P-com Living Green http://www.philly.com/philly/living/green RSS Feed for P-com Living Green en-us Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:19:10 GMT GreenSpace: Information About Bats http://www.philly.com/philly/living/green/20130429_GreenSpace___Information_About_Bats.html The Pennsylvania Game Commission has materials on bats, bat houses, and the summer count. Go to www.pgc.state.us, click on "wildlife," then click on "wildlife" again, then "Appalachian bats." Green Ways to Get Rid of Cell Phones and Chargers http://www.philly.com/philly/living/green/HomeTalk_20120829_Green_Ways_to_Get_Rid_of_Cell_Phones_and_Chargers.html Sunken treasure off NJ: Crab sculpture to go 80 feet under http://www.philly.com/philly/living/green/Giant-crab-sculpture-to-be-sunk-offshore.html Chris Wojcik spent spent months building a 46-foot long replica of a horseshoe crab. It’s made of cement, and he lavished attention on every detail, measuring an actual horseshoe crab so he could get the proportions just right. All the spines are there. He had a glass artist make special eyes. (Lit from inside, they glow.) And later today, he plans to sink the whole thing — the crab and the 50-foot barge it sits stop — off the Jersey coast. IKEA plugs in: Three regional facilities go solar http://www.philly.com/philly/living/green/IKEA-plugs-in-Three-regional-facilities-go-solar.html Earlier today, IKEA officially plugged in solar energy systems atop its stores in South Philadelphia and Conshohocken, as well as at its U.S. service office, also in Conshohocken. Philly bloggers push for plastic bag ban http://www.philly.com/philly/living/green/Philly-bloggers-push-for-plastic-bag-ban.html Philadelphia area bloggers are on a one-day blitz today to push for a plastic bag ban in the city. The idea comes from Beth Funari and Julie Hancher, who write the Green Philly Blog. They've started a petition on the social media site, www.change.org. Schuylkill Scrub consolidates trashy efforts http://www.philly.com/philly/living/green/Schuylkill-Scrub-consolidates-trashy-efforts.html Every year, various groups get out onto the banks, determined to clean up the debris. Last year, the Schuylkill Action Network organized 18 litter clean-ups across six counties into one campaign, the Schuylkill Scrub. This year, they're doing it again. Trail to get $500,000 boost http://www.philly.com/philly/living/green/144004173.html The western extension of the Chester Valley Trail got a $500,000 state boost, state Sen. Andrew E. Dinniman announced today. New Jersey's new frog http://www.philly.com/philly/living/green/New-Jerseys-new-frog-.html Rutgers student discovers a new species Groundwater: It’s fracking important http://www.philly.com/philly/living/green/Groundwater-Its-fracking-important.html Today marks the start of National Ground Water Awareness Week. If we're not careful, it could become National Ground Water Remembrance Week. RelayRides Introduces Neighbor-to-Neighbor Sharing http://www.philly.com/philly/living/green/141417423.html What's environmentally friendly, socially responsible and can make you money? RelayRides, putting a new spin on "car pooling" and today hanging out its virtual shingle nationally at www.relayrides.com.