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Volunteers at the Kitchen’s Lane work site | Image via FOW The environmental and aesthetic quality of four sites along the west side Wissahickon gorge will improve thanks to a partnership between the Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) and Fairmount Park’s Natural Resources staff. The two-year collaboration, dubbed the Wissahickon Mitigation and Sediment Reduction Project,

 Shoe Pot Looking for a small yet sustainable container garden? Why not use your shoe! One man shows Treehugger how he kept his apartment green while living in the city by using his shoes as container gardens.  Treehugger   Waste Less July GOOD is taking their monthly challenge to greener heights this July by vowing

The Last Mountain, a documentary directed by Bill Haney, will make you mad. You will step out of the theatre ready to write a letter to the government, and spend the night researching how to get involved in this issue. This is how you know a documentary is effective. The film focuses on the terrifying

Throw some bulgur burgers on the grille | Image via thedailygreen.comFrackity-Frack Don’t Come Back New York may ban fracking in the NYC and Syracuse watersheds, as well as all state-owned land. An executive order prohibiting fracking issued last year by former NY Gov. David Paterson is set to expire today, but the Dept. of Environmental

In May of 2009, Sheena Matheiken was bored with her corporate job and wanted to step out of her 9-5 and be inspired. She came up with the idea to wear a “little black dress” everyday for a year, 365 days. The challenge was that she had to make every outfit look unique, and use only vintage

In celebration of the International year of Forests declared by the United Nations, Philadelphia will be hosting a screening of two forest documentaries at Liberty Park.6/30 Mugshots Fairmount celebrates 7th Birthday
Happy Birthday to one of GRID’s favorite coffee shops, Mugshots in Fairmount. Join the fun today and help them celebrate their 7th birthday with sweet

Rock Out and Recycle Luxembourg’s Rock-A-Field music festival sets an impressive president for how to reduce the environmental impact of events that attract the masses. Soft drinks were served in reusable bottles, food in biodegradable containers, and the festival ticket served as a voucher for using public transit to get to the fest. All in

Both the NY Times and the Inquirer gave space this week to TV set-top boxes, which guzzle energy and cost consumers major money. The issue is that, at least with boxes produced in the U.S., these devices are perpetually running, even after you turn off your set after a rousing episode of True Blood. In

In honor of our upcoming September Back to School and Fashion issue, GRIDtern Kelly Clayton dove into the exciting world of thrift store finds.
Why is thrifting great? Purchasing previously worn clothing keeps discarded fashions out of the landfill, and does not contribute to the wasteful, mass-produced practices of the mainstream fashion world. Conveniently, turning to the fashions of

Bike Fixation stations help you help yourself | Image via bikefixtation.comEurope; Where Tormenting Drivers is Law European cities, including Vienna, Munich, Copenhagen, Barcelona, and Paris are creating hostile road environments to make driving expensive, and just down right miserable. Hope is to tilt drivers to more environmentally friendly modes of transport. NY Times “Blood, Sweat,