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No More Plastic Bags, Philadelphia! (almost…)

Good news – Philly is thisclose to banning an environmental catastrophe – in the form of plastic bags.no plastic

Yesterday, Philly’s City Council’s Committee on the Environment voted unanimously to approve legislation banning plastic bags used in supermarkets, pharmacies and stores. The typical plastic bags must be replaced after July 1, 2011 with recyclable paper bags, compostable plastic bags or reusable bags.

Part of the ban will also include

Continue 8 Comments June 11, 2009

Citizens Bank Park Tops PETA's Vegetarian-Friendly List

imagesAnother win for the Phillies boys and girls: Citizens Bank Park is #1 on PETA’s Top 10 vegetarian friendly ball parks. Our home stadium was the first ballpark to offer veggie fare (and recently added more choices) on TOP of being one of the most green stadiums with their Red Goes Green Campaign.

The Phillies stadium serves tasty veggie options like:

Continue 4 Comments June 8, 2009

Mark Your Calendars Philly: Commerce Bank Bike Ride

Here’s your opportunity to bike through the city with no traffic!

Bicyclists of all skill levels are welcome to participate in the Commerce Bank Bike Philly ride September 14, 2008.

Continue Leave a Comment August 8, 2008

Save the date Philly!

Sunday September 7th marks Philadelphia’s annual Green Fest.

Check out more details here:

http://www.greenfestphilly.org/

Posted by Beth

Leave a Comment July 22, 2008


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