environment – Temple Update

Trump’s First Acts as President

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 02:53:13 +0000

Trump signs executive order pulling the United States out of The World Health Organization. All Diversity, Equity and Inclusion employees have been placed on paid leave by the Trump administration with the intent to terminate their contracts, according to a post by the White House Press Secretary. View More » ]]>

Garden Feeds Sustainable Campus Goals

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:15:58 +0000

To celebrate Temple’s revised climate action plan, The Office of Sustainability decided on the theme of “Act on Climate: the Road to 2050” for this years sustainability week. “We are looking at our road map to 2050, the road to 2050 being the year that are going to carbon neutralizing institution,” Caroline Burkholder said. The Temple Community Garden was established in 2009 and is just one…

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First Semester for Temple’s Smoking Ban

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 14:29:32 +0000

Temple University’s new tobacco-free policy is here for the first semester of the 2019-2020 school year, making all tobacco products on campus prohibited. The ban will impact all smoke devices, ranging from cigarettes to the popular JUUL vape and other vaporizers like it, with the stated goal being “to eliminate the use of all tobacco products in all indoor and outdoor spaces at each Temple…

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EARTH DAY: Rittenhouse Square Holds Park Clean Up

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 14:45:23 +0000

Rittenhouse Square is usually the go-to place for many different activities. Visitors can walk their dogs, play a friendly game of baseball or just take a stroll around the area. However, on this year’s Earth Day, the Friends of Rittenhouse Square and volunteers around from the community decided to continue the quarterly tradition of beautifying the park in the rain. “So much trash blows…

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Temple Releases New Climate Action Plan

Mon, 22 Apr 2019 13:39:17 +0000

President Richard Englert has approved a new climate action plan for 2019 just in time for Earth Day. In line with Philadelphia’s current climate action plan to reduce carbon emissions by aiming to have a carbon neutral campus by 2050. According to Temple Office of Sustainability director Kathleen Grady “The science is clear. We urgently need individuals, institutions and government to take…

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Rad Dish Co-Op’s Garden Doubles as an Organic Classroom

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 22:16:58 +0000

Rad Dish is Temple University’s student run Co-Op, and once you get past the clever name you’ll realize the people behind Rad Dish are quite clever as well. The Co-Op provides Temple students and faculty with local, sustainable, and organic food five days out of the week. Established over a year and a half ago, Rad Dish has continued to grow in popularity and reputation amongst people in the…

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