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Terrill Haigler says there’s more to his candidacy than just cleaning up the city This piece originally ran in the Philadelphia Citizen. A few questions I get asked all the time are: Why City Council? Why now? Do I really think...

  By Sam Hawkins When it comes to the Philly food scene, there’s good food and there’s great food. Good food is tasty, nutritious and timely. Great food is all of the above, but you don’t need to go anywhere...

One of our favorite ways to be sustainable is with our food choices. Between our CSA and farmers market choices, we are conscious about what we put on our plate. it’s important to practice sustainability on the most important holidays...

How often do you get the opportunity to meet and mingle with some of the most influential designers, architects, engineers, developers and sustainable businesses responsible for the changing landscape of a more sustainably built Philadelphia? This Thursday, October 29th, at...

This is a guest post from the TTF Watershed, Friends of the Wissahickon, and the Delaware River Keeper. Hey Mt. Airy, Fishtown, South Philly and Eastwick residents, what creek or stream flows through your Philadelphia neighborhood? Most likely it’s the...

After a wedding, it’s very common to have leftover centerpieces, fake floral arrangements, decorations, card holders, baskets/pillows, clothing, jewelry, etc. You can save the items for sentiment’s sake, but eventually you’ll probably need the space. So what do you do?...

Today’s guest post addresses Swarthmore College’s Divestment. Stephen O’Hanlon is a sophomore at Swarthmore College where he studies Political Science and is core organizer with Swarthmore Mountain Justice‘s fossil fuel divestment campaign. He also enjoys biking, spending time outdoors and...

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.

Ever wonder what happens in Revolution Recovery? Our guest writer Kelly Altrichter recently toured the facility and shared her experience so we could experience it firsthand. What is Revolution Recovery? Revolution Recovery was born when Avi Golen and Jon Wybar had the idea to divert construction material straight out of the landfill in 2004.  Although they dug through construction waste to determine an outlet for all the various materials, Revolution Recovery has grown to two locations and 80 employees. Find out more about Revolution Recovery and the recent DVGBC tour, after the jump!