[ACT] Treebune News- Green Communities Act and Silva Cells

[Jared Liu]

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	July 20, 2009	 	
		
  	


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NATIONAL NEWS
Nurturing the green economy
(Philadelphia, PA)- Rep. Allyson Schwartz and Mayor Michael Nutter  
recently wrote a powerful op-ed in the Philadelphia Daily News about  
going green. On the heels of legislation introduced by the  
Congresswoman, their article discusses how clean, sustainable, and  
livable communities go hand-in-hand with economic growth, particularly  
in tough economic times. ACT invites you to use pieces such as this in  
approaching your mayor and Congressional Representatives. Tell them  
that, just as Philadelphia is showing, going green is part of the  
solution to economic growth.

  	


  	
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LOCAL STORY
Underground Soil Cells First in PA
(Pittsburgh, PA)- The street trees outside of the new August Wilson  
Center for African American Culture are among the first to benefit  
from underground soil cell technology call Silva Cells. It is  
comprised of open stacks of plastic "cells" that are sturdy enough to  
support a sidewalk above while housing non-compacted soil in the voids  
below. The cells also have the added benefit of providing additional  
storm water storage on site, which decreases the load on the City's  
storm system.

  	



  	
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