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Mayoral candidates still spar softly By Catherine Lucey Daily News, October 16, 2007 Perhaps Michael Nutter and Al Taubenberger are finally getting a little too close for comfort? At a mayoral forum on environmental issues last night, Republican candidate Taubenberger jokingly suggested that they should go for a ride on a bicycle built for two. By Thomas Fitzgerald Philadelphia Inquirer, October 16, 2007 There was little conflict last night between the two candidates for mayor of Philadelphia during a forum on environmental issues as they jointly declared war on litter. By Mike Benner Metro Philadelphia, October 16, 2007 CENTER CITY. On a night where Web 2.0 met traditional politics, mayoral candidates Michael Nutter and Al Taubenberger fielded questions last night from YouTube users concerning environmental sustainability. Press him on how to make a sustainable city Daily News, October 15, 2007 REPUBLICAN mayoral candidate Al Taubenberger recently said that it was his mission to make Michael Nutter a better mayor. That may be an appropriate role for the underdog candidate, but it should also be the role of every resident of Philadelphia. Philadelphia Inquirer, October 15, 2007 Maybe this time, Republican Al Taubenberger and Democrat Michael Nutter will actually disagree on something. Even if that doesn't happen, tonight's mayoral forum on environmental issues at the Academy of Natural… Blue Mountain Recycling can swallow everything. Including, some fear, Newman Paper Co. By Bruce Schimmel City Paper, October 11, 2007 I'm in the Newman Paper factory, staring into a huge pot of churning, soggy paper on its way to another life. Though at the moment, the stuff looks like mashed scrapple and smells almost as rank. By Uri Friedman Metro Philadelphia, October 11, 2007 Philadelphia-based RecycleBank has convinced leaders from around the region to adopt its program, drawing the Wilmington, Del., mayor and U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, to a recycling plant in Southwest Philadelphia yesterday to celebrate. The city holds its own YouTube debate Monday night By G.W. Miller III Philadelphia Weekly, October 10, 2007 When Christine Knapp and a video crew trawled the streets last week asking random people questions about the environment, she had to watch her words. “We’ve learned that it’s very much about language,” says Knapp, coordinator of the Next Great City, a 2-year-old coalition of 92 organizations that have banded together to promote environmental awareness in the city. By Josh Cornfield Metro Philadelphia, October 8, 2007 When City Council came back into session late last month, one of the biggest headlines was about a proposed ban on plastic bags. The environment is always good for a splash for politicians — whether hearings into recycling rates or promises to plant thousands of trees. By Jeff Shields Philadelphia Inquirer, September 28, 2007 City Planning Director Janice Woodcock yesterday skewered Council members for what she called an intrusion of politics into public-health decisions facing the Water Department. |
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