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Occupy Philly’s first press statement addresses direct democracy

 Posted by on October 20, 2011
Oct 202011
 

DAY 15 – “We, the General Assembly of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in solidarity with all other peaceful occupations in communities around the world, offer this first official message from our General Assembly to every other General Assembly on this planet. We arrived at this message through our process of direct democracy.

We hereby invite the General Assemblies of the world to join us in organizing the first Regional General Assemblies, on a date to be determined by the consensus of all participating Assemblies.

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Pennsylvanians vote Delaware as 2011 ‘River of the Year’

 Posted by on January 13, 2011
Jan 132011
 

From Green Right Now Reports
The people have spoken: the Delaware River is Pennsylvania’s River of the Year for 2011. Chosen for the first time through a public vote, the Delaware bested five other candidates in an online contest that saw more than 10,000 ballots cast from across the state. The Delaware received 2,520 votes.
“The Delaware [...]

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Snyder’s of Hanover will build largest ground-based solar farm in Pennsylvania

 Posted by on October 28, 2010
Oct 282010
 
Snyder’s of Hanover will build largest ground-based solar farm in Pennsylvania

Snyder’s of Hanover announced it will begin construction on a solar farm that will be the largest ground-based solar energy system in Pennsylvania with over 16,000 panels spanning twenty acres. After gaining approval from the Penn Township Planning and Zoning Board to build the solar farm, Snyder’s of Hanover plans to begin construction this month. The solar farm will be located on a field across route 116 from the plant and corporate headquarters.

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Pennsylvania’s green Nature Inn opens at Bald Eagle State Park

 Posted by on September 2, 2010
Sep 022010
 
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Pennsylvania officials today opened the Nature Inn at Bald Eagle, offering visitors modern accommodations and an up-close experience with nature. The 18,500-square foot inn also demonstrates the use of environmentally friendly architecture and green technology, and explains it to visitors.

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