May 29, 2009
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Have you heard of the Pennsylvania Buy Local campaign? Southwest Pennsylvania has embraced this healthy and green trend! By The Numbers: 45 Farmers Markets 126 Farms 36 Restaurants/Catering 5 Retail Stores 5 Wineries & Breweries The reigional group for Southwestern Pennsylvania includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland counties and events […]
May 29, 2009
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The Three Rivers Arts Festival is proud to continue its Zero-Waste Initiative. Festival patrons will have the opportunity to keep a majority of the festival waste from going to landfills. Inside the Festival grounds, patrons will find “three-stream” waste receptacles that allow for separate compostables, recyclables and garbage. Volunteers will be present in order to […]
May 27, 2009
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Pittsburgh recently became the first city to launch a citizen-driven environmentally-friendly campaign. Launched on March 17th, the goal of the campaign is for Pittsburghers to work together to reduce heat-trapping gases from global warming, with a significant measurable decrease expected by January, 2010. The campaign’s website allows users to create an account in order to keep track of […]