Celebrate Bike to Work Week by Bicycling down the Parkway with Mayor Nutter
This Friday is Bike to Work Day For the 5th consecutive year, Mayor Michael Nutter is riding a bike to work. We’ll ride from Lloyd Hall to Love Park, and celebrate the most…
The Zero Carbon Neighborhood
This article was first published by Lynn Olanoff in the Bethlehem Express Time. You can read the unedited article here. I found that this is an interesting article to highlight for at least…
Philadelphia is offers Sustainable-business Tax Incentive starting in 2012.
This article was first published by Leslie Potter in Urban Farm Online. Business owners in Philadelphia have a new incentive to go green with a pilot program starting with the 2012 Tax Season….
Learn about Urban Composting from the comfort of your Tablet.
Can I have my latte with a few worms on the side? If anyone needs an example of what Transitioning to a local economy looks like along with combining the benefits of Technology…
Walking the Green Talk: Suggestion #4
Renate Woessner is the author of Walking the Green Talk. She also is a Professional Organizational Coach who can help you clear your mind and make decisions, de-clutter and set up easy-to-use organizational systems, find…
Three Reasons why Republicans Refuse to Accept Reality About Global Warming
Have you ever wondered how is it that people who are intelligent, educated and well informed can actually deny the existence of Global Warming? Ever wondered why there was only one Republican candidate to…
Will the techno-optimists save the world?
Please first watch Paul Gilding’s TED Talk video entitled “The Earth is Full” which you will find on the PhillyEcoCity homepage. Below I chose to re-publish the commentary that Paul published on his…
What it took for Holland to get their network of bicycle paths
Imagine what life in Philadelphia would be like if we had a large network of safe bicycle paths? Imagine car free Sundays downtown Philadelphia – year round. Imagine what life in Philadelphia would…
The “Nudge Theory” to becoming greener.
As part of its series “The Road to Rio”, CNN just published this great article written by George Webster on social research done in Denmark on how subliminal suggestions can be used to…
The great carbon bubble: Why the fossil fuel industry fights so hard
This article was just published by the Post Carbon Institute Energy Bulletin. It was written by Bill McKibben who is the founder of the global climate campaign 350.org. In my opinion, Bill McKibben…
May 15, 2012
PhillyEcoCity — Thank you for the suggestion of offering a cold bottle of water along with a bag of recovered rubber bands...
May 12, 2012
Kate — Hello, As a mail clerk I feel i have to weigh in, in my office rubber bands are more often...
April 2, 2012
Nova Harris — Provenance Architecturals, located in Northern Liberties, is also a good resource for reclaimed building materials & lumber, salvaged architectural elements,...
April 1, 2012
Jacques — Great, well informed article.
I particularly appreciate the personal tone that you take in your article which gives it a more...
March 28, 2012
Andrew — Great article, Nic. I've always held the view that property owners shouldnt be able to simply sit on land for...