This morning’s blog post comes straight from the geeky, guilty pleasure mag Popular Science, and is courtesy of my gadget-loving boyfriend. Unlike many new innovations, this one does more than trigger your, “Whoa, that’s cool!” impulses. It could also help the world’s arid lands (which have become less productive because of deforestation and overfarming) be
MoreMy buddy Drew Lavine from the Philadelphia chapter of 350.org just sent this over. Yesterday at a House hearing, outgoing Republican Bob Inglis had some important words to say to his party about climate change. I guess I would be more optimistic if he wasn't, you know, outgoing, but we have to hold out
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EXTRA! EXTRA! On Friday, December 10, join Grid contributor Madame Fromage for the Yuletide Local Cheese Celebration. The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Fair Food Farmstand in Reading Terminal Market (after hours). Cost is $35; tickets can be purchased at the Farmstand. Seating is limited to 15. They will be serving all the
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The Eagles are flying high—and not just the offense. I spent yesterday morning drafting a short story for next month’s Grid on the team’s stupendous renewable energy plans for Lincoln Financial Field, and now the New York Times has followed my lead: On Thursday, the Philadelphia Eagles announced perhaps the most ambitious green initiative yet: the installation of
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Developer Anthony B. Miles grew up in the city’s Francisville neighborhood. “As a little child, I saw how vibrant the commercial corridor was,” he recalls. “There was a farmers’ market and local mom-and-pop businesses, and it was really safe.” Miles hopes to reinvigorate the community with the Vineyards, an ambitious LEED Platinum development featuring 60
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On October 5, The University of Pennsylvania’s Morris Arboretum celebrated the dedication of its new Horticulture Center Complex, a 20,840-square foot work space for staff. The building’s design was a collaborative effort between Philadelphia’s M2 Architecture and Andropogen Associates, as well as San Antonio-based Overland Partners.
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Due to legislative gridlock, the state has failed to enact a severance tax on drilling in the Marcellus Shale. Governor Rendell has argued that the failure to pass a tax will harm the environment, make it harder for local governments to deal with the impact of drilling and exacerbate the state government’s financial strife. Now,
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Mark Alan HughesPhilly loves a good rivalry. There’s Mets versus Phillies. Eagles versus Giants. Pat’s versus Geno’s. South Philly Vikings versus the Shooting Stars. So, can our competitive spirit help the city save energy?
Neighborhood Powerdown, an energy savings competition organized by the University of Pennsylvania, is betting on it. Part of “Sustainability in Action,” a
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WHYY producer Monica Rogozinski understands the power of television—she uses her “Art of Food” segment on WHYY’s Friday Arts program to give viewers an inside look at our city’s sustainable food initiatives.
“Video has a wonderful quality,” says Rogozinski.
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On November 2, the Philadelphia Museum of Art debuted Michelangelo Pistoletto: From One to Many, 1956–1974, a survey of the Italian artist’s varied and complex oeuvre, and Michelangelo Pistoletto: Cittadellarte, an exhibition of the artist’s current work at his interdisciplinary laboratory. Pistoletto has long used his work as a lens for contemporary society—this includes issues
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