Water Consumption at 14% of National Average!!!

May 30, 2015

According to the EPA’s WaterSense program, the average American family of four uses about 300 gallons of water a day. We have been working hard to reduce water usage at our home. Since moving into the city in August of 2014 our average family of four’s water use has been 43 gallons per day – […]

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Green Travelogue – Firenze – Live Like A Native

May 23, 2015

So now you are back home…alas, so am I…but I plan to visit Florence again soon.  Meanwhile, how do I keep that Tuscan vibe alive? By vowing to try and live like a Florentine at home? How? By walking everywhere; living with the sun and seasons; eating fresh and seasonal foods; hanging my clothes out […]

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Dark Sky and the Streets Department

May 16, 2015

Light is different in the vertical environment of the city.  We chose to live on a numbered street so the house runs east-to-west and has a south facing light shaft.  This brings light down through the house especially in the summer. Even with that, sunrise and sunset are wonderful at the highest levels but the […]

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Philadelphia From A Bike Seat

May 11, 2015

Since moving to the city I have rediscovered the joy of riding my bicycle. It took about two weeks for me to build up the courage to ride with traffic and then another week to build up even more courage to venture out at night with lights blazing! This Friday, May 15th, is Bike to […]

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Green Travelogue: Firenze

April 29, 2015

Florence is a beautiful city filled with art and history. That is what the tourists come for, many of the vendors depend on and much of the general populace takes for granted. Florence is also a very livable city. It is clean. It has successful recycling and food waste composting programs. It has virtually unlimited […]

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Green Travelogue: Frankfurt International Airport

April 21, 2015

I have never been in Frankfurt, Germany….well not really…but I have been in the Frankfurt International Airport which is technically in Frankfurt so maybe I can count it…If the airport is anything like the city, Frankfurt must be clean, green and easy to negotiate…in other words, Frankfurt International Airport is a sustainable place that presents […]

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Pres. Obama Takes Sustainability into the Next Decade

March 26, 2015

By signing Executive Order Planning for Federal Sustainability in the Next Decade, President Obama set new sustainability goals for the federal government that have the potential to make a huge impact on energy and water use in both the federal and private sectors. Signed on March 19, 2015, the Order requires federal agencies to reduce […]

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Green Travelogue: The Palm Beaches

March 2, 2015

Winter has been blowing through the mid-Atlantic with a depressing ferociousness and it brought snow, sleet, and biting cold with it. Using my husband’s trip to a conference as an opportunity for a quick defrost, I embarked on a quick trip to West Palm Beach, Florida. Having flown into Ft. Lauderdale we took the airport […]

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Recyclebank’s Waste Infogram

February 2, 2015
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Every little bit counts: Microplastics plague Chesapeake waters

January 27, 2015

Every little bit counts when it comes to plastic.  This article is a wake-up call for us all when it comes to the plastic we consume and how we dispose of it. Reprinted with permission from The Bay Journal Volume 24, Number 10 Jan/Feb 2015 Every little bit counts: Microplastics plague Chesapeake waters Tiny, almost […]

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