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July 5, 2012 | Paul Fugazzotto
The spotlight is shining on Philadelphia at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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New Video: Philadelphia’s First Porous Street
June 22, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Pass by the 800 block of tiny Percy Street near the Italian Market in South Philadelphia and you may not even notice that you’re in the presence of Philadelphia’s first street to be retrofitted with porous paving.
Read More →UN Sustainability Conference in Brazil Puts the Spotlight on Philly
June 21, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
This week, world leaders are gathered at the UN Conference of Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. And what are they talking about? Philadelphia, for one –
Read More →A Tale of Two Cities: Philadelphia and Rio de Janeiro Lead the Transition to Sustainability
June 20, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Hey, that doesn’t look like the Schuylkill River. Pictured above is Rio de Janeiro, Philadelphia’s sister city in the U.S.-Brazil Joint Initiative on Urban Sustainability (JIUS).
Read More →That’s Progress: Mayor Nutter Releases Greenworks Update for 2012
| Public Affairs
We’re at the halfway point of Greenworks—the plan that outlines how Philadelphia will become the greenest city in America by 2015—and giant steps have been taken toward sustainability.
Read More →New Philly Greenway: Gray’s Ferry Crescent
June 15, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Philadelphia’s newest greenway—Gray’s Ferry Crescent, stretching from 34th Street to Wharton Street along the eastern bank of the Schulykill River—was dedicated earlier this week.
Read More →National Geographic: Philadelphia Cleans Up Stormwater With Innovative Program
June 7, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
An article in yesterday’s National Geographic daily news lauds the Philadelphia Water Department’s Green City, Clean Waters plan and makes some interesting points about Philly’s tradition of innovation in water management.
Read More →Happy Birthday, Green City, Clean Waters!
June 1, 2012 | Brian Rademaekers
No matter how many times we explain to the bakery that we want a cake shaped like a stormwater bumpout that reads “Happy First Anniversary of the Consent Agreement, Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan Update,” they just seem confused.
Read More →News Stream: EPA Grant to Make Nebinger Greener
May 23, 2012 | Public Affairs
In case you missed it: A cover story in the South Philadelphia Review reported on the grant that will help fund green stormwater management at Nebinger Elementary School.
Read More →The Philly 500: City Begins Speeding Toward 500 New Green Acres by 2015
May 16, 2012 | Matthew Fritch
Last week, Mayor Nutter and city officials gathered with students and neighbors at William Dick Elementary School in North Philadelphia to kick off the Green 2015 Action Plan, an ambitious initiative to add 500 new acres of parkland.
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