Articles Written by Julie Hancher

This early spring weather has lots of green Events in Philly coming up! See all the exciting happenings in Philadelphia in the next month:

Stop listening to the old wives tales: Wash your laundry in cold water. A whopping 90% of energy used for washing clothes is heating the water (Planet Green). If you select that cold/cold option for 4 out of 5 cycles, you'll save 72 LBs of carbon dioxide emissions this month alone! (It's also good for your wallet - You'll save $60-100 a year on energy bills too!)

Sunday is Hollywood's biggest night of the year: Academy Award time! Here are a few of the films with an environmental message to watch out for:

The Skinny Bitch herself came to Philly to talk about the "V" word. Kim Barnouin, author of Skinny Bitch, discussed Veganism and her popular best-seller last evening at the Free Library of Philadelphia. She brought up some interesting topics including: the often controversial tone of Skinny Bitch (She & co-author Rory talk like that in 'real life'. Plus, America's in a food crisis: we need "Tough Love", not babying); the increased awareness of Veganism (the book came out 4 years ago and we're now seeing veganism popularized by Kind Diet and more); organic foods and protein to name a few. Kim also brought up the environmental impact of animal-based food. The carbon footprint is huge:

TerraGlo Lighting based out of Warminster, PA carries both indoor & outdoor lighting systems that foster energy efficiency (up to 80%) and are good for the environment and your wallet. These lights need only be replaced about every 10 years (or 50,000 operating hours), a wise investment. As a truly green company, TerraGlo promises to not only replace these inefficient existing lighting systems with LED technology, but to also recycle all of your old fixtures, fluorescent tubes, and related items in an ecologically sound manner. TerraGlo lighting is always developing new

Alright, alright. I'll admit it. I'm a bitch. A (Skinny) Bitch. A couple years ago,

Only 7% of Americans have tried to measure their carbon footprint, according to the Sacred Heart University Polling Center. Use this handy calculator to measure your carbon footprint: Get the CoolClimate Carbon Footprint Calculator widget and many other great free...

Adam Rung Woodworks is a Philadelphia-based, eco-friendly furniture company. The works are beautiful - Need proof? Check out the Dogwood Cherry bench/coffee table below: This work has a

Valentine's Day could be the most controversial holidays - People either love celebrating who they love or deem the holiday a marketing scam. Regardless of which side you're on, here's a phenom idea for those recently-single or coping with an ex-lover: