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Biomass is an organic matter that can be used to make fuels, chemicals and other products, as well as provide heat or electricity. For example, wood is one of the oldest and most commonly used examples of biomass. Burning it produces heat to give us warmth.

Other sources include plants, aquatic plants, animal waste, organic compounds from municipal and industrial waste, which can be used to produce fuels and chemicals, as well as power. Biomass resources can be replenished through cultivation of energy crops such as fast growing trees and grasses.

The housing market is not too pretty these days…but that's only if you own. As anyone with a vested interest in property knows by now, home prices from just one year ago have dropped dramatically, and in some cases in half. If you are unencumbered by a home of your own, it may be time to check out a pretty cheap property while the housing market stays quasi-dormant.

Events For 03/01/09 (Sunday)

PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW

Event continues until: 03/08/09
 
Location: Philadelphia, PA
The Flower Show

Events For 03/02/09 (Monday)

PHILADELPHIA SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS

Event Organizer: Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC)

Did you know that using Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (CFLs) in any light fixture that you use for more than two or three hours a day can save you hundreds of dollars on your household electric bill over the course of a decade?

The air we breathe in our homes can impact the way we live. Many people forgot that air pollution also occurs indoors. The fact is indoor air quality is usually much worse than the air outside. If your home is not properly ventilated it prevents the flow of outdoor air that helps dilute harmful emissions and carry them out of the home. Both high temperature and humidity levels can increase the concentrations of some pollutants. The effects of poor indoor air quality include some respiratory diseases, heart disease, and cancer.

Professor Kelly Cobb from the University of Delaware is once again helping the Philadelphia community in multiple ways by introducing a new “Green” method of clothing design. This time she is working to ensure that consumers are satisfied with their finished product. This type of fashion designing is called “Participatory Design,” which means that those who will be wearing the finished product help in the creation process.

President Barack Obama signed the historic American Recovery and Reinvestment Act this past Tuesday, turning the roughly $800 billion bill into a law. This means that there will be an influx of a large amount of money into the economy in the very near future. In order to understand how this affects the average homeowner, it is vital to look into the details of what this plan seeks to do on that front.

Events For 02/24/09 (Tuesday)

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS WCU

Event Organizer: West Chester University

GREENandSAVE has partnered with the St. Norbert School in Paoli in order to better educate their students with an Eco-Curriculum about the environmental challenges we face as a nation, and as a global community. The Eco-Curriculum is a multi-faceted lesson plan that helps students to understand what sustainability really means.