Fairmount Park cuts down trees to make way for meadowby Cassie CumminsUsually when you hear about someone cutting down trees, it’s a bad thing. Not in this case: Fairmount Park’s Houston Meadow Reclamation and Management Plan is using the systematic removal of trees to restore a valued ecosystem, and return breeding birds to a beloved
You have to admire postgreen’s 100K House—and the folks who conceived, designed and executed it—but if you’re looking for a “green epiphany” story, you won’t find it here. Nic Darling and Chad Ludeman weren’t looking to save the world. They decided to build affordable and efficient infill housing for urban areas because it makes good
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, good dudeSince Spring has sprung, I've been having an intense love affair with my bicycle. Ours is a rekindled romance.
Five years ago, I biked across the country, becoming a confident, assured cyclist. (I guess that's what riding through Gary, Indiana, will do to you). Less than a month after my return,
On April 23, the Sustainable Business Network will host their fourth annual SustainaBall featuring over 300 local business leaders. This is the main fundraising event for the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia (SBN), an organization that cultivates socially and environmentally responsible commerce in the Philadelphia region. The event will feature local, organic food from Cosmic
Manatawna FarmA new commercial farming pilot-project from the Department of Parks and Recreation may mean that you don’t have to choose between your love of urban-dwelling and that itch you’ve had to dig, plant, grow and harvest. Here’s the scoop from the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Letter of Intent:
“The City of Philadelphia’s Department of Parks
Recently, I've been reading (and watching) a lot about fish, and how few of them are left. This has definitely thrown a wrench in my love for munching on marine life. When I recently read that a local restaurant was getting in a 600-lb. blue fin tuna from the Mediterranean, I wasn't hungry, I was aghast.
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In our April issue, we discussed how Green in Chestnut Hill (aka GRINCH) is bringing the Northwest Philly neighborhood closer to its green goals. Grinch's Weird Waste Day (this Saturday, April 10) shows just how smart the group is at turning everyday clutter into a sustainable event.
For just 40 cents per pound, neighborhood residents, businesses
Philly has been selected as only one of two U.S. cities—Chicago being the second—named for the UN-HABITAT 100 Cities Initiative. The initiative was created to develop world wide sharing, learning and networking that would help support sustainable urbanization. Although only ten cities have been named worldwide so far, so this honor shows that the sustainable
