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Nope it's not a trendy new club or restaurant opening,  this is better friends... The Dirt Factory means good news for Philadelphia composting. The Dirt Factory is University City's new composting center. If you're new to the green game, (find out about the Dirt Factory & composting, after the jump!)

OK, so I use "Friday Roundup" as an opportunity to share everything you (and we) couldn't write about over the past week. But today's edition is fully dedicated to Shell (Oil). As a marketing guru/Social Media queen for a heavily-regulated industry, I have NO idea what crack Shell's execs were smoking in order to pass this idea... They started a "Let's Go Arctic!" campaign to get people pumped about drilling in the Arctic. Yet the spoofs of the campaign are INCREDIBLE, and every graphic created is very publicly accessible from Shell's website.  Instead of promotion, they've given ammo to those against their drill campaign: Just see the "popular" page filled mostly of anti-drill messages. I'm highlighting a few of my personal favs for "Shell Friday": I'd like to personally thank Andy for this one: (See a bunch more and how to submit your own, after the jump!)

Happy Friday, and Happy World Oceans Day!  Hope ya'll are drinking like a locavore during Philly Beer Week. Our gifts to you in the weekly roundup are as follows:

Spring has Sprung, and Philly's exploding with activity both indoors & out. I can't wait to play in the warm weather this weekend! Here's a roundup of some events & recent green news:

Happy Friday! Here's what green news you missed this week:

Hope everyone had a Happy Earth Day Week and was able to get their green on! Here's what you missed in sustainability news this week:

Hope you had a chance to prepare for a sustainable Easter this weekend!  Here's what you missed this week on the green front, as well some Photo Friday fun below:

First and foremost: Congrats to our reader Andrew as winner of our Wheeler Del Torro ticket giveaway!  It DOES pay to like us on FB! :-)  (We used random.org to select the winner based on commenter place.) Here's what else you missed this week:

Cherry Hill automotive and motorcycle dealers, Eckenhoff Automotive, unveiled the eco conscious Zero Motorcycle line this Monday. Zero Motorcycles are dubbed “electric super motor bikes” manufactured in Santa Cruz, California. These days they’re the leader in the electric bike industry. I spoke with the father, son team - Ted and Glenn Eckenhoff- to get the scoop. Read on for details!