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GlaxoSmithKline announced last week that it's moving to a LEED-certified building in the Navy Yard from its current Center City location. According to the Philly.com story, "GSK says it will sign 15 1/2-year lease for a four-story, 205,000-square-foot facility being developed by Liberty Property Trust and Synterra Partners". Glaxo would move all its employees either at One & Three Franklin Plaza Center city locations to south Philly in late 2012/early 2013. I definitely commend any company who wants to become green and up its efficiency. The eco-friendly design should (find out more, after the jump!)

Happy Valentine's day! We're recycling this post, originally published on February 9, 2009 to help those last minute procrastinators (or check out how to green your post-vday activities: It may be a contrived, made-up “hallmark holiday” – but who doesn’t like an excuse to give and get? This Valentine’s Day you can do that and show love to the planet at the same time. Here’s some tips to green your Valentine’s Day:

 A little green wisdom : “What we do to the earth we do to ourselves.”  (Courtesy of Lululemon.) Agree? Does this quote mean anything to you? Posted by Beth

Good news! Green Philly Blog gave advice in Philly's Metro yesterday to 'green your snow cleanup.'' Here's a quick recap of how to deal with ice and snow when mother nature pounds again and again, as it has this winter:

Here at Green Philly Blog, we try greening all aspects of our lives...which is why time between-the sheets is another area you can sustain-it-up. Here's a few ways to green your sex life:

What’s your milk of choice these days? I love Blue Diamond unsweetened vanilla almond milk. It’s delicious in cereal, a great cow’s milk substitute in recipes, and a key ingredient in vegan hot cocoa. However, if you can’t get onboard with almond, rice...

How should I recycle old batteries? -Chris, Green Philly Blog Reader Good question, Chris! Did you know that over 3 BILLION single-use, dry cell batteries are disposed of in landfills? Most importantly, I'd first recommend switching your batteries to rechargeable ones over the single-use. I have approximately 8 reusables and a charger, so I always have backups for my toothbrush/etc when previous ones need recharging. To answer your question, here's where to drop off & recycle your batteries in Philadelphia area:

Getting ready for the big game on Sunday? Even if the Eagles couldn't make it to the Superbowl, you can follow in Lincoln Financial Field's greenest stadium-in-the-world footsteps & green your Superbowl party! Here's a few suggestions to make your Superbowl party an eco-conscious gathering:

This past Saturday, I toured Greenpeace's 50-meter Arctic Sunrise at Penn's Landing for their Coal Free Future Tour. This month-long tour, also hitting up Wilmington, NC, NYC & Boston, is teaching the Northeast about the major impacts the coal industry has on the environment. Regardless of the campaign & political jargon, "Clean Coal" in an oxymoron. Coal is dirty by production, the single largest source of carbon dioxide pollution in the US & the largest source of mercury emissions in the country. Pollution from coal-powered plants is responsibly for 13,200 deaths per year, (Treehugger) (1359 from PA alone), 20,000 heart attacks, 217,600 asthma attacks, and more than 1.6 million lost work days per year. "Clean coal" is a technology that will cost billions to test and wouldn't be ready for decades. (Find out more about Greenpeace & the Coal Free Tour after the jump!)