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WALK RIDE SHARE 

VOLUME II, ISSUE V

 

 
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Still own a car? Using a company car or private car during business hours? Take PhillyCarShare’s "Walk Ride Share" challenge, to put it in "park", reduce your carbon footprint, and have your shot at Philly fame. During the entire month of May, PhillyCarShare will be challenging local residents and businesses to give up their car keys – and to rely on walking, biking, transit, and PhillyCarShare.

If you are interested in being a part of Walk Ride Share Philadelphia, fill out an application, found at PhillyCarShare's website. Sign up to be a member while you're there!

 
BUILDING GREEN: OVERCOMING BARRIERS 

The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) released a new report, Building Green: Overcoming Barriers in Philadelphia, that identifies obstacles to green building in Philadelphia and recommends solutions to dissolving those barriers.

The report received the approval from Mayor Nutter, who spoke at the report's release event, as well as from private developers, labor representatives and environmentalists.  

You can ready The Inquirer article on the report here and read the entire report on the PEC website.

 
PHILLY SPRING CLEANUP 

On April 5th, Mayor Nutter will fulfill his campaign committment to cleaning up the City by holding a citywide "Philly Spring Cleanup". The cleanup aims to engage 10,000 people in removing 1 million pounds of litter and trash from the streets.

Register here to participate in a cleanup in your neighborhood!
 
GREENSPACE 

Sandy Bauers has been the Philadelphia Inquirer's environment reporter for two years, and she's now writing a new column called Greenspace. In this bi-weekly column, Sandy will explore the green lifestyle, technologies and other emerging 'green' ideas. A blog will also be added to the site where readers can share their thoughts. Make sure to keep an eye out!

 
TREE TENDER TRAININGS 

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Tree Tender program offers nine hours of hands-on tree-care training for residents of the five-county Philadelphia region. The free training will cover tree biology, identification, planting, proper care and working within your community.

The Tree Tender training is designed for lay people and experts alike. The course is offered on weekday evenings at three locations each spring and fall. Pre-registration is required.

 
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