Happy Friday! Hope you’ll been outside soaking up some of the last rays of August this weekend (or last night, a la Diner En Blanc). Here’s a few green links & news you may have missed:

• Are you new to biking, and want to hop on the commuting bandwagon in the #1 city to do so? Philly Mag has tips for commuting cyclists.
• Brushing my teeth is my #1 fav hygienic activity. But MNN lets us know how do people around the world clean their chompers?
• Talking about upcycling – this dude creates new furniture out of old car & motorcycle parts!
• According to Treehugger, the US drought is so bad it’s visible from Space!
• Sierra Club updated their 10 fav green schools! Check out if yours made the list.
• Skinny Jeans, sales on shoes & a sweet marked-down shirt make any guy (or gal’s) day. But do you ever think of the “real” cost of these threads?
• Ugh, Frack off. Here’s an update on New York’s latest fracking news.
• What green guilt do you have? Sandy Bauers explores!
• New Jersey is following our plastic bag lead! They’re talking about banning the plastic bag across the river. (Sign our petition to ban plastic bags in Philly if you haven’t!)

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Julie Hancher is Editor-in-Chief of Green Philly, sharing her expertise of all things sustainable in the city of brotherly love. She enjoys long walks in the park with local beer and greening her travels, cooking & cat, Sir Floofus Drake. View all posts by Julie Hancher