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Friday Wrapup: Eco-Friendly Lazy Laundry, Toolshares, Keystone XL & Fracking

Did anyone cut down a cherry tree (and hopefully plant 5 to replace it for the PHS) in honor of President’s day?  Here’s the green Philly movers & shakers we just couldn’t fit in this week:

Wish there was an eco-friendly laundry service to help with the pile of clothes on your floor?  Wash Cycle Laundry (1-888-611-9274) at 1611 South St. treats your clothes with eco-friendly detergent in energy-efficient machines, and then loads everything onto a bicycle-pulled trailer. Holllar.

Philly loves sharing cars, cows & agriculture, and now tools too!  West Philly Tool Library loans tools & knowledge to use them to neighbors for house & garden products.

How will fracking affect our lovely Pennsylvania lands?  This Fracking Landscape video shows 2 different Pennsylvanias…It even helped my dad understand what fracking really looks like… (Bonus: Australian-ish narrator!)

Cutting thousands of acres of forests, diverting rivers, strip-mining, and destroying critical wildlife habitats … and a few more reasons why the Keystone XL Pipeline is bad news

And since Infographics are my favorite, here’s one on water conservation…

Five Fifths furniture is sourced locally & created with sweet designs to optimize natural wood’s (giggle) shape for quality.

In Green Philly Blog new, Beth gave you a delish crispy tofu recipe to try this weekend, and Julie is attempting to survive only on local products for 40 days.

Pic courtesy of Mrs. Jackson’s Class Website Blog

Julie Hancher

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.

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