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GREEN LIVING 8
Bags to Go: Legislation seeks to reduce plastic bag use
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Under Wraps: Reusable giftwrap reduces holiday waste
COMMUNITY 9
Hidden City: Penn’s Landing Pi
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Installing solar arrays atop our schools, creating solar engineers inside them story by ruth heil t QIPUPT CZ neal santos
10 Young at Heart: Leo Kuehl has been conserving resources for almost a century
DESIGN 12
Cardboard Cutout: Paperboard manufacturer has been cutting out waste since Leo Kuehl was a toddler
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Gathering Storm: New partnership pools stormwater resources
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Hill House: Super-efficient contemporary agrarian house is something to Bragg about
FOOD 16 Greens House: Season extension means year-round local greens
MEDIA 18 Air Apparent: Pollutiondetecting art installation shows what you’ve been missing 18 All Mobbed Up: Crowd sourcing energy efficiency tips 20 Anger-Fueled Inspiration: Lack of coverage leads to online sustainability hub 20 Novel explorer: Nathaniel Popkin turns to historical fiction to explore the city
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Howard Neukrug Water Commissioner, Philadelphia Water Department
↘ CHECK OUT DVGBC’S GREENPRINT, AND PHILADELPHIA’S SUPERHEROES OF SUSTAINABILITY 38 Urban Naturalist: Eager beavers 40 Events: Lights, libations and labors of love 46 Dispatch: Climate change hits close to home
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MOMS CLEAN AIR FORCE ŭ REVOLUTION RECOVERY ŭ ROB AND HELEN DIEMER
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