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Looking for a good Friday the 13th scare?

Looking for a spook on this Friday the 13th? I’ve found the scariest of them all.11th-hour

The Eleventh Hour, narrated by Leonard DiCaprio, gives a gripping view on the current climate crisis, packed with expert opinions ranging from Stephan Hawking to NASA, NRDC, James Woolsey and many more activists. The film analyzes the evolution of global warming, citing the impact from humans – our population evolving at rapid speeds, consuming massive resources, money driven societies, and culture. If we keep going at this current rate, we may lose 1/3 – 1/2 species in the world since 50-55,000 species become extinct each year. While many have the brain power to solve this problem, it’s been greatly delayed…

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Ski & Snowboarding Resorts Taking Environmental Initiatives

Many skiers & snowboarders (like myself) anticipate the winter months to journey down the mountains. Unfortunately, this hobby can be quite draining on vail_photo_jack_affleckenvironmental resources. Ski resorts have impacts while using energy in daily operations – from ski lifts to lighting lodges, harming wildlife, increasing waste from visitors, and creating/using man-made snow.

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Could Climate Change Affect Your Travel plans?

Venice Flooding Last Week

Baby, it’s getting cold outside, and people are making vacation plans to get away & feel some relief from those wintertime blues.

Planning a trip in the near future? Unfortunately, climate change is placing many travel hot

spots in danger. Here’s some travel destinations that could be affected:

  • Venice, Italy – Just last year, the United Nations cultural organization UNESCO cautioned that Venice is in danger from rising sea levels, resulting from climate change. Last week, over 5 feet of water flooded the underwater city. Additionally, salt water is eating away at the buildings. To combat these problems, the city is building a gate system, a project nicknamed “Moses” to be completed by 2011.
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Phillies Phever! Environment to Blame?

There are a LOT of angered, exhausted, and aching Phillies Phans today. I am definitely one of them.

Like many, I’ve never seen a Philadelphia team win a championship. Luckily, I didn’t pay much attention when I was younger. But as I’ve grown older, I’ve had my heart broken during playoffs and championship series for the Eagles, Flyers, Sixers, and Phillies. I watched the 2005 SuperBowl in a London flat, with a TV we purchased from a pawn shop for a mere 24 hours, wearing my pink eagles hat and hoping the Eagles would break the Wiliam Penn Curse. But Billy Penn was still pissed and wouldn’t let us taste victory yet. Last year, I caught onto the Phillies Phever when we made the playoffs. But, we came up short yet again.

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Eco-Moms Alliance Event: Climate Change Forum – Eco Action in Chester County

Join the Eco-Moms Alliance of Chester County when they host Climate Change Forum on October 25th from 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Eco-Moms Alliance mission: Eco-Moms Alliance of Chester County is a dedicated group of local moms that are taking action in their personal lives to

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Vice Presidential Debate: Green Perspective

Hopefully you tuned into the vice presidential debate last Thursday evening after the Phillies beat the Brewers. In case you missed it, here’s an 8 minute summary**.

So what eco-discussions did you miss?

Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin proposed energy independence from foreign sources as the solution to our current energy crisis. Her ideas:

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