Events

Now that we announced the SustainPHL 2016 nominees online here, it’s now time to get tickets for the summer’s biggest sustainable event! SustainPHL is an awards ceremony and celebration of sustainability visionaries to unsung heroes making a difference in their communities. Green...

Let’s talk about trash. Vocal performer Martha McDonald is performing the “Songs of Memory and Forgetting,” premiering June 12 (due to a rain-out on June 5th) at RAIR’s (Recycled Artist in Residency) headquarters at the Revolution Recovery recycling facility in Northeast Philadelphia....

July 2008: I’m driving home with my colleague and we uncover the shocking secret that our employer is gathering the recycling bins and dumping them into the trash. 2008: Mayor Nutter becomes Mayor of Philadelphia and shortly after creates the Greenworks Initiative...

Exciting Workshops Alert! Next Tuesday, May 24th, we’re hosting two workshops. Whether you need to brush up your social media skills OR need a creative outlet, there’s something for you. DIY Seed Bomb workshop at united by blue Seed bombs...

Let’s fill the streets with our bodies and voices this Saturday, May 7th and assert our right to breathe clean air! We’ll mobilize for our Right to Breathe through a community rally and direct action. The demonstration, led by community groups Philly...

Imagine an event that will celebrate the stories of those who have made a positive impact on Philadelphia’s environment. We’re proud to announce: SustainPHL We’re hosting the first ever SustainPHL Awards, a celebration ranging from sustainability visionaries to unsung heroes...

Getting away from natural gas seems so futuristic, right? Wrong! Judy Wicks decided to transition her home to 100% renewable energy after seeing the movie, Groundswell Rising. Renewable energy is more accessible, and you’ll find out how to make it...

OK, our headline might be a little misleading, but it’s for a really good reason. Judy Wicks and the Sustainable Business Network are hosting “Conversations Toward A Sustainable Philadelphia”, a series of talks “intended to move our city toward a sustainable future by inspiring...

Happy Spring (that finally feels like Winter)! I kicked off my Spring by a trip to Urban Jungle yesterday to refill my potting soil & transplant a few of my houseplant garden. What should you do this week? Here’s the...