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Did you know that putting just 100 currently unemployed, formerly incarcerated individuals back to work would produce an additional $1.9 million in city wage tax revenue over these individuals’ post-release lifetimes? Join us to learn about PHS’s Roots to Re-Entry job training program, a new employment initiative that provides inmates of the Philadelphia Prison System […]
If you’re at all familiar with PHS’s City Harvest initiative, you know PHS is committed to urban agriculture. If the topic interests you as well, then come to the latest installation of the Urban Sustainability Form for… High Tunnels: A Sustainable Solution for Local Urban Agriculture Wednesday, February 15, 2012 The Academy of Natural Sciences […]
Attend the Urban Sustainability Forum and discover the rich ecological history of the Delaware Estuary. In this evening presentation we’ll learn how human activity has threatened life in the estuary and get more information on current efforts to enhance and rebuild its living resources. The forum will feature Jonathan H. Sharp of the School of […]
June 7, 2011 by Kirsten K.
Greenworks Philadelphia, Mayor Nutter’s plan to make Philadelphia the greenest city in America by 2015, was released in spring of 2009 and presented its first Progress Report in 2010. Based on sustainability target areas of energy, environment, equity, economy, and engagement, the plan has enabled Philadelphia to make great strides in achieving the Mayor’s goal. […]
May 17, 2011 by Kirsten K.
Attend the Urban Sustainability Forum on Thursday, May 19 at 6:30 pm to tackle pressing water-related issues. Representatives from the Philadelphia Water Department, major building owners and operators, community groups, and concerned citizens will come together at the Academy of Natural Sciences for We Are Our Water: How to Protect Our Health, Communities, and Pocketbooks by […]
February’s Urban Sustainability Forum will demonstrate the need for students and teachers to have awareness, knowledge, and skills to create a new and more sustainable approach to living in southeast Pennsylvania. The forum will showcase examples from local programs and institutions that are successfully taking on this challenge. Join us for what will surely be […]
September 12, 2012 by Barb
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