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Snacking and trying to limit your waste? Here are a few ideas. Looking for snacks without the waste? Going zero waste while satisfying your cravings can be difficult with endless choices of convenience stores and stands. Here’s a few places...

Earlier this year, as part of a project by the Philadelphia Collaborative for Health Equity, 33 high school students in North Philadelphia took and shared photographs to document everyday life in their neighborhoods. While some of the young artists produced...

Most people know Philly Foodworks as an online market and farm share program offering the largest selection of local food in the Greater Philadelphia area. What most people do not know, however, is that, behind the scenes, this market is...

Shopping with a Conscious (AKA: the Great Green Bed Hunt of 2019) Over the past month, I’ve been on an endless journey to find a mattress and bed that aligned with my values. It all started when I noticed a...

Pennsylvania would join 9 States in RGGI, an effort to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in a cap-and-trade system. If you previously looked at a map of states participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), you’d see a gaping hole...

This article appears as part of Green Philly’s partnership with Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 300 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story.   by António Guterres On the eve of the September UN Climate Action Summit,...

Spoiler: Many of the VIP Changemakers are lurking right outside. Last week, world leaders gathered at the UN Headquarters of New York to discuss climate change, sustainable development, and other issues. Although Greta Thunberg’s passionate and heart-wrenching speech drew many...

Green Building United’s annual Groundbreaker Awards honored 5 sustainable building projects Green Building United hosted its annual Groundbreaker Awards on Wednesday night to honor green building leadership, innovation, and impact in greater Philadelphia, Lehigh Valley, and Delaware. The annual award...

Economics and the community at the center of Plastic Bag Rally Yesterday, environmental groups hosted a rally against plastic bags at City Hall. Speakers during the rally included local activists like 12-year old Isaac Harte of Thorndale, the Mayor of...