Earth Day

Join us from wherever you have an internet connection to celebrate 50 years of protecting our environment Join Green Philly for a digital speaker and networking event to celebrate 50 years of Earth Day! For this special live streaming event,...

Happy Earth Day! (Technically yesterday was the “official” Earth Day. But really, every day is earth day!) We celebrated this past week by recognizing simple steps you can take to leave a smaller footprint. We were psyched to see everyone using...

Earth Day is celebrated each year on April 22nd. According to the Earth Day Network, it is the largest civic-focused day of action in the world, with a mission to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide. But while...

Move over, Sundance! A new film festival is coming to the city of Brotherly Love. The Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival will take over the Prince Theater on Earth Day weekend. The range of films highlight some of the most pressing sustainability...

Earth Day is April 22nd every day but celebrated on April 22nd. I was so excited when URBN asked me to host a Brown Bag at their corporate office in the Navy Yard to honor this tree-hugging holiday. Beyond my excitement...

Last Monday, I joined the WHYY Radio Times Broadcast about how to reduce your carbon footprint & live sustainably with Mary Cummings-Jordan and Umbra Fisk (Grist.org). Don’t worry if you missed it: You can listen to the full show online....

Happy Earth Day… AKA the day we’ve allll been waiting for. We’re co-hosting a Philly Tech Week: Green Challenge Scavenger Hunt with everyone’s fav app, MilkCrate. Your tips for today: Use MilkCrate & Green Philly for hints… Dash to the spots...

We celebrate our "Earth Day" every day, but today gives us an opportunity to reflect on what Earth Day means to those around our city. Philadelphia has thousands of amazing individuals working to help us achieve cleaner air, water, transit and healthier food options. In honor of this green holiday, we asked a few local individuals what Earth Day means to them:

With Earth Day coming up on Monday, we have a guest post about an event to challenge your bottled vs. tap water knowledge. Elizabeth Kobert is a local coordinator for Think Outside the Bottle. She is a junior at the University of Pennsylvania. What do water and national parks have in common? They're both priceless public assets that should be free and accessible to all! We are challenging national parks to Think Outside the Bottle and (Find out more, after the jump!)