Stories

Ten years ago, we decided to start a blog because our employers were taking our recycling bins and throwing them into the trash cans. We never envisioned that it would turn into a local resource, a community full of regular...

Can staying indoors be hazardous to your health? As someone who just spent Memorial Day Weekend camping and outdoors, it’s easy to see the benefits of spending time unplugged. Although it was a little tricky not to send a few...

Last Thursday, the Sustainable Business Network’s (SBN) GSI Partners hosted its third annual Excellence in GSI Awards Ceremony. Held at FringeArts, this year’s ceremony featured keynote speaker Marc Cammarata, Deputy Water Commissioner for Planning at the Philadelphia Water Department. (SBN)...

Nicholas Zhu recently took a critical writing seminar course, where they were assigned to use online sources as models for a piece. He chose Green Philly (how awesome!) to discuss climate change and vacations. Here’s his article.   Vacations are a time...

Happy National Bike to Work Day! The weather may have been lousy all week, but that didn’t stop the biking community from celebrating two-wheeled transportation. This morning, many cyclists met in front of the Penn Museum on 33rd & South...

SustainPHL is returning in August! SustainPHL is Philadelphia’s annual sustainability awards and celebration hosted by Green Philly. Highlighting nonprofits, for-profits, civic/government and individuals, we want to hear about the people and organizations making Philadelphia a more sustainable city. Who’s the...

This past Saturday evening, an SUV hit and fatally ran over 34-year-old Pablo Avendano. Avendano worked as a courier for food delivery service Caviar and was traveling in the bike lane of Spring Garden and 10th Street. The news comes...

PennFuture announced its Green in ’18” campaign,  grassroots movement that aims to spur the gubernatorial candidates to prioritize environmental issues. Leading a coalition of 25 unified state environmental groups, PennFuture also created the first-ever Pennsylvania Common Conservation Agenda Pennsylvania Common Conservation Agenda, outlining popular, fiscally...

My best friend has been faithfully by my side for over ten years, keeping me company, warning me of dangers, and making sure I get outside for a walk at least 3 times a day. He is a small white...