Earth Day

Happy Earth Day! How are you celebrating? Philadelphia is hosting some cool events in honor of Earth Day! No matter what you do today… think of how to green your surroundings, how you can lower your carbon footprint, and make a...

Hey Philadelphians, happy Earth Week! What are you doing to celebrate? Why not check out some of the Earth Day events sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Festival. Here’s the lowdown: What: Earth Day at the Academy When: April 22, 10am at Academy of Natural Sciences Details: Get your science on and explore the world of water pollution, climate change and more. The Academy of Natural Sciences hosts Earth Day at the Academy. This is an ideal event for the whole family. Chemists, engineers and other scientists and experts will be there with their equipment including fish tanks and watershed models to provide a hands on demonstration. Free with museum admission. Go here for more information. Location: 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103 Read on - there's more!

From a Trashion Show to Mural Arts on Trash Trucks, Philly had quite an array of celebrations yesterday for the 40th celebration of Earth Day! Here's some photos, links & a video for your re-cap pleasure: Philadelphia Streets Department debuted 10 Mural recycling trucks like this one, with lots of abstract Philly scenery: This truck definitely looks like Spring & will hopefully motivate citizens to get Philly clean: This truck reminds me of Fall:

Happy Earth Day everyone! On this celebratory day I thought I’d recap some of the simplest things you can do year-round to help the earth. Longevity and health are key – and there are choices we can make each day to do our part. Here’s four easy areas to greenify:

Philly's 3rd Annual Spring Cleanup had its biggest cleanup ever thanks to greenies like you with its UnLitter Us Campaign! Over 11,000 volunteers worked at 231 official project sites to collect over 1.3 million lbs of trash, 140K lbs of recycling, 50 parks & recreation centers cleaned and 763 neighborhood blocks cleaned! Incredible numbers, Philly! But how can you keep it up for this Earth week (and always...) Here's some suggestions:

Happy Earth month! Philly's packed with eco-friendly events for Earth Week! (For a complete listing, feel free to check out our new Philly Events Calendar page! Here are some highlights of upcoming events to visit:

Wednesday, April 22nd is Earth Day! How are you celebrating? Here's a variety of ideas in & around Philly from volunteering to free drinks - So attend as many as you can:

Are you looking for something to do on Earth Day (next Wednesday, April 22nd)? Drexel student Jenni Izzo is hosting an eco-friendly fashion show at the F.U.E.L. Collection on 249 Arch Street (former 'Real World' House) at 7pm. Tickets are being sold presale for only $20, and all proceeds will be donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Jenni wanted to host an eco-friendly Fashion Show to bring the community together & support environmental action. Over 30 local and national designers and boutiques including

Head to Jenkintown this Sunday, April 19th, for the Green Living Fest. Held from 12-4 in the Jenkintown town square, it's an ideal way to kick start your Earth Week celebration (April 19-25th.) The event is sponsored by Green Jenkintown, the EAC for the Borough of Jenkintown. Come and support their first green fest - Their goal is to make it annual. Some of the cool activities include: