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I love to ride my bike and have always wished that I could commute by bike to work.  It would be great to combine exercise and commute time, save gas money, and avoid emissions all in one simple act.  In the Philadelphia suburbs where my office is located, you take your life in your hands if you commute by bike (I welcome cyclists to challenge me on this assertion).  This office is full of active, athletic, environmentally...

Community Energy is composed of a group of people that are passionate about making a difference in our daily lives through promoting renewable energy, recycling, education, forestation and social involvement, to name a few.  Having a sense of community or being a part of a community is widely studied and usually called sociology, anthropology and sometimes psychology.  Communities are said to have been established to guard and protect,...

Many of us Pennsylvania locals frequently travel the “Turnpike,” and enjoy its convenience.  But, did you know that their facilities buy wind power?  It’s true –  the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission purchases wind-generated Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to offset 100% of their electricity usage.  And, these RECs are generated, by wind farms here in Pennsylvania. 

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission,...

I recently ran across a very cool EPA website called My Environment-environmental information for my area. This easy to use, interactive site provides a cross section of environmental information for the user’s location.  Typing in the location of interest by zip code, city and state or even the name of a park or waterbody produces detailed information about the desired area.

The site provides specific environmental information for the...

Community Energy was very pleased to once again participate in the Awareness Village at The Mountain Jam V Festival at Hunter Mountain in New York’s beautiful Catskill Mountains May 29-June 1.  This year was by far the most successful year for the Awareness Village.  Click the audio link below to hear Michael Franti’s message about some of the happenings at this year’s event. 

Organized by Melissa Ephart from Woodstock Wellness...