Apr 30: The Problem with Plastics

The Problem With Plastics and What We Can Do About It:  Personal and Political SolutionsPlastics pollution is more than just an eyesore.  As plastic breaks into smaller and smaller pieces, Bisphenol A (BPA) and other chemicals leach into streams and rivers where most...

Apr 30: Stormwater solutions for Shadyside

Stormwater Solutions Coming to ShadysideThe Maryland Avenue Stormwater Improvement Project will use cost-effective green stormwater solutions to help reduce the ongoing issues of basement backups, neighborhood flooding, and combined sewer overflows that commonly occur during heavy rains.Phase I of the project focuses on the construction of stormwater solutions within the public...

Apr 30: Book launch

Local author Joshua Bellin has just completed his Ecosystem trilogy.  Bellin's environmentally-focused science fiction and fantasy novels have gained a strong following;  this trilogy is a cautionary tale about humanity's relationship with the natural world.  The release of the third book will be celebrated at Riverstone Books up in Ross Township, with...

Apr 28: Young Voices for the Planet educator workshop

Young Voices for the Planet is a series of short films about activist kids, making a difference in their communities and in the world.  Topics range from solar panels to sea level rise, plastic straws to planting trees, oil spills to environmental racism.  YVFP welcomes...

Apr 27: Sustainability Salon on Food

For the 87th Sustainability Salon, we will return to our annual springtime Focus on Food.  Sam Applefield, a Chatham Food Studies grad now at the Pittsburgh Food Policy Council, will fill us in on plans for the Greater Pittsburgh Food Action Plan, share research findings,...

Apr 27: Help plant 1,000 trees!

Following last year’s successful planting of 1,000 trees on Earth Day, Tree Pittsburgh is at it again this year to plant a second group of 1,000 trees.  This time on Arbor Day!On Saturday April 27, Tree Pittsburgh will be working alongside the Quaker Valley Recreation Association to accomplish this planting goal, and we need your help!  Last year we...

Apr 27: Lynne Cherry on Saturday Light Brigade

Author, illustrator, and filmmaker Lynne Cherry -- the power behind the Young Voices for the Planet films and curriculum -- will be featured on Larry Berger's local radio show The Saturday Light Brigade.  The segment will be approximately from 8:35 to 9 a.m., live...

Apr 26: House concert with Tom Neilson and Lynn Waldron

Please join us for this amazing house concert!  Singer, songwriter, guitarist, and lifelong activist Tom Neilson was born on a dairy farm in upstate New York, and has traveled and lived around the world while organizing against wars, pipelines, pollution, and other forms...

Apr 22: Neil Donahue on Climate Change & Air Quality

On Earth Day, join Professor Neil Donahue for a discussion of the links between climate change and air quality. Climate change is driven by long-lived carbon dioxide whereas air quality is degraded by soot, air toxics and such. The very long residence time of carbon dioxide means...

Apr 20: FutureFest

Come and enjoy a day of celebration! Communitopia and the Pennsylvania Resource Council will be celebrating sustainable living with activities for children, live performers, and many more fun activities. We will also have many of the leading companies in sustainable living at this event for you to talk to, from solar energy to ReuseFest! If you would like to volunteer or...