Here’s why you should:  
If you haven’t worn this silky soft natural fabric that Footprint Bamboo offers, you’ve got to experience it!  According to the National Geographic Green Guide, bamboo is an “a priori” eco-friendly material because it’s naturally pest-resistant, requires little water, is amazingly regenerative and known to grow a foot a day.
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-Leaving a Good Impression on our Environment is Footprint’s Motto -

Footprint now offers the eco-friendly alternative to synthetic performance socks for athletes and diabetics alike. Footprint’s socks are made of 95% bamboo fiber, which inherently provides moisture wicking, anti-bacteria (odor free), & superior comfort.  Synthetic polyesters and nylons are made from petrochemicals via a process […]

With a relatively close proximity to the New Jersey Coastline, Philadelphia boasts a large number of hardcore surfing devotees. One of these Philadelphia surfers merges his passion for riding waves, a little Ben Franklin style innovation, and eco-friendly sustainable materials to challenge the paradoxically toxic surfboard building industry.
Brian Gagliana, Founder of Greenlight Surfboard Supply, located in Philadelphia, PA, has pioneered […]

Trees for the Future Plants a Grove of One Thousand Trees in Honor of Greenlight Surfboard Supply: 
Devastation by deforestation and global climate change is on the rise, but thanks to Greenlight’s commitment in doing their part for our environment and large donation to Trees for the Future, trees can save homes and way of life […]

Cloud Cult, the band that will make you want to go green, heads out on tour next month and are stopping by Philadelphia to headline the MusEcology Concert for GreenFest Philly, a huge festival held on Sun., Sept. 9. This independent band with a self-created record label, Earthology Records, has been hitting the top 10 […]

GreenFest Philly announces your chance to win a FREE GREEN WEDDING!
Want a free wedding? Passionate about your green lifestyle? GreenFest Philly will throw you the perfect green wedding. We’ll provide all the necessities, tailored to your heart’s desire. Your private ceremony will be held at Isaiah Zagar’s magical mosaic garden, during GreenFest Philly’s huge street […]

Pennsylvania Moves Closer to Adopting
Mercury Pollution Standards for Power Plants
Environmental Quality Board (EQB) Approves Gov. Rendell’s State-Level Proposal
Harrisburg, PA—The state Environmental Quality Board (EQB) today voted overwhelmingly to approve implementation of the Rendell administration’s plan to require Pennsylvania’s power plants to reduce mercury pollution by 90 percent by 2015. The proposal is supported […]

Legislators Vote to Derail
Pennsylvania Clean Vehicles Program
House Transportation Committee Sends Controversial Bill to House Floor

Harrisburg, PA—In a disappointing turn of events for Pennsylvania’s environment and public health, the state House Transportation Committee voted today in support of Senate Bill 1025. This controversial legislation would block state regulators from implementing strong clean air standards […]

This fall, Clean Air Council is working with Pennsylvania farmers to create a new style of partnership between environmentalists and the agricultural community, in order to build support for change in global warming policy. I also want to share some news on the Council’s recent victory for public health in the seafood aisle. And don’t […]

On Monday, October 16, the Pennsylvania House Consumer Affairs Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on The Mercury-Free Thermostat Act, House Bill 2658.
The legislation before the Committee will protect public health and our environment by prohibiting the sale and improper disposal of mercury thermostats in the Commonwealth.
The mercury issue requires immediate attention from the […]