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Occupy Philly Eviction from Dilworth Plaza: what really happened.
Within a days from each other, city governments across the country have taken steps to evict their local Occupy movement from their encampment. NY, LA, Philadelphia took similar steps. Although the reasons might…
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Fracking in the Delaware Basin. That is the water we drink.
Update: The Delaware River Basin Commission has cancelled (or indefinitely postponed) their public meeting, planned for Monday morning November 21st. The public outcry and Governor Markel of Delaware’s announcement on Thursday Nov 17th that he would vote against allowing…
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The link between “Occupy Philly” and Sustainability
By now, you probably know about the “Occupy Wall Street” movement which is spreading around the country. A group of people started “Occupy Philly” which gathered a solid 1,000 participants to a…
The Future of the Northwest Philadelphia Urban Forest
A review of Sebastián I. Varela ’s Master’s Thesis on the Northwest Urban Forrest. By Paco Verin, B.A., PCH This article is a summary of a large and important study of the NorthWest…
Green Bucks
Let’s see we are in the worse recession in … decades. Philadelphia City schools are chronically under-funded, the Philadelphia Free Library is planning to close 11 of its branches. Now is the time…
Sign up for the largest cleanup in Philadelphia’s history
On Saturday April 5th, Mayor Nutter is attempting the largest neighborhood cleanup in city history and I’m hoping that you’ll join the effort. In one day, the mayor hopes to recruit 10,000 volunteers…
Take action on Global Warming: Participate in Earth Hour 2008
On Saturday, March 29, from 8 to 9 in the evening local time, hundreds of thousands of lights around the world will go dark for Earth Hour.
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...