Returning Guest Blogger Clayton Bedwell is co-founder of energy marketing firm The Betasource Group, an operator of PA Energy.Org, a free service to educate PA on ways save energy, money & planet. He shares the 411 on the New Energy Works Program here:
Recently, Mayor Michael Nutter introduced the Energy Works program. 
The program is designed to provide residents and business owners with rebates and low interest loans for energy efficiency improvements. The program is funded by a $25 million Department of Energy grant and will serve residents in the following counties:
Guest blogger Angelita Williams is a seasoned writer at online courses. Today she shares her research on green eats in Philly. 
With fast food chains, burger joints, and pizza parlors all at your convenience, eating healthy is hard and finding a green friendly way to eat may be even harder. But if you live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, you actually have a few restaurants just around the corner that can help your body and the environment:
Our guest post comes today from Alexis Bonari who writes about New Low-Emission Shuttle Buses at the Philly International Airport:
In an effort to reduce air pollution and improve air quality, the Philadelphia International Airport is replacing its diesel-powered buses with eight new, low-emission shuttle buses. The EPA provided a grant of $475,669 to help finance the project, but US Airways is still spending over $3.5 million to replace the diesel buses.
The ribbon cutting ceremony for one of the new buses was August 18, putting the bus on display for tours. The Airport’s CEO stated that sustainability was a major priority and that the new buses were well adapted to that environmental initiative.
Diesel emissions are an especially important priority because
Guest Blogger Richard Moyle is from Horizon Window Treatments, the largest window treatment company in neighboring New York City. Horizon 
specializes in electrical window treatments, drapery and home automation. Richard shares what you need to know when purchasing window treatments for a more energy-efficient home.
In the average home, most heat is lost and gained through windows. Home energy consumption can be considerably reduced by choosing the right kind of window treatments. There are a few things you can do to ensure you are maximizing the energy efficiency of your window treatments:
Our guest blogger & reader Chris Brown is an urban planner in The Garden State. His fascination with urban structure inspired this post.
Plant, meet Lamp. A small pedestrian street in Eindoven received this illuminous makeover thanks to design firm, BYTR.
How great would this look on a side street in Philly? Who wouldn’t mind an extra three feet of walkable concrete without having to sacrifice the aesthetics of green plant life or a well lit curb.Talk about a win-win.
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