Golf Courses Using Swans To Scare Off Geese; Bad Idea, Expert Says
A South Jersey golf course is using a live-in goose deterrent -- a pair of very territorial swans. A wildlife expert says it's an interesting, but ultimately bad, idea.
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A South Jersey golf course is using a live-in goose deterrent -- a pair of very territorial swans. A wildlife expert says it's an interesting, but ultimately bad, idea.
A conservative political action group is putting pressure on New Jersey legislators to remove the state from a regional effort to reduce greenhouse gases. And the group is making progress.
A tree census is underway in the Philadelphia area and for many of us, it's do it yourself. The goal is to expand our understanding of the benefits of trees in health, energy and quality of life.
Signing up before you head out on the bay or into the ocean has been a federal requirement for some time. The new, online state system will allow anglers to not only bypass the federal bureaucracy but the $15 annual fee they charge.
Councilman Darrell Clarke says that in parts of his district, next to crime, wild and possibly rabid raccoons are the top issue.
Bartram's Garden is one of those wonderful places a lot of Philadelphians have heard of but haven't visted. This weekend, you'll have the chance to cross the country's oldest surviving botanic garden off your "bucket list" and snap up some terrific plants.
South Jersey farmers are looking for a little help in controlling the Canada goose population devouring their crops.
The Philadelphia Parking Authority has approved a new taxi manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the U.S. but no word yet on when you will see one on Philly's streets.
Pennsylvania state senator Joseph Scarnati has rolled out his long-awaited proposal to impose fees on natural gas drillers in the state's Marcellus Shale region.
Mama has hatched her eggs, and now everyone's all atwitter with excitement.
Mayor Nutter got an early start on Earth Day yesterday by giving EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson a look at one of the city's major green projects.
Free tote bags were passed out on Market Street near 4th, 15th, and 30th Streets as well as at the intersection of Broad and Chestnut.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has struck a compromise on a proposal to allow for the hunting of porcupines in the state.
A federal judge in Philadelphia this week decided that no one can definitely point to whoever caused a massive oil spill on the Delaware River in November of 2004.
After a year of review, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given Exelon permission to increase generating capacity by 1.65 percent.
A suburban Philadelphia mall is "going green" on Saturday to help celebrate Earth Day and give area residents a chance to clean out some of the junk in their homes.
With Earth Day right around the corner, recycling was the theme as a number of firms set up shop for the Philadelphia Recycling Industries Congress.
The Philadelphia Water Department is attempting to track down the source of radioactive iodine found by federal authorities in the drinking water supply drawn from the Schuylkill River.
The southern pine beetle has been decimating pine trees in New Jersey in recent years. It's estimated that 14,000 trees were killed by the insects last year
While it would essentially create an open season on the critters, the policy change is not really intended to create a porcupine "hunt," says the man who proposes it.
A new exhibit opened Saturday at the Philadelphia Zoo. But they don't have to feed these animals.
A natural gas industry group has created what it calls a "roadmap" to putting Pennsylvania's huge Marcellus Shale natural gas reserves to use in transportation.
The animal rights goup "PETA" (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) is departing from some controversial tactics of its past -- such as having women disrobe in public -- to unveil a decidedly more conventional form of advertising.
Thanks to rising interest, thousands of people are attending a solar energy show, through tomorrow, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
A company in Morrisville, Bucks County has come up with a way to grow and harvest algae that may soon reduce our dependence on foreign oil.
