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This week, let’s meet a reader who took her passion and optimism for sustainability and created the Hope Symbol. She also works in sustainability at a local nonprofit. Let’s meet Rhonda. Name: Rhonda Babb Title & Occupation: Communications and Marketing...

Wanna take a time machine soon? Just head to the PA Convention Center. As soon as you step into the Philadelphia Flower Show, hear the Beatles and see a take of the LOVE Statue in neon flowers, you’ll want to...

Hey readers, we have a new column debuting, featuring those faces we see at our events and on the website. This week, we have a reader who works in sustainability at a B Corp. Let’s meet Shawn! Name: Shawn Hogan...

Hey readers, we have a new column debuting! The people who read Green Philly and attend our events make our organization a bustling community. Since we have such a wide array of readers, what better way to see who you’ll...

The Energy Co-Op announced that Ronald Fisher joined as their new Executive Director. According to a press release, Fisher was in a legal private practice prior and “brings extensive experience in energy project development and finance, including in the solar...

How does a city get to Zero Waste? According to the Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet, it starts with One… Year Report. Philadelphia has an ambitious goal: to fully eliminate the use of landfills and conventional incinerators by 2035, diverting...

2018 was quite the year – Can you believe that only 10 months ago, we were Superbowl champions? Philly’s sustainability scene had a lot going on too. The city received $2 million towards climate goals. There were solar grants too. Everyone released...

Often, it’s not what you know, it’s who you know… Many socially-minded people come to me to ask how to get more involved in sustainability, whether they want to find an outlet for their sustainable passion, switch careers or learn...

Every year for the past 20 years, a group of housemates and friends at 4821-23 Baltimore Avenue in West Philadelphia make our porch into a different modern horror on Halloween night. We construct a labyrinth filled with dark corners and...