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In just one week the Delaware Valley Green Building Council (DVGBC) will host its annual Best of Greenbuild, Sustainable Design Competition, a half-day conference (plus a pre-conference charrette) featuring the region’s top green building leaders, and up an coming sustainable design talent. Secretary of Delaware’s Department of National Resources and Environmental Control, Collin O’Mara will

Is your business in need of bike parking? University City District (UCD), the community group that seeks to assist resident in making U City a more sustainable neighborhood, can help you out. The group, which has already installed over 100 bike racks throughout U City, has plans to make a bulk purchase of bike racks

Spring has arrived and summer is chasing right behind. It’s the perfect time to take another look and appreciate our region’s waterways in “Drawn to the Water: Artists of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Capture our Region’s Waterways, 1830-Present” open now until December 31, 2011 at the Independence Seaport Museum. This exhibit displays

image via streetsblog.netAs one of the most bike-friendly cities in the U.S., Philly should be re-named “The city of biker-ly love.” Now, our dedicated fleet of cyclists has even more of a reason to hop on their two (or one, or three) wheelers and brave the urban jungle. According to CBS Philly, at a city

image via CETCOJoin Mayor Nutter, the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability and the PWD on April 25th for a “powering up” ceremony celebrating Philly’s first city-owned solar photovoltaic installation at the Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant. The 250 kW installation covers more than an acre of land that was previously unused, and was made possible by

image via protectingourwaters.wordpress.comHopefully you are up to date on the controversial drilling process in the Marcellus Shale. If not, read up, rally up your friends, and join the hundreds of expected environmental groups, students, and residents to march from the Schuykill River to the Delaware River to demonstrate opposition to the hydrofracking taking place in

image via greatclothdiaperchange.comBack in October, we informed you eco-minded parents out there about the option of cloth diapering your children (“Diaper Dandy,” Issue #19). For all of you who have converted from disposables to cloth, or even if you haven’t ditched the Pampers quite yet, be sure to come out this Saturday, April 23, to

Sustainable 19125 and Philly Compost are joining forces to launch a Compost Coop this May. The program will offer Fishtown and Kensington residents an affordable way to sustainable rid of their food waste.
The coop offers 19125 residents two membership options, depending on their budgets and willingness to work:

Work-share membership: $25 per year, plus agreeing

image via Victoria MayEarth Day is just right around the corner, and what better way to welcome it than to plant a garden? Moore College of Art & Design did just that. The college has planted its own herb garden as part of the school and gallery’s mission to be more sustainable. The fresh produce

Courtesy of Sustainable 19125Are you a resident of the Port Richmond, Fishtown or Kensington area who wants to see your community become the greenest zip code in Philadelphia? By signing up to be a Green Guide through Sustainable 19125 (a partnership among community residents, businesses, non-profits and for profit partners aimed at creating a greener community)