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L&I just announced changes to streamline the solar process Getting solar in Philadelphia just got a little bit easier. The city announced today that solar projects will be allowed to use a new EZ permit for qualifying installations up to...

Is there a demand for solar in Philadelphia? One local solar program has shown that residents are seeking it. According to Laura Rigell of the Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA), Solarize Philly surpassed their goal of 100 sign ups for solar...

On Tuesday evening, Green Philly hosted our second Beyond the Blog panel. After 45’s announcement that the US will pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, we aptly named the discussion Paris Postmortem: How to Make Philly a Clean & Energy...

An effective leader is a person, or persons of an organization, who create an inspiring vision of the future, and motivate and inspire others to engage with that vision. We are lucky to have so many of these mission-driven organizations...

Although we love celebrating sustainable organizations like Philadelphia Water, we truly believe in the grassroots power of Philadelphians here on GPB. A south Philly resident via South Ohio & Baltimore, Skyler Willman-Cole is a new Philadelphian who cares about his...

The Clean Air Council and Solar States are teaming up to teach a class devoted to solar workforce development at YouthBuild Philadelphia this fall. The opportunity to teach this class has been made possible by the great folks at YouthBuild Philadelphia, grants...

Welp. It's Monday again. Hope you were able to get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend! We explored the Schuylkill Boardwalk for a run, as you can see from this week's featured photo. Whether you scored a free Uber-X ride pre-sting opp or are still contemplating better names than SEPTA's new Key smart card payment system, it's time to start focusing on the important stuff. Like the week ahead, and how you're going to start locally celebrating Halloween all week. Philly Events: Week of October 27 - 31st:

Got a case of the Mondays? Try one of these great, green events to cheer you up! Whether you’re interested in just sitting back and listening to some music or partying on the roof, there are tons events going on this week! Here are a couple of our favorite events for this upcoming week:

This post is brought to you by Solar States. We may have heard mixed messages about Hydraulic fracturing or “fracking”: it’s good for the local economy because we do not have to import it/it is a “transition fuel” however, the  contaminated water, radioactive water and threat of pipelines locally outweigh any of these menial pros that fracking fans may conjure up.  Plus, continuing to risk natural resources as Governor Tom Corbett recently signed legislation allowing fracking in state forests and parks. Continuing to risk natural resources- especially spaces that were once protected by state and national law - is unacceptable. There's good news though:  We already have an acceptable alternative that works locally: solar.