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Virginia (sometimes Beth) Cain is a Community Outreach Coordinator at Recyclebank.  In her spare time, she brunches locally, relentlessly roots for Ohio sports, laughs at her own jokes and picks up litter with her bare hands.  It’s time again for...

“If you use the words ‘life changing’ in your blog post, it wouldn’t be a lie.” This was what one of our Big Green Party guests said afterwards, referring to our amazing sponsors, the Beese Knees. There’s been a void of ice...

Wow. After a rescheduling, months of planning and tons of running around, the Big Green Party happened. Thank you to our sponsors, partners, co-hosts (Sustainability Nexus) and incredible volunteers for pulling the evening off. It was certainly a group effort. And...

Big Green Party is Tomorrow! We’re so excited to celebrate the Big Green Party with you tomorrow! Along with our co-hosts, the Sustainability Nexus, we’re looking forward to the event. Thank you for all the enthusiasm – we are excited...

Happy Wednesday! What a better way than to spend your lunch break today than on the Twitterverse with us? We’ll be hosting a Twitter chat at noon with Generocity (@Generocity) and the Sustainability Nexus (Co_nexus) based on “What’s happening in sustainability in...

Is your dream to be published? Good news for you! Local publishing rockstars company Head & the Hand Press are accepting submissions of art, photography, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction for their upcoming Corn Belt Almanac. Just hurry – submissions close on...

Want to make a difference in your neighborhood? Organizing a cleanup doesn’t have to be a daunting task. Remember that amazing Fairmount neighborhood cleanup earlier in the Fall? Although the weather outside isn’t ideal to pick up trash, it’s the...

Happy Monday, readers! It’s a big week for us here at Green Philly. Our Big Green Party, cohosted by City CoHo is this Friday! We’re excited to hang out with you in person and talk about sustainability. What else can...

There’s a lot of buzz right now about Philly’s “potential” as an energy hub for natural gas and a new pipeline, bringing jobs and money to the city. However, there’s a ton of dangers, too: leaks, air pollution and overall...