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PHS Popping Up on S. Broad Street
Posted on May 23, 2013 | No CommentsIn a sure sign that summer is just around the corner, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) has opened their 2013 Pop Up Garden. Located this year at 313 South Broad Street, the garden was planted thanks to a partnership with the University of the Arts... -
Promoting Organics
Posted on May 20, 2013 | No CommentsThe organic farm industry appears to be making inroads in Washington DC leading to tensions with proponents of traditional agriculture. The House Agriculture Committee debated last week over the role of organics in American farming. Rep. Kurt Schrader, a Democrat from Oregon and former organic... -
Not Coming Soon to a Field Near You
Posted on May 16, 2013 | No CommentsThe Department of Agriculture has postponed the release of Dow Chemical’s genetically-engineered corn and soybeans because they could significantly increase the use of two herbicides: 2,4-D and Monsanto’s dicamba. Farmers would likely welcome the new crops as they would withstand weed-killing herbicide leading to... -
Less Habitat for Humanity
Posted on May 13, 2013 | No CommentsScientists from Britain, Australia and Columbia report that if immediate action is not taken, the habitat of many of the planets plants and animals will shrink dramatically. According the journal Nature Climate Change, 57 percent of plants and 34 percent of animals may lose more... -
A Dire Milestone
Posted on May 13, 2013 | No CommentsCarbon dioxide (CO2) emissions Friday reached an average daily level of 400 parts per million showing that efforts to curb man-made emissions are failing. The level has not been this high in three million years—before human evolution—and indicates that catastrophic effects of climate change, specifically...
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From Historic to High Performance
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The Evolution of E-waste
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A Greenhouse in Philadelphia
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