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Get Wilde! with Temple University
Posted on February 27, 2013 | No CommentsThe Temple University Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture returns to the 2013 Philadelphia Flower Show with Wilde! In Medieval times, English forests were home to an abundance of nature, enchantments and beasts. Left to its own devices, the forest maintained its own order. As English... -
Bike to Work Tax Credit
Posted on February 24, 2013 | No CommentsDanny Barron, Transportation Contributor It’s tax season and time to think about that. The federal government offers a tax credit for energy-efficient vehicles, but doesn’t include a bike in that category. However, there actually is a tax credit for biking to work, albeit absolutely convoluted.... -
Meat-Free Music
Posted on February 19, 2013 | No CommentsMorrissey, the once front man of legendary band The Smiths, is set to make history March 1 at his Staples Center concert in Los Angeles, though not of the musical variety. A long-time vegetarian, the musician has succeeded in making the Center fully vegetarian by... -
Celebrate Spring by Planting a Tree
Posted on February 18, 2013 | No CommentsNothing says springtime in the city like planting a tree. TreePhilly, in partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Rec, the Fairmount Park Conservancy and Wells Fargo, have opened registration for the spring 2013 tree giveaway. Committed to both the Mayor Nutter’s Greenworks Plan and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s... -
Environmental Marching
Posted on February 18, 2013 | No CommentsThousands took the streets near the Washington Monument Sunday to protest the Keystone XL pipeline and call for concrete action on climate change. Among the protestors were faith-based groups, groups with specific focuses like coal power, nuclear power and fracking, and groups hailing from as... -
Infill:Soak it Up Finalists Announced
Posted on February 16, 2013 | No CommentsThe Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) has announced that its proposed project “GREEN city CLEAN waters QUEEN Village” has been chosen as one of nine finalists in the 2013 Infill Philadelphia: Soak it Up Design competition. The Infill program is a partnership between the Community Design... -
Bowman Vs. Goliath
Posted on February 16, 2013 | No CommentsIndiana farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman tends to a three hundred-acre soybean crop each year. On Tuesday, he’ll take on something much larger: seed giant Monsanto. Bowman and Monsanto will meet before the Supreme Court in a case set to determine whether or not patents on... -
The State of The Environment
Posted on February 13, 2013 | No CommentsPresident Obama delivered his State of the Union Address last night. A myriad of issues—the economy, a nuclear armed North Korea, gun control, minimum wage—were covered, but the overarching theme of the Address was of achieving a more equitable society. Included in this was talk... -
SEPTAinable 2013
Posted on February 10, 2013 | No CommentsDanny Barron, Transportation Contributor SEPTA’s annual sustainability report was released late January. In “Sep-tainable: Empowering Action” transit authority outlines its biggest successes in the third year of their sustainability plan, along with new plans for 2013. While PlanPhilly has outlined the ways SEPTA has saved... -
New Cycling Projects in Philly
Posted on February 10, 2013 | No CommentsDanny Barron, Transportation Contributor Sure, it’s a disappointment that the Philadelphia Cycling Championship, one of the largest races in the United States, has been called off for this year. But Philly is more than just a race location. We have the highest number of bicycle...
