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Want to grab a drink this Wednesday evening after work and meet local green friends? Green Drinks has 4 locations in the Delaware Valley/Philadelphia area for people who have green interests or work in the environmental field to meet up for informal sessions and drinks. Expect a lively mixture of people from NGOs, academia, government and business. Catch up with green friends or network with new contacts. Everyone invites someone else along, so there’s always a different crowd, making Green Drinks an organic, self-organizing network. Green Drinks occurs the 1st Wednesday of each month from 6-8 PM ET at the following locations:

Check out the Trunk Show hosted by Philadelphia’s City Paper this Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at TLA (334 South St.) Over 50 local vendors will be in attendance - including some of Philadelphia’s hottest boutiques, designers and craftspeople. There will be an array of clothing, jewelry, house wares, cosmetics, etc. Four of the many reasons to get yourself to the Trunk show this Black Friday:

Are you sick of going to parties or bars seeing a girl or guy in the same outfit as you? Fear not eco-conscientious fashionistas, there's a clothing line in town to prevent that problem. Nicole Rae Styer designs a line of clothes for people who like to be unique or stand out. Her inspiration comes from vintage styles. She creates one-of-a-kind dresses, tank tops, shirts, purses, intimate apparel and home decor for women, as well as kids clothing and men's shirts. She takes pride in ensuring each piece of her line is unique and pays careful attention to detail, just two of the reasons she had her work shown at the prestigous Fashion Week run-way show last year.

This Monday November 24th at 6:45 p.m. The Free Library of Philadelphia hosts 'What Septa is Doing to Help the Environment.'

This Saturday, November 15th marks America Recycles Day. You’ve heard the recycling message many times before and you’re probably doing your part to decrease waste. You can feel like a big nag when you see someone improperly toss a recyclable item, but spreading the word on all the pros of recycling can only help the cause. It’s a simple ‘recycle bin versus trash’ mindset change in many cases - not requiring additional effort, just added consciousness. So, what a more appropriate time to review some of the major benefits of all your efforts than America Recycles Day? Some of the top reasons to recycle:

This Sunday, November 16 from 3:00 to 6:00 PM, join We are BOOST (We are Building Open Opportunity Structures Together) as they host Women Leaders for Entrepreneurship, the Environment and Social Equity. The event is held at Greenable, a company specializing in interior and exterior green building products and services for residential and commercial projects, located at 126 Market St in Center City Philadelphia. Julie and I are two of the seven panelists who will be commenting and answering audience questions on:

2 Million people (including me) ditched work or school Friday to celebrate the Phillies World Series win with a parade through our city of brotherly love. (Also explaining our lack of posts last week...) This Phillies win did indeed bring out the love in Philadelphia. I was lucky enough to go to Game 5 (parts 1 and 2) - the winning game of the series. I felt the brotherly (and sisterly) love like never before as I was hugged by strangers in celebration of this HUGE win. It was the most perceptible outpouring of our city "slogan" I've ever felt.

The desire to be green and trendy can cause a dilemma for today's modern Green Girls. Can you have both? Looking for an Eco-friendly clothing line here in Philadelphia without restricting yourself to Vintage shops? Kate D'Arcy's line, TOGGERY, is one answer for Philly's green & fashion-savvy young women. This collection is great because the line is designed for women who want to blend social and economic consciousness with trendy clothes. Each piece of Toggery is comprised of 100% organic and sustainable fabrics, including organic cotton, bamboo and modal.

What do you do with that busted DVD player? Or that old stereo unused since the iPod dock was invented? Where do your beat-up electronics go to die? Well, the environmentally responsible answer is “I recycle them so the materials can be re-used in other products.” But according to the EPA, 2 million tons of electronic waste ended up in landfills in 2005, and only about 380,000 tons were recycled. To support and encourage Philadelphians to recycle old electronics, Waste Management and Sony Electronics have teamed up with the RR Donnelley Facility. They're hosting an event