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On Saturday, November 5, volunteers all around Philadelphia will gather to clean and green their local parks (find your nearest park here).
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We’d like to stress that the graph above does not show the marked increase in consumption of Halloween candy in area households. It does, however, tell a tale of two storms and how they influenced specific conductance (rough translation: amount of dissolved salt) in Tacony Creek last month.
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Back in August, we followed author and artist Allen Crawford (a.k.a. Lord Whimsy) as he undertook his Hidden River Expedition, a 40-mile, three-day kayak trip from Mt. Holly, NJ, to Bartram’s Garden in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia will host the 2011 CitiesAlive conference from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3; the event brings together members of the green roof and green wall industry for workshops, meetings and tours.
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An article earlier this month by NewsWorks’ Nicole Juday examines the historical reasons for the flash flooding responsible for the drowning death of a young woman in East Germantown on September 8.
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The Mayor’s Office of Sustainability reports that the 250-kilowatt solar array at PWD’s Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant has generated enough electricity to power 2.7 houses for a year.
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The construction of an underground storage basin at Venice Island is underway, and demolition of the existing recreation facilities is complete.
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Seven projects in the Schuylkill River watershed will receive funding from the Schuylkill River Restoration Fund to improve water quality and address remediation issues.
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The green roof on PECO’s building in Center City (pictured above) is certainly one way that businesses practice good stormwater management.
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As they say, good things come to those who wade! After two rain checks, the Philly Fun Fishing Fest turned out to be the perfect day to enjoy the Schuylkill Banks.
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