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WTFriday: Here’s Why PA Just Spent $8 Million on Mussels

On April 19, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) announced a $39 million investment in…

8 years ago

Winners from 2017 SBN Excellence in GSI Awards Ceremony

This past Thursday night, the Sustainable Business Network hosted their 2nd Excellence in GSI Awards Ceremony at La Peg/ Fringe Arts.…

8 years ago

Broad Street Run is en Route to “Zero Waste”

Zero Waste and Litter Director Nic Esposito wastes no time getting down to business. (...Get it?) This past Sunday, 40,000…

8 years ago

Grant Opportunity: Organizations Wanted to Tackle Cigarette Litter

Sick of seeing cigarette butts littering the ground? A new grant opportunity is helping local community organizations tackle this waste.…

8 years ago

Nominations Open for SustainPHL 2017

SustainPHL is returning on Thursday, August 3, 2017. SustainPHL is Philadelphia's annual sustainability awards and celebration hosted by Green Philly.…

8 years ago

Discount Code to Philadelphia Environmental Film Fest

Are you heading to the Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival this weekend? Use the discount code EARTH5 to get tickets to…

8 years ago

You Can Ask Mayor Kenney to Kill Anti Electric Vehicle Bill

So we've all grumbled about 2017 policy actions. But here's a tiny thing you can do with a significant impact…

8 years ago

Over 20,000 Philadelphians Cleaned Up Last Weekend

The annual Philly Spring Cleanup was this past Saturday, April 8, 2017. 20,625 volunteers gathered at 825 sites across Philadelphia…

8 years ago

7 Ways to Fight Back: Philly’s Perfect Response to Trump’s Climate Disaster

I was so swamped prepping for last evening's Beyond the Blog panel discussion that I almost missed the HUGE headlines.…

8 years ago

Nic Esposito Shares the Roadmap to a Zero Waste Philadelphia by 2035

It's no secret Philly has had a dirty reputation. If you start googling "Why is Philly...", here's what automatically comes up:…

8 years ago