Posts Tagged ‘Sustainability’

Green Up Clean Up Palooza

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Green Up Clean Up Palooza
1226 Paoli Pike
West Chester, PA 19380

Saturday, May 22, 2010
3 PM to midnight
Suggested donation of $10

The Green Up Clean Up Palooza Extravaganza Fundraiser Party hits West Chester, PA on Saturday, May 22 from 3 PM to midnight. The purpose of the event is to celebrate the launch of KD Clean and to educate the community about sustainable greenn choices that families can make easily in their homes.

Food (including vegetarian options) and beverages will be available throughout the afternoon and early evening. Activities include swimming, volleyball, yoga, a drum circle, and musical performances. Families with children are welcome. Activities for children run from 3:30 PM to 7 PM and include a music corner, scavenger hunt, craft table, and kids yoga.

Musical performances begin on the main stage at 7 PM.
Performers include popular Philadelphia musicians like
Kursten Bouton, Jesse Schurr, Bill McConney, Jim
Stevens, and more. There will also be impromptu acoustic
jams at the drum circle area for anyone who wants to pick
up a drum or guitar and play.

Admission is free with a suggested donation of $10 per adult.
The first 75 people who donate $20 or more will receive a Coupon Book worth over $500 in holistic/green products and services. There will also be a prize drawing for 3 hours of green housecleaning by KD Clean.

KD Clean is a residential cleaning service that specializes in Green
Cleaning. Owner/Operator Kirstin Dobler has been working in the
house cleaning field for over 10 years. Kirstin’s mission is to help her
clients create home harmony, not just by making their homes beautiful
and clean, but also by giving them the peace of mind that their families
and the earth are not being harmed in the process.

For the latest information on the May 22 event, including a schedule
of activities and musical performances, visit

http://www.KDCleanParty.com

RSVP on Facebook to reserve your Coupon Book worth over $500
at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=116875901663727

Contact:
Kirstin Dobler
KD Clean
717-606-7848

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Zoo and EPA Work Together on Sustainability

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

PHILADELPHIA (April 22, 2010) – At a signing ceremony today, the Philadelphia Zoo, America’s first zoo, joined EPA’s Sustainability Partnership, a voluntary program that helps organizations reach their environmental goals.

EPA’s mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin, and Dr. Andrew Baker, Chief Operating Officer for the Philadelphia Zoo were on hand for the signing.

“We’re pleased that the Philadelphia Zoo is collaborating with EPA to become more sustainable. The zoo has a tremendous plan in place already, and we look forward to working with them as they implement additional measures to help make Philadelphia a more sustainable city,” said Garvin.

“The Philadelphia Zoo is thrilled, on this 40th anniversary of Earth Day, to team up with the EPA to celebrate and strengthen our outreach about environmental awareness,” said Dr. Baker. “Whether implementing green practices on site and encouraging our million plus visitors to do the same, replanting forests or rescuing amphibians and other species from extinction, the Zoo is committed to being a leader in global conservation, and working together with the EPA will only strengthen those efforts.”

Today’s signing ceremony took place at the zoo’s PECO Primate Reserve next to the Orangutan and Creatures of Habitat exhibit to highlight a new carbon-offset program called FootPrints. When some people travel, they choose to buy carbon credits to off-set the greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide emitted by their travel. These funds, through FootPrints, go to reforestation to maintain the orangutan habitat in Borneo. FootPrints is a Philadelphia Zoo program that EPA is promoting to regional transportation partners.

In joining EPA’s program, the zoo has committed to finding more ways to help the environment. Zoo officials have already completed a sustainability audit and implemented several environmental awareness programs.

Since 2008, the zoo has reduced its overall water usage by more than 50 percent and continues to integrate water reuse systems and sound storm water management practices on its site. The zoo has tripled its recycling capacity in the past year and is keeping more than four tons of material out of landfills each month through this program.

A food composting program is being developed and will be unveiled later this summer. The zoo’s next major construction project will strive for the US Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification and has a LEED accredited professional on staff.

Zoo staff strives to help its more than 1.2 million annual visitors understand why it is important to preserve wildlife and the environment we share.

In addition to the signing ceremony, over the course of three days of Earth Day celebrations at the zoo, 80 EPA employees will join 20 other Philadelphia-area organizations presenting special activities, exhibits and hands-on demonstrations for zoo visitors.

For information on the Sustainability Partnerships Program go to: www.epa.gov/region3/green.

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Sustainable Upper Dublin

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Sustainable Upper Dublin

A new organization, Sustainable Upper Dublin, has been formed within this Montgomery County PA community with the goal of promoting a more sustainable lifestyle, consistent with keeping Upper Dublin a place where we would all like to live and work for many years to come.

With a strong emphasis on “Going Green”, the group hopes to build grass roots awareness regarding a host of different environmental issues.

Sustainable Upper Dublin would like to invite all parents, students, and community members to their next free community event which will be held tomorrow night (Wednesday, January 20) at 7:00 PM in the Upper Dublin Township Building.

The event will feature the much discussed, animated video “The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard.” All are welcome to attend.

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