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The latest in sustainability news: Philly residents can get free plants through a program to curb the spread of invasive species. The newly launched statewide “Pennsylvania Invasive Replace-ive” Program will provide native plants at no charge to participants who remove...

With more companies embracing the triple bottom line, finding a career that matches your values is getting easier. Here are a few ways to start looking. Whether you work at a vegan restaurant or in a solar company that wants...

Degrees, networking, all of the above? Here are a few ways to find your green dream job. One of the most popular questions emailed/DM’d/asked is something along these lines: “I just moved to the area and am trying to find...

The workforce is about to go through a major shift. As more baby boomers retire, millennials will make up a larger portion of the employees – approximately 75% of workers by 2025. These workers have a different approach to choosing...

On this Episode of City Rising, we take an in-depth look into the green job landscape, the future of work and the climate action workforce. Special guest Emily Schapira is the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA), and...

Episode 1 of City Rising is live! What is meaningful work? How do I set myself up for a rewarding career? Are robots going to take our jobs? This is what we’re talking about – AND MORE – during the...

Can't wait for five o'clock? Here's two job alerts for y'all: Urban Blazers: Program Coordinator Urban Blazers is hiring an additional 2- 3 program coordinators, with part-time program coordinators can be hired to manage a single site at as little as 3-4 hrs per week or several sites at 18-22 hrs per week.

Love the environment and looking for a job? You may be in luck! Philadelphia came in at #9 for green jobs, with 789 job listings according to Simply Hired. There are over (Find out more about our title & why, after the jump!)

Obama swung by a wind-turbine Plant to talk about Energy, reducing US oil imports and getting clean Energy on Wednesday afternoon. This coincides with Obama's announcement for re-election. Luckily, Philadelphia is producing a whole-lot of green-energy jobs as part of Obama's energy initiatives. But as we saw from his State of the Union Address, he needs to step up his actions and talk less about the changes. "These are not your father's windmills," Obama told (find out more, after the jump!)