Mayor Kenney and Philly Delegation at World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen, Day 2

by Nic Esposito(Nic Esposito, the City’s Zero Waste and Litter Director, is reporting from from the Climate 40 (C40) Cities World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen. Created and led by cities, C40 is focused on tackling climate change and driving urban action that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks, while increasing the health, wellbeing and

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Day One of the Cities World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen (Part 1 of 3)

by Nic EspositoGreetings from the Climate 40 (C40) Cities World Mayors Summit in Copenhagen! Created and led by cities, C40 is focused on tackling climate change and driving urban action that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks, while increasing the health, wellbeing and economic opportunities of urban citizens.This blog post will be the first

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Glimpse the private lives of local artists with Mt. Airy Learning Tree and Historic Germantown

If you’ve ever wondered how an artist’s sensibilities might manifest in their day-to-day, now is your chance to explore their habitats, where you can see first-hand how their artistic mediums and personal aesthetics both inform and reflect their home life.For the past ten years Mt. Airy Learning Tree, a nonprofit community service organization that provides

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Teen entrepreneurs are both philanthropists and sustainability advocates

by Claire Marie PorterTeen entrepreneurs Shayna Kaye and Olivia Odike started their company Apollow Pillow in May. They make and sell colorful, quirky pillows, and donate a pillow to a child through the Ronald McDonald House for each one sold. The 14-year-olds met while attending Philadelphia’s chapter of Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!),  a year-long program that

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A Host of Issues

Contributed by Luke Hearon, The John J. Willaman & Martha Haas Valentine Plant Protection InternThe following story is courtesy of the Morris Arboreteum blog.While not particularly rare in the eastern half of the U.S., the saddleback caterpillar (Acharia stimulea) has long been on my bug-seeing bucket list. I do wish I had encountered the caterpillar

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Curbed Progress: The PA Senate is standing in the way of protected bike lane installations across the state.

By Randy LobassoUrging his colleagues in the state legislature to act swiftly on parking-protected bike lanes and pedestrian plaza legislation, Pennsylvania State Senator Larry Farnese of Philadelphia penned a dire warning June 19.“If we fail to act ... we risk the loss of several major bike lane projects funded for construction this year,” Farnese wrote

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