I’ve been living just outside of Center City Philadelphia (about 8 miles to be exact) for nearly four years, and the more I learn about this city, the more I love it.  Just the other day I found yet another wonderful reason to love Philly and its people – The 100K House Project. 

The 100K House project is the brainchild of Postgreen, a Philadelphia-based green developer, located in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, just...

I just read this cool article about the boom in Green IT. The article describes examples like Intel using the excess heat generated by servers to warm other parts of the building. What a brilliant idea! 

When it comes to greening IT systems,  a lot of creative approaches are making a significant impact.  Anything from getting rid of toxic substance used in computers to designing more energy efficiency equipment, it seems I read...

Ahhhhh, finally!   After what seemed to be a really long and cold winter, the temperature is warming, the days are getting longer, and the freshness in the air reminds us that spring’s arrival is just around the corner.  I don’t know about you, but I am more than ready to get outside and start enjoying the warmer weather! 

To kick off spring (just a few days early) on March 18th, Community Energy will be sponsoring an...

Although the shift in sustainable social consciousness continues, apparently not everyone has gotten the memo. How do we educate those who either don’t understand the consequence of their actions or just don’t want to be bothered?  Is social pressure enough or do we need laws to force people to adopt best practices?

It is chilly in the Midwest this time of year, but did the person who left their car running in the UPS parking lot last...

This past weekend, I took a moment to relax and enjoy my favorite local beer, Yards Philly Pale Ale. As I savored the taste of this crisp and hoppy ale, I wondered, “how ‘green’ is this beer?” Being that Philadelphia is the biggest small city (ever?), I have quite a few friends that work at Yards that were able to shed some insight into this question.

Crafting beer produces yeast, hops, barley and water waste. Yards attempts to combat these...