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Although Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, we still have a few days of cold left. How can you minimize that terrible energy bill in one of the coldest winters Philly has seen? Drafts easily waste 5-30% of your energy use. How can you block these drafts?

Excited for Sunday's Academy Awards & green Documentaries yet? I always love checking out the celebs that aren't shy with their ambitions. Here's a few noteworthy starlettes that will be making an appearance on Sunday:

With Hollywood's biggest night fast-approaching Sunday, it's time to sneak a peek at which films have an eco-impact. During last year's Academy Awards, the Cove's dolphin secret was exposed during their Best Documentary win. (During the speech, the filmmakers caused a stir by their activist message.) Here are the green-themed movies (and clips!) up for nods on Sunday:

We should care about climate change because if we don’t, we are going to leave our children and their children in a hell of a mess,” Sir Paul McCartney  Posted by Beth

A vegetarian (or vegan) diet can significantly benefit your health and the environment. If committing to a meat-free diet makes you want to run into the nearest Outback Steakhouse the good news is simply eating less meat can make a difference. Chicken and fish can cause their own set of negative consequences. But, let’s focus on red meat today. Read on!

Need some incentive to convince your employer to go green? Morale. According to Inc.com's article, employees were happier when

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: