Philadelphia Renewable

The members of Philadelphia’s Sustainable Business Network (SBN) are “committed to growing a socially just, environmentally sound, and economically prosperous” city and region of Philadelphia.For those business owners wanting to “green their business,” the SBN offers educational programming through business collaborations and initiatives that are hosted by the Green Economy Task Force (a coalition of concerned citizens, businesses, government officials, organized labor, non-profits and communities of faith) that are working to build “an inclusive green economy in the Philadelphia regions.”A mission of the SBN is to educate and grow a broad base of local, independent business and educating policymakers and the public via:

• Skills-building programs and mentoring for existing and future entrepreneurs; educational events open to the public focused on topics related to sustainable business practices; an on-line member directory to enhance business-to-business and business-to-consumer relationships; and networking opportunities for doing business locally.
• Seminars to educate business owners and concerned consumers about Continue Reading »

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The Philadelphia area has several research universities in its backyard. This is very essential to being a city on the cutting edge of the latest developments in energy efficiency. The University of Pennsylvania has an Energy Research Group that is conducting extensive research on various methods of storing hydrogen for energy use. Lately, we’ve been hearing a lot about electric cars and hybrid vehicles as they are finally available in marketable quantities. One other type of car that is receiving a lot of attention in the research industry is a hydrogen car.Using hydrogen presents greater challenges and requires more advances than many of the hybrid cars on the market already. However, when perfected, they will be a zero-emissions product with the only emission being water vapor. Hydrogen does not naturally occur on Earth and therefore must be separated from its other properties in compounds such as water or methane. When a car is fueled at a hydrogen station, the hydrogen is then burned in either a combustion engine or a fuel cell and can then power the vehicle. Continue Reading »

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As pollution and environmental problems continue to increase, Philadelphia residents need to take action before the city turns to smog. Every day, you and your coworkers get into your separate cars and drive to work. Why not ride together? By taking turns driving each week, you can cut back on fossil fuel burning, save gas money, and reduce traffic in one simple step. Carpooling has been a reasonable suggestion to help protect the environment for a long time, but few take it seriously. States have tried offering benefits such as HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lanes that provide carpoolers with their own lane on the highway, but it seems more problems than benefits have resulted. Continue Reading »

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