fracking

In the decades long fight for a cleaner environment, we’ve been fighting a losing battle. The sad truth is, our laws are designed to accommodate pollution rather than prevent it. People feel powerless when it comes to preserving the quality...

Huge environmental win: The DRBC permanently banned fracking after 11 years of debate The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) permanently banned fracking throughout the Delaware River Watershed yesterday in a virtual meeting. Four states of the Delaware Watershed (New Jersey,...

Environmental groups pushing for a full ban on fracking The Delaware River Basin Commission is hosting a meeting next Thursday, February 25th, which may determine the future of fracking the Delaware River Basin. The Commissioners are finalizing action on DRBC’s Proposed...

Happy Friday! What a week! We learned about the efforts against the crude oil trains around Philly, celebrated the opening of TU’s Rad Dish Cafe, and that Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds-Brown wants to double the green roof tax credit. Who’s ready for...

We love our eco-minded celebrities. While we can't (yet) report on Matt Damon's personal thoughts on fracking, we can confirm that he's starring in a new film on fracking this December. The film is said to center around Damon, whose character initially works for a pro-fracking company and eventually wises up and gets a soul... i.e. he becomes the anti-fracking hero. As a refresher, fracking is essentially the procedure of creating fractures in rock, and rock formations by injecting fluid into the ground at high pressure to break the rocks open and release natural gas inside. Why is fracking dangerous?

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:

First and foremost: Congrats to our reader Andrew as winner of our Wheeler Del Torro ticket giveaway!  It DOES pay to like us on FB! :-)  (We used random.org to select the winner based on commenter place.) Here's what else you missed this week:

Do you like water? I love showing off my SIGG water bottle. It's pretty yet dented from the number of times I've dropped it.  And I keep filling it up with tap water.  But, there may be a time I can't fill it up anymore with tap. The Safe Drinking Water Act protects our precious water in Philly. Yet, fracking is a threat.  After hearing lots of questions from readers, I'll now break down why Fracking is a danger to your water supply and the latest developments:

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 (Find more of this week's wrapup, after the jump!)