Last October’s successful Night Market | Image via www.nightmarket.orgThe Night Market is back! Celebrate some of Philly’s best ethnic restaurants and food trucks Thursday, June 9th, from 6 to 10 p.m. Brought to you by the Food Trust (responsible for the cult-inducing Headhouse Farmers’ Market) this is a great opportunity to taste a diverse array

Three Mile Island | Image via www.eoearth.orgNot Nuclear After the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi reactor, many nations are considering moving away from the use of nuclear energy. This may be a problem, however, as 20 percent of the United States’ energy is derived from nuclear power. (Link) Cheap is Better? Are there any environmental

5/24: Handlebar Happy Hour This evening head on over to Johnny Brendas, between Frankford and Girard, for cheap drinks and bicycle chat, sponsored by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia (BCGP). Experts in the field of cycling will be on hand to give you information about upcoming projects, bike laws and other fun biking tidbits.

Susquehanna River (click to enlarge)/Image via American RiversIn Pennsylvania, development of natural gas resources is proving to come at a high price. Thanks to natural gas drilling (or fracking) the Susquehana River has been named the most endangered river in the U.S. by American Rivers for the second year in a row. Each year, American

One of the many proposed ideas for ocean cleaning | Image via nytimes.com Trash Tracker There is a vast amount of trash that ends up in the ocean each year, eighty percent of which is plastic. In the U.S., the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) has created the “Marine Debris Tracker” in order to

Designed for those seeking more than a waterfall soundtrack on the road to inner peace, Jennifer Schelter (founder of Yoga Schelter and Yoga Unites) has created a series of yoga classes within nature itself at UPenn’s Morris Arboretum. Participants exhale stress and inhale magnolia blossoms while surrounded by one of the most beautifully maintained gardens

Image via tlc.comPhiladelphia has one of the highest rates of hunger in the United States, but it also has one of the highest rates of obesity and chronic diseases due to the lack of affordable, healthy food in low-income areas. Recently, the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger (GPCAH) teamed up with Groupon in order to raise

The ANSP | image via ansp.orgThe announcement of an exciting affiliating between the Academy of Natural Sciences and Drexel University was shared yesterday by the ANSP’s President and CEO George W. Gephart, Jr. and Drexel President John A. Fry. The joining together of these two environmentally aware power-houses is great news for Philly’s sustainability scene,