If you're still trying to get your head around the Greenworks sustainability plan for Philadelphia, here's a podcast that looks at the pros and cons of different elements of it, explaining them pretty lucidly and in a lively, engaging format. Though it was created by Philly youth for Philly youth, I promise you'll be able to make sense of it at whatever age.
Kudos to the kids who did it! The podcast was created through a project at Temple University, Building Information Technology Skills (BITS), for urban youth. Here's a page from the Information Technology and Society Research Group , where the kids in question interned over the summer, that explains some of the process.
As of early August, it says "BITS Program participants are busy working on social media projects that depict the projects they have been working on this summer. Students are creating blogs, powerpoint presentations, podcasts, and slide shows related to many different environmental themes." This is one of those podcasts, and from a look at their various social media outlets (including @universitygreen) it looks like they've got a lot going on.
Earth to Philly was alerted to the project Ashley James, aka "@GreenGertrude," who oversaw the program. If you have eco-projects from your community that deserve attention, let E2P know via email, or on Twitter. Let's stay connected to the Earth as well as to each other!
The experts at Philadelphia's Energy Coordinating Agency answer your energy questions in our regular feature Stay Warm, Stay Green. Send in your question or questions to energy@phillynews.com.
Look for Jenice Armstrong to supply tips on green living as well as occasional columns on the subject of Green. She also blogs at Hey Jen.
Becky Batcha stays tuned for the here-and-now practical side of conservation, alternative energy, organic foods, etc. - stuff you can do at home now. Plus odds and ends.
Laurie Conrad recycles from her ever-growing e-mailbag to pass along the latest travel deals, fashion statements, household strategies, gadgets, cool local events and other nuggets of interest to those who appreciate a clean, green world.
Vance Lehmkuhl looks at topics like eco-conscious eating, public transportation and fuel-efficient driving from his perspective as a vegetarian, a daily SEPTA bus rider and a hybrid driver, as well as noting the occasional wacky trend or product. Contact Vance with your 'green' news.
Ronnie Polaneczky sees the green movement through the eyes of her 12-year-old daughter, who calls her on every scrap of paper or glass bottle that Ronnie neglects to toss into the house recycling bins. Ronnie will blog about new or unexpected ways to go green. She also blogs at So, What Happened Was...
Sandra Shea and the DN editorial board opine on any green-related legislation or policy. And we'll pass along some of the opeds on the subject that people send us.
Jonathan Takiff will be blogging mainly about consumer electronics - those things that we love to use and that suck too much energy. He'll spotlight green-conscious gizmos made in a responsible fashion, both in terms of materials used and the energy it takes to run them.
Signe Wilkinson draws the comic strip Family Tree, which follows the Tree family as they try to live green in the face of nattering neighbors, plastic-wrapped consumer products, and the primal teenage urge to spend vast quantities of money on hair care products of dubious organic quality.
In addition to these updates from our newsroom bloggers, watch for an occasional feature, Dumpster Diver Dispatches, from Philadelphia's original "green" community of artists, the Dumpster Divers. You'll learn about creative ways to reuse and recycle while you reduce, and about the artists who are making little masterpieces from what others throw out.
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Oct. 29: Last-minute ways to winterize
Nov. 19: Budgeting for the big bite
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