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Our first annual Teachers Networking event
Mar 23rd
This Thursday, the GreenTreks team and many of our amazing partners will be hosting a fantastic evening of learning, networking, and fun at the Beautiful Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center on Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River. We’ve invited educators from around the region to come network with fellow science teachers, learn about local environmental non-profit organizations and community-based programs that offer experiential-learning opportunities, and discover the resources we’ve made available on our flagship Online Resource Center, EcoExpress.
Light fare and drinks will be provided. All teachers who attend will receive a packet containing special materials from EcoExpress.org and EcoExpress’ Community Partners (while supplies last). A donation of five dollars will be accepted at the door.
To register or to see the list of scheduled event activities, please visit EcoExpress.EventBrite.Com
A Special Shout out to all of those who have helped make this event possible, including generous support from:
Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center
BFN – The Business Friends Network
Dynasty Wines (Distributed by Vintners Choice, 610-631-3120)
AND viewers like you : )
World Water Day 2011: What will you do?
Mar 22nd
Sure, the stats are bleak:
- Almost a billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean drinking water.
- One in eight people on the planet drinks water that’s likely to make them sick.
- Unsafe water and a lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all disease and kill more people than all forms of violence, including war.
And yet the reality is that CLEAN WATER is possible.
And CLEAN WATER CHANGES EVERYTHING. Learn How >>
charity: water is one of of many great groups working to bring clean water to those less fortunate than us. We love their mission, their approach, and the way they share the stories of the difference they’re making all over the world.
Check them out. Learn more about the issue. Pledge your support. Go to their site >>
The story of charity: water – The 2009 September Campaign Trailer from charity: water on Vimeo.
Forum to Address Threats to Water Supplies
Mar 3rd
Believe it or not, more than 15 million people rely upon the Delaware River as the source for their drinking water, and millions more count on this diverse waterway for inspiration, recreation–and jobs.
On March 10, 2011, a free one-day forum will take a look at the Delaware River Basin, with a goal on preserving the quality and quantity of the Basin’s drinking water.
What: First-ever Delaware River Basin Forum
When: March 10, 2011
Where: Eight linked locations and via live webcast
Who: Municipal, community, and business leaders, and water professionals.
The forum is sponsored by the Source Water Collaborative and the Forum Planning Team (United States Environmental Protection Agency, Delaware Department of Health and Human Services, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Delaware River Basin Commission, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, New York State Department of Health and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protectio
Download a flyer here >>
Get more information and Register >>
While you’re at it, why not learn more about the underappreciated Delaware? 
Check out our PBS documentary, Life on the Delaware. It’ll turn your preconceived notions about the Delaware on upside down and give you a new appreciation for this amazing waterway’s place in the world. Rather than pitting environment versus economy, this lyrical film is a personal travelogue that sheds light on the many roles the Delaware plays in so many lives.
A perfect mind-opener to the Forum, Life on the Delaware recognizes that the river is at once a living ecosystem and an industrial waterway. Do we have the vision and determination to enable the Delaware to continue to be both.
The Link between the Environment and Our Health
Jan 31st
From the Scientific American, January 28, 2011…
Would people care more about the environment if they had a better understanding of how it affects them personally?
No doubt many of the ways we harm our environment come back to haunt us in the form of sickness and death. The realization that the pesticide-laced foods we eat, the smokestack-befouled air we breathe and the petrochemical-based products we use negatively affect our quality of life is a big part of the reason so many people have “gone green” in recent years.
Just following the news is enough to green anyone. Scientific American reported in 2009 that a joint U.S./Swedish study looking into the effects of household contaminants discovered that children who live in homes with vinyl floors—which can emit hazardous chemicals called phthalates—are twice as likely to develop signs of autism as kids in other homes. Other studies have shown that women exposed to high levels of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants common in cushions, carpet padding and mattresses—97 percent of us have detectable levels of these chemicals in our bloodstreams—are more likely to have trouble getting pregnant and suffer from other fertility issues as a result. Cheaply produced drywall made in China can emit so much sulfur gas that it not only corrodes electrical wiring but also causes breathing problems, bloody noses and headaches for building occupants. The list goes on and on….
If you think you can’t do anything about it, wise up! Check out this segment from Protecting our Children’s Health:
Our video on Philly’s Green Infrastructure program is making the rounds; Clevelanders “green” with envy…
Jan 18th
Our friends at the Philadelphia Water Department continue to draw kudos for their smart approach to stormwater management, this time on RustWire.com.
Philadelphia Manages Stormwater with Green Infrastructure.
This video explains how the city of Philadelphia is reducing storm water management costs using “green infrastructure” such as bioswales. Meanwhile, the Cleveland region spends $3 billion under an order from the EPA to separate its storm and sanitary sewers. Perhaps if there would have been more thoughtful planning …
Yup, they’re using our Green City, Clean Waters video as an example of what smart planning can do. Nice!
You can Check out the article here and see what people think >>
