http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=403534&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fearth-to-philly%2F Earth to Philly is an environmentally-conscious blog with a distinct Daily News "attytood." You'll hear about the big picture - saving the planet - but also ways that can save you green as well. en-us Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:05:00 GMT 2009-11-10T05:05:00Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=401934&44=69629092&32=3796&7=403534&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fearth-to-philly%2FFoer_on_being_green_eating_greens.html Jonathan Safran Foer is in town tonight to talk about his new book Eating Animals. Part of the case he makes against consumers participating in the factory-farm industry is environmental: He details many of the egregious effects of wide-scale animal agriculture with which Earth to Philly readers will be all too familiar. Another part of the case, though, is an ethical one. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:05:00 GMT 6d78f0231800729cb8855d43a86ce2f1 Vance Lehmkuhl 2009-11-10T05:05:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=401934&44=69594082&32=3796&7=403534&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fearth-to-philly%2FLive_Chat_-_Foers_Eating_Animals.html Earth to Philly editor Vance Lehmkuhl will chat about the issues in Jonathan Safran Foer's controversial 'Eating Animals' from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.Tuesday. Foer will read and discuss the book Tuesday night at the Free Library. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:05:21 GMT 20e4788b0a605102393f63540155fe4a Vance Lehmkuhl 2009-11-09T21:05:21Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=401934&44=69536112&32=3796&7=403534&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fearth-to-philly%2FGet_your_butts_outa_here.html We’ve known forever that cigarette smoking is deadly. But so are the butts that smokers toss aside after their last puff, claim researchers from San Diego State University, the University of California-San Francisco and consulting groups Oxford Outcomes and the Varda Group. That’s why the team is leading an effort to have the butts considered toxic waste. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:40:00 GMT e22194910a67d77eb456dfc0009f21f1 Ronnie Polaneczky 2009-11-09T13:40:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=401934&44=69254892&32=3796&7=403534&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fearth-to-philly%2FEarth_to_SEPTA.html Read our lead editorial from today musing on how the Phillies' win - and potential loss - on Tuesday might have influenced SEPTA's strike timing. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:55:00 GMT 1b6843bf9181415c6f63c46d52766f6f Sandra Shea 2009-11-05T04:55:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=401934&44=69022827&32=3796&7=403534&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fearth-to-philly%2FReady_for_rolling_rickshaws.html Today's news of a surprise, late-night SEPTA strike was accompanied in our pages by word that Philadelphia may soon be getting a serious fleet of Pedicabs, which are already a fixture in Boston, New York, San Francisco and Seattle. If you were one of the many people trying to shoehorn yourself onto a Regional Rail train today - or if you weren't even that lucky - you may have wished you could jump on the back of one of these oversized trikes and be whisked away. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:42:15 GMT 12ceca225f0682150402250f45dfd910 Vance Lehmkuhl 2009-11-04T03:42:15Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=401934&44=68437672&32=3796&7=403534&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fearth-to-philly%2FGardening_walking_gas_Update_roundup.html Here are some new developments in stories you may have read about previously here at Earth to Philly - not worth a standalone post of their own, perhaps, but worth keeping track of. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:05:00 GMT 1b7888a1e6a92081b87b0aa3add06f89 Vance Lehmkuhl 2009-11-02T13:05:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=401934&44=66115202&32=3796&7=403534&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fearth-to-philly%2FGlobal_cooling_Look_at_the_numbers.html The world isn't warming, it's cooling, goes this argument. Just look at the (temperature) numbers. Ignore the ice sheets melting, the kids swimming at the North Pole, the weather patterns and dozens of other indicators and just look at the numbers. Well, the Associated Press took the deniers at their word and just looked at the numbers. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:50:34 GMT 2beecd9e7ec270bdbe79bd9d17c0200b Vance Lehmkuhl 2009-10-26T20:50:34Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=401934&44=65211467&32=3796&7=403534&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fearth-to-philly%2FWorldwatch_bombshell_1_threat_to_planet_Meat.html Livestock now accounts for at least 51% of greenhouse gas emissions. The raising of animals for food is a bigger threat to the planet than every other factor put together. This is huge. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:01:48 GMT 5cda4d0cb03160d56ce44560626aa7f7 Vance Lehmkuhl 2009-10-21T19:01:48Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=401934&44=64708642&32=3796&7=403534&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fearth-to-philly%2FApples_for_Halloween_Really.html Jodi Helmer's suggestion about giving organic apple to trick-or-treaters seems plain wrong. Didn't giving apples fall out of favor after all the scares about razor blades and other sharp objects? Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:30:00 GMT 1eb5487077b42697da12713b797ef70f Jenice Armstrong 2009-10-19T12:30:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=401934&44=64261087&32=3796&7=403534&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fearth-to-philly%2FMy_green_heaven.html While the Telegraph's paraphrase, "Go Green to Save Your Soul," may be overstated, the Archbishop of Canterbury made it clear that people should live in a way that "honours rather than endangers the life of the planet." Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:25:38 GMT c74998f005e16624f8084d684e287093 Vance Lehmkuhl 2009-10-14T19:25:38Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=401934&44=63980072&32=3796&7=403534&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fearth-to-philly%2FLe_Green_cest_chic.html There are many shades of green among the vast assortment of eco-friendly gadgets, services and products available these days. Up your consumer-savvy quotient at GreenChic Living, from 5-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27 in the Crystal Tea Room atop the Wanamaker Building at 13th and Market streets in Center City. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:40:00 GMT 5177a342299a66653595e4266f6cc2dd Laurie Conrad 2009-10-12T12:40:00Z