The mystery of the disappearing bees—dubbed “colony collapse disorder”—has seen a major breakthrough. According to The New York Times, military scientists and entomologists forged an unlikely alliance to finger the culprits: One perverse twist of colony collapse that has compounded the difficulty of solving it is that the bees do not just die — they

Tonight, check out Lancaster County farmer Tom Culton and his giant gourd on The Late Show with David Letterman. City Paper‘s Meal Ticket has the full story:  This is Culton’s first season with the Long of Naples, direct-seeding (rather than transplanting) an acre of the squashes, whose tangled 30-foot vines turned the land into an

Tonight, I’ll be moderating a panel discussion on the future of sustainable fashion in Philadelphia. Here are the details: Fashion Forward: Two Part Series This two part event is perfect for those looking to break into Philadelphia’s sustainable fashion scene. Part one (tonight!) will feature a panel including SA VA’s Sarah Van Aken, Jamila Payne;

Last night, Roy Halladay pitched a no-hitter—facing only 28 batters. Fewer batters (and no pitching changes) results in a shorter baseball game. Shorter games mean less electricity used at ballparks. Yeah, I said it: Halladay’s dominance mitigates global warming. What can’t the man do?

The New York Times had a couple interesting energy stories this week. First, there was a report on the military’s embrace of alternative fuel sources—getting fossil fuels to mobile units was becoming prohibitively expensive and dangerous: Even as Congress has struggled unsuccessfully to pass an energy bill and many states have put renewable energy on

We’ve had green building on the brain these last few weeks, so it was heartening to see this item on Philly Brownstoner, reporting progress at PHA’s new project on North Markoe Street—it’s aiming for LEED Platinum certification. And, what makes this particular development even more exciting is the reuse, renovation and incorporation of existing structures, an

Maybe Obama is listening. The White House will once again boast a rooftop photovoltaic rig. From the New York Times’ Green blog: Nancy Sutley, chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, and Steven Chu, the energy secretary, will unveil plans to place photovoltaic solar collectors and a solar hot water heater atop 1600

The new location of Good Karma is much largerThe second Good Karma Cafe (928 Pine St.) is now open. I used to be neighbors with the Fitler Square location, and they make one of the best iced coffees around—not that you’d want one of those today. Also open: Provenance Old Soul Salvage’s new space on Canal

Next weekend, the new issue of Grid hits the streets. It includes “Greenprint,” a special insert done in conjunction with the Delaware Valley Green Building Coucil (DVGBC)—check out features on the school district’s new LEED Platinum gem in Kensington, take a look inside Greensaw Design & Build’s latest stunning home and read stories on local

On Sunday, Grid spent a few hours Sunday at Slow Food Philadelphia’s Dig In! event at World Cafe Live. The food, drink and local love were all flowing freely. It got us really excited—not only about the future of Grid, but also about the healthy, fresh, community-connecting food movement in Philadelphia. Reading Terminal Market and