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Join Me at Shale Gas Outrage Rally / Protest / Demonstration

When: Wednesday, September 7, Noon – 2 PM (March follows until 3 p.m.) Where: Center City Philadelphia, Arch St., between Broad & 13th Streets; In…

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Is it Possible to Create a “Baby Safe World?” A Post On Easing Eco-Anxiety

Last month Philadelphia had the highest amount of rainfall in recorded history. That same month, the ground literally shook beneath our feet. It was the…

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My All Time Favorite Organic Beauty Products

Do you really want beauty advice from someone who looks like a hot mess most of the time? Yes, you do. And here’s why. Working…

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Freezing My Butt Off: The Homemade Popsicle Diet

I’ve always been 10-20 lbs. overweight. I have worked out religiously since I was 14 – from Pilates to pushing strollers and plenty of cardio…

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Montreal: A Greener City in Pictures

Anyone who knows me well knows I am a massive Anglophile, entirely obsessed with London, partly due to having spent a fantastic month there in…

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New Essential Biking Guidebook For Philly Cyclists

From the Italian Market to the Manayunk towpath, Fairmount Park, Chestnut Hill, and Doylestown, the Philadelphia area has been celebrated for its commitment tobike friendly…

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Bothered By My Green Conscience: A Review (and Plea) for Franke James

I was so excited to receive a copy of Franke James’ Bothered by My Green Conscience: How an SUV-driving, imported-strawberry-eating urban dweller can go green. I…

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Still a Creature of Comfort: A City Mouse at Heart

I never said I was the “ultimate green queen.” And I think I reenforced my own learning curve after spending a few days living in…

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Not Exactly Broken Windows: Local Landscaper Fined for Her Own Garden

And when I spoke about The Broken Windows Theory, this was not what I had in mind… Landscape Designer Margie Ruddick Fined for Her Own…

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The Broken Windows Theory – A Tipping Point for Better Communities

Reading Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point (admittedly almost a decade after the book’s own tipping point), I’m incredibly intrigued by the discussion of ‘The Broken…

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