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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…
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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…
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The End Of Capitalism? – David Harvey Speaks at Penn
Three years after the near collapse of global financial markets, America is still struggling with unemployment, debt, and foreclosure, European governments are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy—and the world’s billionaires are getting…
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Local, Organic: the Dark and the Light
“To be a centrist when it comes to food is, unfortunately, to be a radical,” writes James McWilliams in his recent book Just Food: Where Locavores Get it Wrong and How We Can…
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…
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…
Economic & Sustainability Development Directions in the Philadelphia area.
JOE PETRUCCI from Flying Kite Media wrote this great status report on the direction of the Philadelphia Economy. Since there is no Sustainability without stable economic activity I decided to republish the article…
For the first time since 1949, the US is a net exporter of diesel fuel.
USAToday just published an article describing the mini oil boom that is taking place in North Dakota from shale oil deposits (also called “thight oil”). What makes this article interesting is that it…
The End Of Capitalism? – David Harvey Speaks at Penn
Three years after the near collapse of global financial markets, America is still struggling with unemployment, debt, and foreclosure, European governments are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy—and the world’s billionaires are getting…
Local, Organic: the Dark and the Light
“To be a centrist when it comes to food is, unfortunately, to be a radical,” writes James McWilliams in his recent book Just Food: Where Locavores Get it Wrong and How We Can…
Report back from the Association for Study of Peak Oil Conference
I recently attended, for the first time, the annual conference of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil, although I have been paying close attention to the issue for many years. …
Meet Blobman – Your carbon footprint avatar.
At the Game For Change Conference in New-York City, I met two really cool young British game developers. One of them, Richard Metson collaborated on the first Facebook based Carbon Footprint Game. Rich…
An Easy way to save huge amounts of Energy: Stop Wasting Food.
Food contains energy and requires energy to produce, process, and transport. When we waste food we waste the energy that was used to produce, process and transport this food. In July 2010, the…
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...