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3232Garden Feeds Sustainable Campus Goals
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https://templeupdate.com/sustainability-week-focuses-on-carbon-neutrality/#respondThu, 17 Oct 2019 14:15:58 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=19913The Office of Sustainability decided on the theme of “Act on Climate: the Road to 2050” for this years sustainability week. View More » ]]>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…
]]>https://templeupdate.com/sustainability-week-focuses-on-carbon-neutrality/feed/0First Semester for Temple’s Smoking Ban
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https://templeupdate.com/temples-smoking-ban-in-effect-for-the-new-year/#respondFri, 13 Sep 2019 14:29:32 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=19656View More » ]]>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…
]]>https://templeupdate.com/temples-smoking-ban-in-effect-for-the-new-year/feed/0Office of Sustainability Attempts to Meet Philadelphia’s Zero-Waste Goal
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https://templeupdate.com/office-of-sustainability-attempts-to-meet-philadelphias-zero-waste-goal/#respondFri, 27 Oct 2017 18:22:15 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=15316View More » ]]>In August, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced a new city goal for Philadelphia to become zero-waste by 2035. The goal is ultimately to eliminate the use of landfills and modern day incinerators. To help out with this initiative, Temple University’s Office of Sustainability is doing their part. Every semester, the Office of Sustainability holds a week long celebration to bring attention to…
]]>https://templeupdate.com/office-of-sustainability-attempts-to-meet-philadelphias-zero-waste-goal/feed/0Students Work to Keep Off-Campus Housing Clean
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https://templeupdate.com/students-work-to-keep-off-campus-housing-clean/#respondThu, 19 Oct 2017 14:30:46 +0000https://templeupdate.com/?p=15158View More » ]]>Temple University says it is committed to maintaining a sustainable environment on campus and its surrounding blocks. One community member has been unofficially helping Temple achieve this through her own good will. Charlotte Savage is a resident and block captain on the 1500 block of Page Street. Every Monday, and then throughout the week, Savage goes outside and cleans up any stray trash to…