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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…
A Sustainability practice where the US is ahead of Europe…and how it relates to Philadelphia.
You probably heard or noticed multiple times that a number of the countries making up the European Union are way ahead of the US when it comes to moving to a more sustainable…
Filadelfia – Guatemala
Thirty three years after my first visit, I just spend a week in Guate. That is Guatemala. If you have not made the trip, I strongly suggest you do. Be ready to be…
What if… What if Obama was not an enlightened progressive after all??
Despite massive public outcry, including over 20,000 emails from the Organic Consumers Association, President-Elect Obama has chosen former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack to be the next Secretary of Agriculture.
Calling for a GREEN New Deal
The most amazing thing about this presidential election is the wave, the huge wave of energy that unfolded into Barak Obama’s campaign. It was the best organized election campaign I have ever seen:…
Will the US Government ban plastic shopping bags?
What do you think ? Vote here: http://www.will_the_US_Government_ban_plastic_bags?
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...