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Delaware River Day
Posted on May 18, 2012 | No CommentsSaturday, May 19, Philadelphians and boat enthusiasts will mark the start of boating season with Delaware River Day. The celebration will be held from noon to 6pm at Penn’s Landing. At this day of community-based marine education, guests can expect: Man overboard demonstration Life jacket... -
Recycle with MTV
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No CommentsMTV Brasil is meeting the challenges of plastic recycling with the introduction of a new machine. In just a few easy steps, the machine takes an expired credit card and gives it new life in the form of a guitar pick. (Check out the demo.)... -
Return to Gasland
Posted on May 16, 2012 | No CommentsAcademy Award nominated documentarian Josh Fox intends to follow his acclaimed natural-gas drilling film “Gasland” with a sequel. “Gasland 2” will continue in the vein of the first film to address “methane emissions and climate change, the internationalization of the issue, and another layer of... -
Losing A Lane
Posted on May 10, 2012 | 1 CommentPhiladelphia’s 10th Street bike lane experiment will end in August when the lane is repaved for cars and fit with the chevron-symbol sharrows. For biking advocates it’s easy to scream about the injustice of losing the lane, but let’s for a moment play devil’s advocate…... -
LOVE Your Parks
Posted on May 9, 2012 | No CommentsPhiladelphians love their parks! To prove it many will participate in LOVE Your Park Week May 12-19. A collaborative effort between Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, the Fairmount Park Conservancy and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, LOVE Your Park Week celebrates the beauty of our city’s parks....
Features
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A Greenhouse in Philadelphia
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No CommentsIn case you missed the memo, Philadelphia is on its way to becoming the nation’s greenest city. Through grassroots organizations, the diligence and pride of residents and Mayor Nutter’s Greenworks Plan (out of the Office of Sustainability), big, green things are happening citywide. Ready to... -
Healthy Holistic Homes
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsPrior to meeting the people behind Holistic Home, LLC, I did some research the findings of which can only be described as disturbing. I discovered that as I sit in the comfort of my home I am not alone. At any given moment I am... -
One Hand Washes Another
Posted on August 15, 2011 | No CommentsStruck by the shocking statistics related to diarrhoeal diseases in developing nations social entrepreneurs Bill Glaab and Courtney Apple began a three year brainstorming session to launch a socially giving business the couples the traditional business approach to money making with the philanthropic desire to...
