| PLASTICS #1 - #7 ARE NOW RECYCLABLE | | | VOLUME IV,
ISSUE XV | | | | 
The Philadelphia Guidebook for Solar PV projects | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Great news! Starting this month, Philadelphia residents can now recycle plastics numbered #1- #7. Put contains like yogurt cups, medicine bottles, squeeze bottles, take out containers, and bottles for shampoo and conditioner into your recycling bin. Still not sure exactly what can and cannot be recycled? Check out this list of acceptable recycling materials.
In addition to the convenience of no longer having to pick through your plastics, this change means you can recycle even more, and more recyclables in your bin means more rewards for you and your neighbors through Philadelphia's Recycling Rewards program. If you haven't already signed up, register today. | | | | | | NEW STREET FURNITURE CONTRACT POSTPONED | | | Sadly, Philadelphia won't see a new street furniture contract bringing more transit shelters to neighborhoods, upgrading stops, and offering real-time transit information for at least a few years. After failing to receive an acceptable bid on the request for proposals (RFP) released in the spring, the City decided it would put a long-term contract on hold. Instead, the City will offer a shorter-term, scaled-down contract to provide for the maintenance of the current bus shelter network, and wait for the economy to improve before issuing another RFP for a new long-term contract. Even with the short-term contract, the City hopes to strengthen company maintenance requirements and receive somewhat higher annual revenue than it does with the current street furniture contract. | | | | | GUIDING YOUR SOLAR PROJECT
| | | Learn all you need to know about installing your own solar power project in Philadelphia with the City's Philadelphia Guidebook for Solar PV projects. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the guidebook is designed to help Philadelphia business owners, developers, contractors and homeowners, navigate through the solar development process from meeting city codes, to obtaining permits, to identifying available incentives. In addition to the guidebook itself, the Mayor's Office of Sustainability, the Academy of Natural Science's Center for Environmental Policy, and the Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections will be conducting two workshops this week to answer your questions about getting a solar project off the ground in Philadelphia. Workshop details:
Tuesday, August 10 and Wednesday, August 11, 2010
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
(Note: Both sessions will cover the same material) Auditorium
The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
Philadelphia PA 19102 | | | | | | GLOBAL WARMING 2010: CREATING JOBS AND SAVING THE PLANET | | | Join PennFuture, the Academy of Natural Sciences, and the American Cities Foundation, as they explore the threat of climate change at Global Warming 2010: Creating Jobs and Saving the Plant on the evening of September 20. Featured speaker, Bill McKibben, environmentalist, author and founder of the international climate campaign 350.org, and a panel of distinguished experts will cover the who, what, when, where and why of climate change and how combating it will expand the economy, create green jobs and preserve the planet. This is an event you don't want to miss. Admission is free and open to the public, but spaces fill up fast. Don't delay- reserve your seat by signing up today!
| | | | | | GREEN ARTS FESTIVAL: A CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS | | | Environmental education and arts organizations are teaming up to host the CAFe Community Arts Festival at the Crane Arts Building on Sunday, October 17. The indoor/outdoor event will bring together children of all ages for a day of art, environmental learning, and fun. In addition to offering a wide range of activities for youth to enjoy that day, entrance fees for the festival will help support local youth programs that run throughout the year, like the Cruz Recreation Center and the new ArtsRising ArtsZones. Sign up online to get your organization involved in the day's activities. | | | | | | WISSAHICKON PHOTO CONTEST | | | The Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) wants you to share your pictures that capture the beauty of Wissahickon Valley Park. The FOW Photo contest, sponsored by Valley Green Bank, offers participants the opportunity to submit work in any five categories: people, wildlife, landscape, structures, and FOW activities. Along with prizes, an award ceremony will be held in December to showcase the winning work. Amateurs photographers are welcomed to apply, but you must be a FOW member to participate in the contest. If you're not a member, it's easy to become one by visiting the FOW website. All submissions are due by October 1, 2010 at 5 p.m. | | | | | NEWS | | | | | EVENTS | | -
Tuesday, August 10, and Wednesday, August 11, - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Solar Photovoltaics Informational Workshop at Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. - Wednesday, August 11 - 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Sustainable Design Workshop offering 7.5 GBCI CE hours at The Conference Center at Penn State Great Valley 30 E. Swedesford Rd., Malvern, PA.
- Thursday, August 12, - 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Rethinking Rowhouses: A Green Rehab Open House in Grays Ferry at 1331 S. Myrtlewood St.
- Tuesday, August 17 - 8:30 - 10:30 a.m. - Green Building Financing 101: New Construction and Retrofits for Green Schools and Municipalities at Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, 1st Floor, CEER Building, Room 1, Villanova, PA.
- Wednesday, August 18 - 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. - Land Trust Event at the Samuel S. Fels Foundation 1616 Walnut Street, Suite 800.
- Thursday, August 19 - 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. - The Urban Sustainability Tour: Innovations in Green Infrastructure at the Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Blvd.
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