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2016 brought on many changes, but another one specifically for the sustainability community: Sustainable Business Network (SBN) Executive Director Jamie Gauthier is trading nonprofits. Highlights of Gauthier’s time at SBN include the Good Economy 2020, which will shape SBN’s actions...

Deck the halls with boughs of paper… and plastic… and wrapping materials. What can you recycle from your holiday haul? Just because there’s reindeer on your packages doesn’t make them non-recyclable. Essentially, most of the gift wrap and supplies –...

If we’ve learned anything since November 2016, it’s that change can start with everyday citizens. We don’t have to wait for a certain age or moment to make a difference. A local teenager is proving this to us yet again....

It’s with great sadness to share that we’ve bid farewell to the beloved Green Philly mascot, Pounce DeLeon. My life changed on January 12, 2013. One to never love felines, I brought home my furrrrever best friend from the shelter. A...

Our local Sustainable Pioneer, Judy Wicks, is once again leading the nation this Thanksgiving. Wicks organized the Water Protectors Community Appreciation Dinner, “a delegation of 75 people (including actress Jane Fonda) who will cook and serve a dinner for 2000 of the...

By the time you read this post, you probably can’t stomach another election piece. I’ve attempted publishing and deleted 2-3 versions of this post already. I couldn’t formulate words. The election results felt heavy. Like so many others, I was...

Don’t throw those leaves in the trash – they’ll end up in landfills and produce methane, versus how organics can be composted and added nutrition soil for plants. Here’s the deal with Philly leaf pickup guidelines for 2016. Ground rules...

UPDATE via Fossil Fuel Penn’s Facebook: a meeting with senior members of the administration has been scheduled. After last week’s election results, city and organization actions proved more vital than ever. University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann has previously denied student...

Elliot Honeybun-Arnolda is an Environmental, Politics and Society MSc student at University College London. His guest editorial below is titled “America Trumps Climate Change.” Follow him on Twitter @ellhoneybun. .Climate change is undoubtedly the most pervasive and prominent risk to human...