Tag: Earth Day
From a Trashion Show to Mural Arts on Trash Trucks, Philly had quite an array of celebrations yesterday for the 40th celebration of Earth Day! Here’s some photos, links & a video for your re-cap pleasure:
Philadelphia Streets Department debuted 10 Mural recycling trucks like this one, with lots of abstract Philly scenery:
This truck definitely looks like Spring & will hopefully motivate citizens to get Philly clean:
This truck reminds me of Fall:
Continue April 23, 2010
Happy Earth Day everyone!
On this celebratory day I thought I’d recap some of the simplest things you can do year-round to help the earth.
Longevity and health are key – and there are choices we can make each day to do our part. Here’s four easy areas to greenify:
Continue April 22, 2010
Philly’s 3rd Annual Spring Cleanup had its biggest cleanup ever thanks to greenies like you with its UnLitter Us Campaign!
Over 11,000 volunteers worked at 231 official project sites to collect over 1.3 million lbs of trash, 140K lbs of recycling, 50 parks & recreation centers cleaned and 763 neighborhood blocks cleaned!
Incredible numbers, Philly! But how can you keep it up for this Earth week (and always…)
Here’s some suggestions:
Continue April 20, 2010
Happy Earth month! Philly’s packed with eco-friendly events for Earth Week! (For a complete listing, feel free to check out our new Philly Events Calendar page!
Here are some highlights of upcoming events to visit:
Continue April 13, 2010
Wednesday, April 22nd is Earth Day! How are you celebrating?
Here’s a variety of ideas in & around Philly from volunteering to free drinks – So attend as many as you can:
Continue April 21, 2009
Are you looking for something to do on Earth Day (next Wednesday, April 22nd)?
Drexel student Jenni Izzo is hosting an eco-friendly fashion show at the F.U.E.L. Collection on 249 Arch Street (former ‘Real World’ House) at 7pm. Tickets are being sold presale for only $20, and all proceeds will be donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Jenni wanted to host an eco-friendly Fashion Show to bring the community together & support environmental action.
Over 30 local and national designers and boutiques including
Continue April 15, 2009
Head to Jenkintown this Sunday, April 19th, for the Green Living Fest. Held from 12-4 in the Jenkintown town square, it’s an ideal way to kick start your Earth Week celebration (April 19-25th.)
The event is sponsored by Green Jenkintown, the EAC for the Borough of Jenkintown. Come and support their first green fest – Their goal is to make it annual.
Some of the cool activities include:
Continue April 14, 2009
