ENVIRONMENT - CLOSE UP

Come volunteer! Northwest Philadelphia

A neighborhood church hosts an event to connect volunteers with community, social service and environmental organizations in Germantown and Mt. Airy.

ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT

🐝 Beekeeper captures honeybee swarm

At the Historic Wyck House a beekeeper carefully collected a large clump of honeybees that had swarmed from one the hives he keeps there.

BUILDINGS CARS AND VEHICLES ENVIRONMENT HOUSING TECHNOLOGY

Going solar with car and house

A Wyndmoor, PA man with an electric car and solar panel house sees savings selling excess electricity back to the grid at high rates and charging his car overnight at low rates

ART BUILDINGS Construction Education ENVIRONMENT EVENTS HISTORY INTERNATIONAL Life and Death NonProfits

We build a mudhif

Iraqi refugees, U.S. Iraqi war vets, nature and peace lovers combine forces to build a mudhif, a traditional community gathering place and guest house of the swamp Arabs of Iraq.

ENVIRONMENT WORK

Tabling at Brown’s Shoprite for Earth Day

The Philadelphia Neighborhood Networks group tabled on Earth Day at a local Brown’s Shoprite Grocery to promote earth-friendly products and to announce a rally opposing a fracked natural gas plant nearby.

BUILDINGS ENVIRONMENT HOUSING Weather WORK

Rainfall increases, basement waterproofing jobs too!

As heavy rainfalls increase, so does demand for construction projects to keep water out of basements

Construction ENVIRONMENT HEALTH WORK

Our water line gets switched to new water main

Thanks to the workers of Seravalli Contractors for putting in our new water main and for their patience in explaining the construction process Nearly 9 [Read More…]

ENVIRONMENT EVENTS HOLIDAY VOLUNTEERING

Mount Airy Neighbors recycle Christmas trees

East and West Mt. Airy Neighbors jointly hosted a jolly Christmas tree recycling event this first Sunday after New Year’s at Upsala mansion. Dampness and [Read More…]

African-American Current Affairs ENVIRONMENT libraries WORK

Alleging racism, Free Library staff protests to oust Board Chair

Free Library of Philadelphia workers picket at Chestnut Hill home of Library Board Chair in ongoing campaign to force her resignation, alleging racist remarks and behavior.

ENVIRONMENT NATURE Public Safety TECHNOLOGY WORK

Electrofishing the Wissahickon

In a short time, aquatic biologists from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission netted hundreds of fish from the Wissahickon Creek just above the covered bridge [Read More…]