municipal Energy Master Plan for the Built Environment includes four master goals, including reducing GHG emissions by 50%, reducing the city’s Built Environment energy use, going 100%...

On an unusually hot 84* day in late September, the city’s making strides to fight the climate change we’re experiencing IRL. The city announced four huge energy goals, including to generate or purchase 100% all electricity from renewable resources by 2030 for...

We can (almost) officially call Chester County a clean energy hub. After Phoenixville committed to 100% clean energy last week, West Chester refused to be left behind. On Wednesday night, the Borough of West Chester, Pennsylvania voted unanimously to establish a goal...

Think businesses typically are only focused on the bottom line? That mindset is quickly changing. For SBN members and thousands of companies worldwide, missions go beyond the financial impacts. And the results are worth the effort. For one, millennials and younger...