At the Good Karma Café, being green doesn’t mean being obvious.
You wouldn’t know it walking through its doors, but almost every inch of the small, brightly decorated coffee shop near Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia is fashioned from recycled substances.
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) signed into law by President Obama in February of 2009 provides some tremendous opportunities for homeowners. This important economic stimulus that includes weatherization money stands to create jobs and strengthen our homes and abodes to use less energy and save us money.
The city, the Pennsylvania Environmental Council and the Delaware River Waterfront Corp., are launching a free kayaking program for the summer along the Delaware River.
According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the United States generates more municipal waste than any other country. As a nation, we are responsible for disposing of more than 250 million tons of trash every year, says the president of the National Solid Wastes Management Association.
The Schuylkill Center’s Environmental Art Program is the proud recipient of a $15,000 National Endowment for the Arts Access to Artistic Excellence grant for the Center’s Edible Landscapes exhibition for the fall.
A study released June 10 by the Pew Charitable Trusts ranked Pennsylvania third in the nation for jobs related to clean energy. The study found that from 1998 to 2007, green jobs nationwide grew more than two times faster than overall job growth.
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded money to the Philadelphia Youth For Change Charter School and Connection Training Services as part of grants allocated for YouthBuild organizations.
