http://www.greenphillyblog.com Philadelphia's resource for environmental news, companies, events & recycling do's & don'ts Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:56:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/02/09/green-winners-losers-of-the-philadelphia-auto-show/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=green-winners-losers-of-the-philadelphia-auto-show http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/02/09/green-winners-losers-of-the-philadelphia-auto-show/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:17:50 +0000 Julie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=8031 I was pretty psyched to see the Philadelphia Auto Show… not because I wanted to see the rich, expensive cars I could never dream of affording… but because I've received many updates from corporate car brands to test-drive the latest and greatest green models. So how did everything pan out?  With the Grammys on Sunday and Oscars fast approaching, I wanted to share my winners for green themes at the 2012 Philadelphia Auto Show: (What are you waiting for? Click here! I know you're dying to know...)

]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/02/09/green-winners-losers-of-the-philadelphia-auto-show/feed/ 0 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/02/08/recycle-electronics-at-whole-foods-market/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recycle-electronics-at-whole-foods-market http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/02/08/recycle-electronics-at-whole-foods-market/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:15:20 +0000 Beth http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=7981 Mark your calendars! Whole Food Markets is proud to offer Philadelphia residents the opportunity to recycle “anything with a plug” on February 18, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at their South Street (929 South Street) and Callowhill Stores (2001 Pennsylvania Avenue). All types of electronics will be accepted. Click through to find out what!

]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/02/08/recycle-electronics-at-whole-foods-market/feed/ 0 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/02/06/local-csa-looking-for-csa-pickup-hosts-info-session-215/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=local-csa-looking-for-csa-pickup-hosts-info-session-215 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/02/06/local-csa-looking-for-csa-pickup-hosts-info-session-215/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:00:03 +0000 Julie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=7915 Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative (LFFC) is looking for volunteers to host weekly Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) deliveries of fresh, organic produce to neighborhoods in the Philadelphia area. Members purchase a subscription to receive a box of fresh, high quality produce from a local farm on a weekly basis. Hosts can help support local, sustainable family farmers and widening access to local products directly to the Philadelphia community. (Find out more, after the jump!)

]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/02/06/local-csa-looking-for-csa-pickup-hosts-info-session-215/feed/ 0 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/02/01/main-line-chamber-of-commerce-awards-law-firm-green-makeover-find-out-what-all-the-fuss-is-about-at-february-21st-public-event/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=main-line-chamber-of-commerce-awards-law-firm-green-makeover-find-out-what-all-the-fuss-is-about-at-february-21st-public-event http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/02/01/main-line-chamber-of-commerce-awards-law-firm-green-makeover-find-out-what-all-the-fuss-is-about-at-february-21st-public-event/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:56:44 +0000 Beth http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=7940 Main Line Chamber of Commerce Go Green Committee is taking action to help area businesses learn about sustainable practices and resources, and how saving energy, saves money. Ardmore law firm, Silver & Silver is the lucky recipient of the Main Line Chamber of Commerce 2012 Green Makeover award. Find out more info on the award here. On February 1 Go Green Committee co-chairs, Roderick Wilson of Wolfson Architect and Beke Beau, a popular Main Line makeup artist , joined by a team of local business people will set up shop in Silver & Silver’s 100-plus-year-old shop to film an on-air energy audit.

]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/02/01/main-line-chamber-of-commerce-awards-law-firm-green-makeover-find-out-what-all-the-fuss-is-about-at-february-21st-public-event/feed/ 0 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/01/30/can-philadelphia-urban-farming-work-urban-roots-screening-discussion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-philadelphia-urban-farming-work-urban-roots-screening-discussion http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/01/30/can-philadelphia-urban-farming-work-urban-roots-screening-discussion/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:00:55 +0000 Julie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=7922 Can Philly benefit from an urban farming movement? A screening and discussion of the documentary Urban Roots is being hosted by the Westphal College (Drexel University) to explore this possibility.  Urban Roots follows urban farming in Detroit, Michigan, where local farmers healed their communities by growing local food.  The film's discussion (including panelist and director Mark MacInnis - full panel list below), following the film will focus on how Philadelphia' urban farming can assist our local community - and how you can get involved. Find out when, where and how to get involved after the jump!

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]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/01/25/happy-500th-green-philly-blog-post/feed/ 4 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/01/19/phillys-own-flower-show-gains-snl-street-cred/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=phillys-own-flower-show-gains-snl-street-cred http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/01/19/phillys-own-flower-show-gains-snl-street-cred/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:17:06 +0000 Julie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=7834 The Philadelphia Flower Show gained some street cred on SNL. In the clip, Golden Globe host Ricky Gervais (played by Jason Sudeikis) hassles a plant. See the clip on the Flower Show Website here. (Clearly we don't care, but there's disclaimers. So we'll repeat. Please note: this video contains content that may not be suitable for all audiences.) Don't worry, Philly's not the only target - "Gervais" also insults Kids’ Choice Awards, The Westminster Dog Show, & the BET Music Awards.

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]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/01/11/flower-show-van-gogh-package-deals/feed/ 0 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/01/03/christmas-tree-recycling-program-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=christmas-tree-recycling-program-2012 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/01/03/christmas-tree-recycling-program-2012/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:29:35 +0000 Julie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=7607 Now that you've hauled out the holly and looted the gifts from Santa, it's time to figure out how you're handling those dead Christmas Trees - in an environmentally friendly fashion, of course. The Streets Department has announced the 2012 Christmas Tree Recycling Program is running Tuesday, January 3 (aka today) - Saturday, January 14th. There is NO curbside collection, so here's the Sanitation Convenience Centers where to take your trees:

]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2012/01/03/christmas-tree-recycling-program-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/12/14/recycling-update-phila-recycles-those-oj-milk-eggnog-wine-cartons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recycling-update-phila-recycles-those-oj-milk-eggnog-wine-cartons http://www.greenphillyblog.com/2011/12/14/recycling-update-phila-recycles-those-oj-milk-eggnog-wine-cartons/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:28:15 +0000 Julie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=7601 Good news for your recycling needs: The Philadelphia Streets Department & Mayor Michael Nutter announced you can now put carton containers (for milk, juice, soup, soy milk, broth, wine, etc) along with your single-stream recycling! The new “carton” category includes the waxy-looking (in reality, plastic over paper) refrigerated containers for milk and juice, and the unrefrigerated cartons [...]

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