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Come check out the Popped! Music Festival on Saturday, June 20th from 11 AM-8PM on the 600-1100 block of 2nd Street in Northern Liberties! Tons of free live music and over 60 vendors are participating. Of course, Popped! has an emphasis on sustainability with all recycled paper products, recycling bins for plastic bottles (and encouragement to limit use, encouraging public transit and interactive exhibits to educate attendees to get green.

City Council voted against the plastic bag ban the Committee on the Environment passed last week. According to Philly.com, Councilman Frank DiCicco's bill was rejected by Council this morning in a 6-10 vote. Word is that

Good news - Philly is thisclose to banning an environmental catastrophe - in the form of plastic bags. Yesterday, Philly's City Council's Committee on the Environment voted unanimously to approve legislation banning plastic bags used in supermarkets, pharmacies and stores. The typical plastic bags must be replaced after July 1, 2011 with recyclable paper bags, compostable plastic bags or reusable bags. Part of the ban will also include

What a great way to show your Phillies support & eco-love at the same time! Buy it here:

Exciting green advancements have been happening in Philadelphia. Greenworks Philadelphia has been unveiled! Many neighborhoods have started to increase sustainable initiatives from tree-planting efforts in Northern Liberties to increasing bike paths. Mayor Michael Nutter announced recently that he's going to make Philadelphia the Greenest city in America by 2015 - a very admirable goal. Greenworks Philadelphia is that plan formulated into a detailed document. "E" Goals in 5 areas - Energy, Environment, Equity, Economy and Engagement compile into over 100 initiatives for Philadelphia's well being. A sampling of the initiatives include:

Spring has been very busy for the Green community in Philly - Here are a couple of events in the next week: Want to help a local school win a Hybrid bus & become America's Greenest School? Our Lady of Sacred Heart (OLSH) has received a Green Power Award for a Gold LEED renovationof their school including solar panels on the roof, conserving water in bathrooms and planting native plants on the school site. Next, they're hoping to achieve the title of America's Greenest School. Vote online for Brianna, age 18, on America's Greenest School websiteuntil May 17th. Thirsty ?

When was the last time you set aside a few hours to run around Philadelphia? (and I’m not talking about bar hopping...) You can still sign up for City Chase this Saturday May 16th. Join over 750 Philadelphians to compete in as Philly turns into a obstacle course/scavenger hunt/adult playground. City Chase is

Good news for those who like Beer & being "green".... (which is hopefully a LOT of you!) Green Village Philadelphia is partnering with Philadelphia Brewing Company for an Earth Month fundraiser at Greendrinks locations of Standard Tap in Northern Liberties and Earth Bread + Brewery in Mt. Airy.

My favorite radio station, WXPN 88.5 is featuring a segment on Sustainability. They launched the piece for Earth Day, and it’ll run for a few weeks.