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The 2011 Philly Naked Bike Ride – Part 2 of 2: The Riders’ view point.
In her article, contributor and blogger Claudia Gehtu covered the 2011 Philly Naked Bike Ride from the point of view of the spectators who lined up the course of the PNBR. I thought…
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The 2011 Philly Naked Bike Ride – Part 1 of 2: Philadelphians embrace Individuality, Community and another reason to go Green.
For the 3rd edition of the Philly Naked Bike Ride, I decided to cover the event from two points of view: the crowd’s and the riders’. Claudia Ghetu accepted the assignment to write…
Walking the Green Talk: Suggestion #2
The 13 STEPS OF RECYCLING You might think that Recycling is “old news”. So why are our landfills getting fuller and why are so many recyclables thrown out into the trash and float…
The 2011 Philly Naked Bike Ride – Part 2 of 2: The Riders’ view point.
In her article, contributor and blogger Claudia Gehtu covered the 2011 Philly Naked Bike Ride from the point of view of the spectators who lined up the course of the PNBR. I thought…
The 2011 Philly Naked Bike Ride – Part 1 of 2: Philadelphians embrace Individuality, Community and another reason to go Green.
For the 3rd edition of the Philly Naked Bike Ride, I decided to cover the event from two points of view: the crowd’s and the riders’. Claudia Ghetu accepted the assignment to write…
Philadelphia Greenest City… Really???
A couple of organizations have recently published a Green City Ranking: The “Green City Index” was published by the Economist Intelligence Unit. The blog Triple Pundit published a list of the top 10…
Earth Day and Earth Week Events in Philadelphia
Spring is here and with that is Earth Week. My Question to you is: What the world would be like if every day was Earth Day? Here are some of the events and…
Lessons from a car-free life
You may know that almost a year ago I gave up my car. Truth is that I did not totally give up car transportation for the pleasures and dangers of riding my bike….
THE 2010 Philly Naked Bike Ride as if you were there.
I hope you were there because it was a blast. I am not referring to getting drunk or high. Among the 1,500 to 2,000 cyclists that showed up, I am sure there were…
The Story of a Can
“Can” is the story of a can’s quest to be recycled. After a man throws the can, it lands by two arguing lovers. One of the lovers throws the can again, and it…
Earthday Fun: Build a solar powered Bubble Blower with your kids
Jim Crater from Pottstown Recycling Services and his Grand-Daughter Aurora built a solar powered bubble blower for Earth Day. Jim wrote: “I know it’s not a fundraiser for a project or serious discussion…
San Francisco has implemented a compulsory Composting Law – What about Philadelphia??
Philadelphia has 2 composting firms – PhillyCompost and Bennett Compost and city wide composting efforts are still distant plans. It’s now illegal to throw your food waste into the trash in San Francisco…what…
February 18, 2012
Pelle G. Hansen — I'm not sure our footprints are 100% subliminal:) But we invite you to read even more on green nudges and...
January 4, 2012
Judah Press — All Green store on 20th and Chestnut.
November 1, 2011
Bob Adams — Great idea, but people should still dispose of the bagged poop. Poop puts a lot of nutrient in our waterways,...
September 21, 2011
beekeeping — Beekeeping is an incredibly rewarding hobby in so many ways. And because our honey bees are under threat from Colony...
September 19, 2011
PhillyEcoCity — Thank you. Totally agree.