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image courtesy archpaper.comDo you ever stop and question how our city's schools are addressing matters of sustainability in the classroom? 
This month's Urban Sustainability Forum will reveal the need for students in kindergarten through high school to have knowledge and understanding of the natural environment.
The event will showcase examples from local programs and institutions that are effectively taking on

hgtv.comMost of us can admit to hoarding our old cell phones and obsolete electronics in our junk drawers. (Guilty! I still have my first brick-sized Nokia.) Millions of phones per year are replaced with the latest iPhones and Droids, but according to the EPA, only 10 percent of outdated phones are being recycled. Voilà, California’s

                                                       AU.S. Green Building Councilccording to a PennFuture update, Pennsylvania’s job market seems to be healing from the economic downfall just fine. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that we are on track and plans for green energy may be responsible. For 2010, Pennsylvania followed Texas and California in the rankings for most new job

Image Courtesy of OSAOprhan Support Africa (OSA), an international non-profit organization seeking  to improve the future of children orphaned by HIV/AIDS throughout sub-Saharan Africa, will have an open house on Feb. 24 to celebrate the opening of their new office in Philadelphia. Throughout the poorest areas of Malawi, Tanzania and southern Uganda there is a major

sweet freedom bakeryLooking for something different to do on Valentine’s Day? Why not try some of Philly Homegrown’s dining suggestions this year? Whether it’s Fork Restaurant’s hen-of-the-woods mushrooms and branch creek baby carrots, or White Dog Café’s free-range Amish chicken breast, locally grown fare can be found at restaurants all over the city this Valentine’s Day. If dining

Our March 2011 issue (number 24!) has just gone to print, and we’re hosting another issue release party! After last month’s successful soiree at Johnny Brenda’s, we can’t wait to mix and mingle with our readers again — this time at Queen Village’s Kennett Restaurant. In honor of the new issue, Kennett is offering $1 off all

washcyclelaundry.com The laundry industry is infamous for its waste — using massive amounts of energy and water to clean clothes. A normal laundry cycle can average three gallons of fresh water per pound of clothes. What’s worse, laundry operations use large quantities of environmentally harmful chemicals. Wash Cycle Laundry (featured in our February 2011 issue) is

The North FaceThe North Face proves to be a popular brand in Philadelphia, seen on everyone from students around college campuses to moms walking the streets. TNF’s Venture Jacket, which was first released in 2002, functioned as a no-frills rain jacket. For Spring/Summer 2011, the jacket has undergone a makeover worthy of awards. Castor oil,

Do you feel like there is nothing little ol’ you can do that can actually help save the planet? Think again. All it takes is a simple pledge to eliminate one piece of trash everyday. One Small Step’s Boycott the Baggie pledge challenges us to participate, and aid in its mission to get rid of useless

Welcome back for the second installment of “True Tales: An EnergyWorks Examination,” where you can read all about one Philadelphian’s experience with using the EnergyWorks program to make her home more energy efficient.  In case you missed Part 1 of the series, you can get up to speed by reading this post.  When we last