For over a year now, a group of employee volunteers has been working with the anesthesia department to upcycle OR surgical wraps into mats that are used as ground cover for the homeless community. Two wraps are sewn together to …
Tomorrow is Love your Park Fall Service Day in Philadelphia! Love Your Park is a portal to getting involved in Philly’s parks. The event will bring people together to clean, green, and celebrate our public green spaces. You can sign …
The average U.S. home uses three to four times the electricity of a European one, Foley says. That’s mostly due to inefficient appliances and lighting and insufficient insulation. Those are all things that homeowners can address. Installing solar panels takes …
If you eliminate 1 round-trip cross-country flight per year, you can save 2.7 tons. (Assumption: based on approximate round trip from NYC to San Francisco.)…
If you change car’s air filters regularly and keep the tires inflated, you can save 0.3 tons (Assumption: these 2 actions raise efficiency by 3% each)…
If you practice “eco-driving” by reducing rapid acceleration and braking and reducing top cruising highway speed from 70 to 65 mph, you can save 0.4 tons. (Assumption: driving 12,000 per year, fuel economy 25 mph)…
If you replace 25 miles of driving per week with taking the bus, you can save 0.5 tons (Assumptions: Bus is diesel engine)…
Saturday morning 10/2, CMSRU students and Cooper residents and faculty planted 12 trees in East Camden at Alberta Woods park, Waldorf Ave, and South 32nd Street. These trees will brighten the neighborhood, freshen the air, and intercept stormwater runoff. We …
If you alternate commuting alone in a car with telecommuting 5 days/month, you can save 0.8 tons (Assumptions: Car gets 25 mpg, commute is 25 miles round trip, carpool with 1 person)…