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Can E3 Put the Green Back in Banking?new

E3bank, the first sustainability-focused bank in the Philadelphia region, is not your typical financial hub.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Andrew Thompson |
04-23-2009 |
Environment
Why are Bees in This Urban Neighborhood Thriving?new

The honey from these Philly bees had to be harvested because their hives were overflowing. This, in itself, is newsworthy. You've probably heard how bees, worldwide, are suffering from Colony Collapse Disorder.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Bruce Schimmel |
08-19-2008 |
Environment
A View from the Dumpnew
It's a Bizarro image of the consumer cornucopia that comes from new Wal-Marts and CostCos along the shore.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Bruce Schimmel |
02-05-2008 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Pennsylvania's Sprawl = More Greenhouse Gasesnew
A new report, Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change, details how rampant sprawling development has changed how we travel and how that adds up to more greenhouse gases.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Will Dean |
10-02-2007 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Revenge of the Electric Car?new
The first electric police car in the U.S. was introduced last week by Connellsville, Pa., officials and hailed as a true masterpiece.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Mary F. Patel |
09-04-2007 |
Environment