Solar Power Reaches Masonic Villages Masonic Village of Elizabethtown, a retirement facility, currently employs an impressive solar array on site to help facilitate the power needs of their various buildings and facilities, which they intend to expand upon. By Robert Shearer …
LCSWMA Waste-to-Energy Facility
Lancaster County Produces Energy Through Garbage Through burning trash, electricity is produced for Lancaster homes by Hunter Barrick The Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA), partnered with Covanta Energy, gives back to the community through its operation of the…
Food Waste On Campus
Serving up Solutions: How Millersville Dining Makes Campus More Sustainable Photo Credit: Abigail Rissinger Food waste is a problem all across America but especially on college campuses. I sat down for an interview with Gerry Shehan, Associate Director…
Lancaster County Farmers Working To Save Waterways
Lancaster County farmers are working to change their farms to save local waterways from pollution. Local waterways and the Chesapeake Bay are becoming polluted by the farming industry, so farmers are coming together to help put and end to the…
The Sustainability Initiative: Franklin & Marshall
By Cassian LeJeune Ever wonder how schools are becoming more sustainable? Well local college Franklin & Marshall is a great example of a successful sustainability initiative. Water and Energy Sustainability has recently has become a budding issue on many college…
Sustainability in the United States Prison System
By: Nicole Michels United States Prison Sustainability Photo by Nicole Michels From gardens to education, it looks like the United States prison system is on it’s way to becoming green and helping the environment. The United States prison system…
Reducing Homelessness in Lancaster
Homelessness is an issue experienced globally, and Lancaster County is no exception. Although the resources and positive outlook of local organizations makes the path to ending homelessness a clear one and puts Lancaster at the forefront of the nationwide movement.…
Oregon Dairy Organics
Oregon Dairy has implemented 2 ways of using organic products to support sustainable farming and give the public high quality products. By Kevin Perreault OD timeline: Timeline created by Kevin Perreault, shows the history of Oregon Dairy’s supermarket and restaurant. …
Lancaster County Beekeeping
Bee Keeping has become a popular activity in the past couple years. Two Lancaster county organizations are making a push to help grow the interest in bee keeping. The York County Beekeepers society and the Lancaster County Beekeepers Society (LCBS)…
Breathing Life Into Old House Treasures
Two Millersville graduates look to take old, wooden furniture and return it to a pristine state. Wooden furniture has an appeal to many, offering comfort, beauty and a value of timelessness that can be found in countless homes. It’s especially evident right here…