National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationIn case you haven’t noticed, it’s been hot this summer. Really hot. Temperatures that used to be August-heat-wave material are now par for the course. And we’re not alone, Russia is currently suffering through its highest heat levels on record. All that makes it easy to digest the recent National Oceanic

Meal Ticket, The City Paper’s excellent food blog, has a peak at Noble’s rooftop garden—a project we mentioned here in April’s PASA Farmbook. Noble has become a go-to spot for The Griddle during Center City Sips. The Sansom Street eatery offers great cocktails (one made with bourbon and lime is my particular favorite) and staggeringly good

These are Happy Cat Tomatoes; Mountz is a Woys Weaver acolyteA few weeks ago, I got the chance to interview food historian and epic heirloom gardener William Woys Weaver. (Look for the profile in an upcoming issue of Grid.) Before I started my research, I didn’t know much about heirloom gardening. It’s fascinating that one

Philadelphia is serious about disposing of its trash the solar-compacting way. 474 Big Belly trashcans have been installed so far, and today, 465 more will hit the streets. 184 of them will  feature the twin recycling bins. Check out this post on Philly.com about the ribbon cutting and new trashcans.

Release parties are back! Come celebrate the arrival of Grid’s September issue on Wednesday, August 11 at Dock Street Brewing Co. in West Philly. Be one of the first to pick up a copy of the new issue, which will feature a cover story on Greensgrow Farm, a guide to sustainability programs at local colleges,

J. Emilio Flores for The New York TimesIn my research for the cover story on the West Philly Hybrid X Team, I learned a little bit about the production of hybrid and electric vehicles—it is both simpler and more complicated than I had imagined. One detail that always stuck with me was the fact that

Sandy Huffaker for The New York TimesA couple interesting environmental stories to stimulate your brains on this Monday afternoon: Mother Jones magazine parses the controversial question: Is a vegetarian diet really greener? Paul Krugman talks climate change. The New York Times explores the potential of algae as fuel.

There’s a new company in town that hopes to make going solar easier for Philadelphians. One Block Off the Grid (1BOG), profiled in this Inquirer story, is a nationwide company that begins operations in Philly today. The company educates it’s customers on the solar-installation process and selects a solar company to do their installation. Here’s what the

The bridge of my dreams…As a Graduate Hospital resident, I’ve been carefully monitoring the progress of the South Street Bridge. In my spare moments, I dream of a safe, easy bike route to the myriad pleasures of West Philly—Dock Street, Clark Park, Ethiopian food! Well, Philly Brownstoner has an update, revealing that the pedestrian walkways

There’s nothing I love more than hopping on my road bike and taking off to far reaches of the city. Now that I’m back on team bike, I’ll take putting foot on peddle over A/C and an automatic transmission any day—even in this steamy weather. So, I’m a huge fan of the 8-mile bike path