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Marcellus Shale Dangers to Be Documented
Evolve has been working with Protecting Our Waters
and local officials to document the environmental hazards associated
with Marcellus Shale drilling. Stay tuned for important City Council
hearings this Fall when the Joint Committees on Transportation and
Public Utilities and the Environment will investigate the economic and
environmental impacts that hydraulic drilling of Marcellus Shale will on
Philadelphia and the surrounding region.
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Despite the summer heat, we have been very busy here at Evolve. Here's a brief update highlighting some of our work.
Thanks
for your interest and support, please feel free to contact us if there
is anything we can do to help your cause.
-Rob
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The 'HYDRA' Does Philly
The
world's first solar hydrogen powered water purification plant and
community energy station visited Philadelphia during the Summer
solstice. EvolveStrategies partnered with the Fairmount Waterworks
Interpretive Center to produce The HYDRA's first water purification demonstration in Philadelphia. The HYDRA proved its abilities by cleaning muddy Schuylkill River
water into pure drinking water in front of elected officials, including
Congressman Chaka Fattah and Councilman Curtis Jones, city officials,
the media, and the public.
The backdrop for the demonstration
was the famous Fairmount Water
Works. For more than a century, the Water Works supplied
Philadelphia with water pumped from the Schuylkill River so it was only
fitting to bring new state of the art water purification to this scenic
spot. Watch the NBC10 News clip here!
Two weeks later, The HYDRA was back with water cleaning demonstrations at both The
Academy of Natural Sciences and The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Co-inventors
Brad Carlson and Mike Strizki of The Essential Element
presented at the Academy to the new Urban Sustainability
Caucus, led by State Representative Vanessa Brown. Later in the
afternoon, The HYDRA went around the corner to the The Franklin
Institute's Earth Fair. Despite rain throughout the day, the Hydra
worked flawlessly and showed dozens of museum goers how solar hydrogen
energy can be a key component of the fossil fuel free economy.
Read more about The HYDRA on new The Essential Element website.
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Bikecabs Allowed to Roll onto the Streets of Philadelphia at Night
Fourth
of July Weekend marked an important milestone for Bikecabs and the new
Evolve-inspired Philly Bikecab Alliance. For the first time, Bikecabs
were permitted to operate at night. After a successful holiday weekend,
the Philadelphia Streets department announced that the Bike Cabs will
now be allowed to operate until 2am 7 days a week and have opened up
more streets for Bike Cabs to operate. Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds
Brown, the sponsor of the Bike Cab legislation continues to a strong
supporter of this green transportation alternative. Read the
recent WHYY article about Bike Cabs here.
To learn more about Bikecab Alliance and where you can catch a eco- friendly ride, visit the PBA website.
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LED Streetlights Can Save City Millions
Like
many US Cities, Philadelphia spends millions on energy for street
lights. By using 50-70% less energy and lasting 2-3 longer, new
light emitting diode (LED) streetlights can save the City millions in
reduced energy and street light replacement costs.
Evolve
is working with Anaconda Enterprises, LLC, which has an exclusive
distributorship for the assembly and distribution of IntenCity LED
lighting fixtures. Anaconda testified at a City Council Hearing in June
and expressed an interest in manufacturing LED streetlights in and for
Philadelphia. Read more about the fight for LED streetlights in Philly here.
Cities such as Allentown, Pittsburgh, Ann Arbor, and Wilmington are also considering implementation of LED streetlights.
Keep and eye out for a pilot where IntenCity lights will be installed at City Hall in the Fall.
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New Book on Cell Phone Safety
In her explosive new book Disconnect,
Dr. Devra Davis pulls back the curtain on the dangers of cell phone use
and reveals how the multi-trillion dollar industry has tried to cover
it up, and how it potentially will harm us all.
Evolve Strategies is helping promote Disconnect to social media sites and working with elected officials to develop warning label legislation.
Disconnect
will be released September 23rd, but is available for Amazon pre-order
now. You can also download the first chapter of her book from the
Environmental Health Trust website.
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Consider Supporting Our Work
As
a communications and media company, we don't usually appeal directly
for support but as we begin to produce our own
campaigns and media we could use some help. If you like what we
are doing, please consider
making a contribution to allow us to do more for the causes we
support. Charitable donations to EvolveFoundation can be made here.
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