http://www.greenphillyblog.com Philadelphia's resource for environmental news, companies, events & recycling do's & don'ts Thu, 17 May 2012 19:49:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.greenphillyblog.com/how-to-green/your-wedding/green-weddings-how-to-green-the-party-aka-the-reception/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=green-weddings-how-to-green-the-party-aka-the-reception http://www.greenphillyblog.com/how-to-green/your-wedding/green-weddings-how-to-green-the-party-aka-the-reception/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 19:36:10 +0000 Beth http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=9575 Brides and Grooms-to-be: we've discussed enviro-friendly tips for the ceremony. Now it's time to talk about the part-tay. Read on for tips on greening the reception...]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/how-to-green/your-wedding/green-weddings-how-to-green-the-party-aka-the-reception/feed/ 0 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/philly-recycling/where-can-i-wednesday-recycle-toothpaste-tubes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-can-i-wednesday-recycle-toothpaste-tubes http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/philly-recycling/where-can-i-wednesday-recycle-toothpaste-tubes/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 15:41:27 +0000 Julie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=9074 Brushing my teeth is one of my favorite activities. I beam when my dental hygienist comments on my teeth condition. Yet I use a lot of toothpaste, and those empty toothpaste tubes are a gray area on the green front. Can you recycle them? Can you not? Don't fear my readers... I did some investigating to figure out what we can do with our toothpaste-less tubes:]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/philly-recycling/where-can-i-wednesday-recycle-toothpaste-tubes/feed/ 0 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/events/may-is-bike-month-celebrate-philly-style/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=may-is-bike-month-celebrate-philly-style http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/events/may-is-bike-month-celebrate-philly-style/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:23 +0000 Julie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=9551 May is officially Bike month, and we're ready to for some two-wheeled action!  Philadelphia's the #1 bike-commuting city and the bicycling rates keep rising, so we're in the PERFECT city to celebrate! The Philadelphia Bike Coalition has tons up its sleeve... How can you celebrate this joyous occasion?]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/events/may-is-bike-month-celebrate-philly-style/feed/ 0 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/events/support-paws-eat-delish-vegetarian-food-at-cuba-libre/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=support-paws-eat-delish-vegetarian-food-at-cuba-libre http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/events/support-paws-eat-delish-vegetarian-food-at-cuba-libre/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 18:49:18 +0000 Julie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=9541 Who's getting hungry to help some kitties & pit bulls? Next Tuesday, May 22nd, come to a vegetarian dinner benefiting PAWS at (and hosted by) Cuba Libre. For $45, you can nom on (details & full menu, after the jump!)]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/events/support-paws-eat-delish-vegetarian-food-at-cuba-libre/feed/ 0 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/weekly-green-links-rewind/friday-roundup-bike-phillys-cancelled-love-your-park-local-fun/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friday-roundup-bike-phillys-cancelled-love-your-park-local-fun http://www.greenphillyblog.com/weekly-green-links-rewind/friday-roundup-bike-phillys-cancelled-love-your-park-local-fun/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 00:01:57 +0000 Julie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=9448 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/weekly-green-links-rewind/friday-roundup-bike-phillys-cancelled-love-your-park-local-fun/feed/ 0 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/quick-tips/friday-quickie-last-minute-to-go-local-for-mothers-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=friday-quickie-last-minute-to-go-local-for-mothers-day http://www.greenphillyblog.com/quick-tips/friday-quickie-last-minute-to-go-local-for-mothers-day/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 10:00:50 +0000 Julie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=9522 As you know from my locavore kick, you can reduce your carbon footprint and get fresher, tastier foods when sourcing locally. This Mother's Day, try planning an all-locally sourced meal!  Whether free-range omelets or seasonal fruit pancakes, you're sure to put a smile on Mom's face. Find delicious meat-free options like these Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins or veggie brunch ideas. Check out other ways to green your mother's day!]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/quick-tips/friday-quickie-last-minute-to-go-local-for-mothers-day/feed/ 0 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/celebrate-love-your-park-week/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=celebrate-love-your-park-week http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/celebrate-love-your-park-week/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 13:03:31 +0000 Beth http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=9459 May 12th -19th is Philly Love Your Park Week - a week dedicated to celebrating Philadelphia's park system. Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, the Fairmount Park Conservancy, and Pennslyvania Horticulture Society have joined forces to bring Philadelphians eight days of diverse park events. Out-of-towners may think of Philly as an urban jungle, but we're lucky to have over 100 area parks to meet and exceed our "great outdoors" quota. There's a laundry list of park events happening over the next week, read on for some of the highlights...]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/celebrate-love-your-park-week/feed/ 2 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/philly-recycling/where-can-i-wednesday-recycle-old-race-medals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-can-i-wednesday-recycle-old-race-medals http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/philly-recycling/where-can-i-wednesday-recycle-old-race-medals/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 18:46:55 +0000 Julie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=9444 Since we have a debate going on in our "Broad Street Run More Sustainable..." comments AND on our Facebook page, I decided to investigate what people can do with their old race medals. Many runners & triathletes (etc) accumulate medals and don’t know what to do with them. Here’s some alternatives to throwing them in the trash (always a big no-no):]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/philly-recycling/where-can-i-wednesday-recycle-old-race-medals/feed/ 0 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/how-to-green/your-wedding/green-weddings-ceremony-edition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=green-weddings-ceremony-edition http://www.greenphillyblog.com/how-to-green/your-wedding/green-weddings-ceremony-edition/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 10:00:13 +0000 Beth http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=9370 It's wedding season. Planning your own (or your best friend, sibling or child's) wedding is undoubtedly exciting... and sometimes just a teeny bit overwhelming. There's a ton of decisions to make and for those who are eco-minded there's the question of how to pull it all off with sustainability in mind. Today let's talk about the ceremony. Ceremony traditions & rituals can depend on religion and heritage but typically they're a pretty important part of the day. It's when the "deal" is sealed after all. Read on for tips on greening the all-important ceremony...]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/how-to-green/your-wedding/green-weddings-ceremony-edition/feed/ 2 http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/office-of-sustainability/open-letter-to-mayor-nutter-can-the-broad-street-run-be-more-sustainable-please/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-letter-to-mayor-nutter-can-the-broad-street-run-be-more-sustainable-please http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/office-of-sustainability/open-letter-to-mayor-nutter-can-the-broad-street-run-be-more-sustainable-please/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 18:31:18 +0000 Julie http://www.greenphillyblog.com/?p=9375 Dear Mayor Nutter, Yesterday was a great day. I woke up at 6 AM to run with 39,999 of my closest friends down Broad Street. It made up for missing the Supermoon thanks to a bunch of clouds on Saturday evening. Given that this was my fourth time for the Broad Street Run, I was pretty calm awaiting the start gun. But I heard your proclamation that you wanted to make Broad Street the biggest 10 miler in the WORLD. Kudos, Mayor.  I appreciate trying to get Philly on the map. I even high-fived you after I crossed the start line in support of your ambition, Greenworks and more. Yet running yesterday reminded me of how much waste is created from one (average) 1:40 minute run. Especially when 40K people run.  Since you've already proclaimed we want to make Philadelphia America's Greenest City by 2015, why can't we combine the two ideas and make Broad Street Run the Biggest Environmentally-friendly Philly Race?!? Here are a few observations of the Broad Street Run and suggestions on how we can green-i-fy both the expo & race:]]> http://www.greenphillyblog.com/philly-represent/office-of-sustainability/open-letter-to-mayor-nutter-can-the-broad-street-run-be-more-sustainable-please/feed/ 4