Articles Written by Marie Bouffard

The flower show this year was themed, “Holland: Flowering the World,” celebrating Dutch culture with wooden shoes, tulips, bikes, and windmills. Beyond the stereotypes, the exhibits also paid homage to the Netherlands’ environmental innovation and technology. To honor the Netherlands...

Despite a long history of community gardens in Philadelphia, the city has not had a consistent abundance of greenery. Many Philadelphia community gardens (some which have been running for 70 to 80 years) had to close in the early 2000s...

Hi Green Philly, I was wondering if you know of any collection events coming up soon to collect TVs and other electronic waste that we can’t put out curbside.  Thanks, Bala Cynwyd Resident Dear Bala Cynwyd Resident, Electronic waste can be...

Reader Question: I’ve got a question I couldn’t find an answer to via Where Can I Wednesdays or otherwise. What the hell do I do with candle wax when it’s spent? This has puzzled me for ages, but now I...

Science supporters of all backgrounds are invited to join a diverse group of other scientists, science communicators, and science supporters in the March for Science this Earth day, April 22, 2017. Philadelphia will join Washington D.C. and over 350 sister...

It’s no secret Philly has had a dirty reputation. If you start googling “Why is Philly…”, here’s what automatically comes up: But we’ve made a lot of progress since Greenworks began in 2008. And have more in store. Philadelphia has big...

If you’ve been feeling like environmental issues are taking a back seat for this new administration, you’re not wrong. But exactly how bad is it? The 2016 Environmental Scorecard The Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania provides an excellent tool for voters...

Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Groundhog Day, Arbor Day, if you can name it there’s probably a holiday card for it. But what to do with all those cards after the fact? WHERE TO RECYCLE OLD GREETING CARDS Whether you’ve...

We’ve made it another month of 2017 into March! Whether your thing is biking, flowers, theater, baking, or wildlife, we have the best events to get you through until spring. 7 Sustainability Events for March 1. RAIR: Projects made possible...