Articles Written by Brianna Baker

After you spend an agonizing five days tracking its journey, that goodie you bought online finally arrives on your doorstep. But once you tear everything away to get to your new lamp/pair of shoes/blender, you’re left with a mess: plastic,...

Philadelphia Union forward CJ Sapong lives by a simple mantra: “baby steps.” Those two words have guided him both in his soccer career and as he builds his nonprofit, Sacred Seeds. If you attended SustainPHL, you may have heard Sapong...

For the past three months, I’ve had the absolute pleasure of serving as Green Philly’s editorial intern. It’s been a summer of doing the two things I love most — learning and writing — about sustainability. I started identifying as...

Anything can be turned into public art — even trash cans. That’s what Philly’s artists believe. And if you’ve seen a new image or two plastered on a bin, then you’ve stumbled across the #trashcantakeover initiative.  The movement began, like...

We all know that piece of kitchen wisdom passed down from our grandma: don’t dump grease down the drain! But it may not be as much of a no-brainer as you’d think. The Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) reports that cooking oil...

A new grant is available for projects that will restore and conserve a precious natural resource: the Delaware River Watershed. The $4.3 million grant is aptly named the Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund (DWCF) and is administered by the National Fish...

Planning a big event is stressful enough. But if you’re a green consumer (like us), the logistics can be a nightmare. How can you possibly ensure that every detail is eco-friendly, but still looks and tastes exactly how you envisioned?...

The third annual Philly Free Streets is coming up to shake up your summer — this time on North Broad Street. On Saturday, Aug. 11 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., traffic will be shut down from City Hall to...

Allison Acevedo is Pennsylvania’s new Director of Environmental Justice — and she’s ready to work. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Black Giving Circle Though born and raised in Pittsburgh, Acevedo went to Swarthmore College and has been working in Philly for...