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Sustainable homes should be available to families of all income levels. Due to a unique partnership between Postgreen Homes and the New Kensington Community Development Corporation (NKCDC), it’s one of the first projects of its kind in Philadelphia. LEED Platinum houses...

We’ve been following SustainPHL award recipient Green City Clean Waters since the beginning and can’t believe they recently celebrated 5 years! They’ve greened a grand total of 837.7 Greened Acres as of June 1st, which equates to an estimated 1.5...

This entry is from SBN’s The Good Economist August 2016 edition, published by Saleem Chapman. The Office of Sustainability Gives Preview of Greenworks 2.0 The environmental community converged upon the Innovation Lab inside the Municipal Services Building on August 9th...

One of our favorite ways to be sustainable is with our food choices. Between our CSA and farmers market choices, we are conscious about what we put on our plate. it’s important to practice sustainability on the most important holidays...

Fall is (sorta) here! Camping is best in the autumn – warm days, cooler nights become the perfect combination for a campfire and s’mores. Where can you go within a 4-hour drive of Philly? We rounded up ten ideas for...

Plus, enter to win her new book!  Ever struggle about raising children consciously without going crazy? Local publicist & author Paige Wolf released a book to help. Spit that Out!: The Overly Informed Parent’s Guide to Raising Healthy Kids in the Age...

Saleem Chapman, Policy and Advocacy Manager at the Sustainable Business Network, received the inaugural SustainPHL Local Advocate award on August 18th, 2016. However, he pumped the crowd and motivated us to get off our tails and do something more than the...

Want to give back to our Philly Parks? TONIGHT: Join United By Blue, SustainPHL & other partners to clean up FDR Park in South Philly. Due to our Ticketleap partnership, we’ll also have a bus from City Hall (1401 JFK...

Guest post by Russell Zerbo on behalf of the Clean Air Council addresses transportation pollution locally and recaps a recent roundtable on August 23rd. Transportation is now the largest source of carbon dioxide pollution in the United States, although in...