Does Your Dog Have Spokesdog Star Potential?
December 15, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Registration opens today for the 2012 Philly Water’s Best Friend Spokesdog Competition.
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Harvard Crimson Meets Philadelphia Green
December 14, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Earlier this month, Harvard’s Graduate School of Design hosted “The Philadelphia Story: Planning, Politics and Reality,” a panel discussion led by Loeb fellow and Philadelphia Inquirer architecture critic Inga Saffron.
Read More →Tonight: Engineers Without Borders Project Updates
| Matthew Fritch
Join the professional and student members of Engineers Without Borders at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center tonight, Dec. 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. as they present their international project work.
Read More →Watch Now: Rowhome-Sized Stormwater Solutions in West Philly
December 6, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Last year, PWD and Rebuilding Together Philadelphia joined volunteers and neighbors to install rain barrels, rain gardens and downspout planters in Cobbs Creek-area rowhomes.
Read More →Keeping Schuylkill Waters Clean: Agriculture Pollution
November 29, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
The Schuylkill Action Network works with farmers to lessen the impact of agricultural runoff (fertilizer, cow manure) on the creeks and streams in the Schuylkill watershed.
Read More →This Place Is BMPing: PECO Green Roof
November 23, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
This time next week, the 2011 CitiesAlive conference—the only conference in North America devoted to the green roof and wall industry—will kick off here in Philadelphia.
Read More →Making News: Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed
November 22, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Julie Slavet, executive director of the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership, recently appeared on Comcast’s Newsmakers program to talk about the organization’s efforts to restore and preserve the health of Tookany/Tacony/Frankford creek.
Read More →Tomorrow Is World Toilet Day
November 18, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Forgive the toilet talk, but 40% of the world’s population—2.6 billion people—do not have access to adequate sanitation.
Read More →The Emerald City: A Perfect Score for Philadelphia’s Green Infrastructure
November 17, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
In a report released yesterday by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Philadelphia received top honors as the national leader in green infrastructure.
Read More →8,000 Feet of Stream Restoration
November 15, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Join us on Thursday, November 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center to learn about the planned stream restoration for Cobbs Creek, which will encompass approximately 8,000 linear feet of stream length.
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