by Amber Clay Most gyms are unimpressive. A cluster of cardio equipment here, a group of sweaty guys over there, and a few exercise balls rolling along in the middle. Now with its new eco-friendly approach, Temple University has broken free from the average mold. On Nov. 12 a new fitness center opened in Pearson-McGonigle...
In the environmental community, efficiency is a term typically associated only with energy, but thanks to a pair of zealous farmers in Philadelphia, the word has taken on a fresh new meaning. Working off of two small plots of land in Kensington and Northwest Philadelphia, Joel Valentin and Bill Shick have learned how to feed...
In the canon of United States history, few innovations are praised with as much fervor and gratitude as is the railroad. Its contribution in spurring the industrial revolution is pounded into the minds of every social studies student in the country and its effect on the lives of the American populace is romanticized in every...
On April 11th Temple University students celebrated Earth Day with a campus wide scavenger hunt, featuring an array of environmentally friendly activities. To see pictures from the event and learn more about the student organizations on campus who are working to make Temple more sustainable, click on this link.
The sound of his heavy, excited breaths can be heard before his lumbering body rounds the corner. Like a miniature horse he gallops into view, thick globs of mud spraying from his dirtied coat. Like a magnet he is drawn to the visitors and their unsuspectingly clean clothing. And like the composting facility in...
In the depths of Pennsylvania lies a new energy production hotspot, but it is not a coal mine or a natural gas well. Located on the mountains of the Poconos is the Bear Creek wind farm, capable of generating 75 million kilowatt hours of electricity each year . However, Bear Creek is not alone. Seventeen...
Bicyclists come in many shapes and sizes. They are hipsters with rolled up pant legs, girls with cute wicker baskets attached to their vintage Schwinns, professors in suits and ties juggling briefcases full of papers, and athletes in spandex shorts. On any given day this hodge-podge group of cyclists can be found gliding across...
One thing is for certain, the world of today is certainly not the world of a few decades ago. Just a little over 40 years in the past, in 1970, there were no cell phones, ipads, home computers, internet browsers or text messages. Instead of a DVR in every room, there was the release of...
Americans use a lot of water. In fact, the average family of four living in the United States uses 400 gallons of water per day, compared with the 5 gallons used by the average African family. Although water might appear to be abundant and free in this country, a lot of effort and money goes...
For years recycling has suffered from a bit of an image problem. For many people sorting trash simply isn’t sexy enough. In Philadelphia however, a group of artists are changing that, one toilet seat tricycle and plastic bottle sculpture at a time. Recycled Artists in Residency or RAIR is a nonprofit organization that connects artists...
The inside of a box of John and Kira’s chocolates reads like a world map. Coffee from Mexico, lavender from California, bergamot from Sri Lanka, honey from Pennsylvania, ginger from Hawaii, and mint from Philadelphia. That’s because for John and Kira Doyle, it’s not enough to simply create a good tasting piece of chocolate. They...
His name is Tommy Spaghetti and he is a chicken farmer and a bee keeper. He spends his time tending to his chickens and harvesting honey from his bees. But Tommy Spaghetti doesn’t operate on a farm in the middle of Iowa or Kansas. He lives in Detroit, Michigan and does all of his business...
