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One of my favorite Philly sustainable boutique, Arcadia, announced that it is closing its Rittenhouse location later this month.
It’s an exciting week for petaling!
The 2012 Philly Bike Expo is this weekend on October 27-28 at the 23rd Street Armory (22 S. 23rd St). A range of (Find out about the Bike Expo this weekend AND the latest bike commuting stat, after the jump!)
There’s a lot of talk about plastic pollution in our oceans and by plastic bags, but what is anyone doing about it?
The 5 Gyres Institute is launching a Last Straw Plastic Pollution Solutions Outreach Tour, conducting beach & watershed cleanups all over the East Coast from Boston to Charleston. The 1400 mile bike tour is hitting up major cities to discuss problems (and solutions!) for the plastic plague.
The 5 Gyres tour is coming to Philly on October 15 – and you won’t be bummed out by their visit. (Find out more about the awesome upcoming visit and how YOU can win free stuff, after the jump!)
While complaints about the Barnes moving from Merion have mostly calmed down, the Barnes Foundation is continuing to make news! This time, their new(ish) Philly home received a great GREEN honor today: LEED Platinum.
The Barnes is the 1st art & educational institution to achieve the LEED platinum status from USGBC (US Green Building Council). They also have a piece of the Big Apple (literally.) How did they accomplish such a task?
Bike sharing is FINALLY in Philly… kinda sorta maybe.
Our only Philly-based bike sharing company, Cityryde and its founders, left town due to our lack of bike sharing. Dranoff Properties (owner of 5 apartment buildings), has picked up the slack and
I recently received an invite to attend an evening sold as a “conversation” about the local food movement. (Disclaimer #1: Specifics withheld:My intention is not to embarrass any individuals, but to discuss my frustration from this experience.) Since I’ve been screaming ‘GO LOCAL” on GPB for the past few months, I felt like I wanted to rejuvenate my feelings on the topic and get some new insight.
Unfortunately, I was very disappointed.
The format of the discussion was pretty straight forward: Young woman “expert” wrote a thesis, presented a PowerPoint with a few short clips (including Food Inc. & Freakanomics), followed by discussion.
The most frustrating part of the evening was the presenter’s arguments against the local food movement. (Disclaimer #2: I’ve read a book pro-locavore and anti-locavore.) Although I love a good debate, I felt that many of her anti-locavore arguments weren’t well explained. Therefore, I’ve analyzed a few of the “Going local isn’t all it’s cracked up to be” arguments:
Stop hating on SEPTA… Philadelphia’s public transit has just been given props!
Walk Score, a website that rates the walkability score (to rank where you can drive less & live more), ranked Philadelphia 5th for residents’ access to public transit with a transit score of (Find out why we ranked & what this means, after the jump!)
One of the biggest challenges in the corporate world is convincing leaders or owners to incorporate sustainability habits into the workplace. For the eco-minded individual, it can be a headache. Finding out my prior employer took the ‘recycle bins’ and emptied them into the garbage frustrated myself and a colleague beyond belief (which inspired the birth of this very blog you’re reading…)
Luckily, local college students are trying to change
I’m so proud of Moore College of Art & Design’s continued sustainability initiatives! One of their most recent endeavors was to plant a herb garden to produce fresh ingredients that will be built into their SAGE Dining Services menu.
SAGE Food Service Director Anthony Condo and Executive Chef John Starett recycled an old salad bar cart to use as an incubator to plant cilantro, dill, basil, lavender, parsley, oregano and chives during spring break in March. Once the weather became warm, the cart was moved outside – and they’re hoping to
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