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From Green to Gold: Sustainable Efforts at Columbia
Columbia College Chicago on Oct. 23 won the Gold Level 2014 Campus Sustainability Compact Award, which recognized college campus efforts to integrate sustainability practices and meet established environmental goals. Seven other Illinois colleges were also awarded gold, silver and bronze level awards from the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, a part of the Prairie Research […]
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Opinion: Earth Day Thoughts, Who, Me?
April 22, 2015 Comments Off on Opinion: Earth Day Thoughts, Who, Me?
Earth Day is April 22nd. Mary Hansen of Citizens Climate Lobby shares some thoughts about water and our environment. We all know that California is in a world of hurt with a lack of snow and rainfall for the past three years from articles in the Tribune and elsewhere. This winter yielded only 5% of […]
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Pivot Media free 24-hour of media for Earth Day
April 21, 2015 Comments Off on Pivot Media free 24-hour of media for Earth Day
Are you stuck in class or at work, and can’t get out and do something for Earth Day? Pivot-participant media is going to stream 24-hours of shows for its “Earth Day” marathon of environmentally focused programs about our precious planet. Starting at 5:00am, the day will be filled with captivating shows and documentaries on the Earth. […]
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Jenny Kendler Brings Environmental Activism to DePaul Art Museum’s “Rooted in Soil” Exibition
April 19, 2015 1 Comment
With the pop of a balloon, thousands of milkweed seeds were released into the air on Saturday in hopes of producing more milkweed plants to sustain the dwindling population of monarch butterflies. Chicago artist and activist Jenny Kendler stood outside the DePaul Art Museum alongside a silver hotdog cart, handing out biodegradable balloons to passers-by. […]
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Midwest Urban Farmers Meet at the Plant in Back of the Yards
March 22, 2015 Comments Off on Midwest Urban Farmers Meet at the Plant in Back of the Yards
Andrea Crary watched as a volunteer harvested chard from the aquaponic farm in the darkened basement of The Plant, located in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. Alongside the vegetables, tilapia swam lazily in cloudy tanks. Crary said aquaponic farming uses no soil; instead, chard, kale and chili peppers are growing organically in water from […]
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General Assembly May Charge Fee to Dispose of Computers, Gadgets
February 17, 2015 Comments Off on General Assembly May Charge Fee to Dispose of Computers, Gadgets
Under a new bill pending in the Illinois House of Representatives, owners of computers, cellphones and other electronic devices may face a fee to dispose of the gadgets at recycling facilities. Residents can currently bring their old pieces of technology to local government-operated recycling and disposal centers, which accept and dispose of them free of […]
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LAKEVIEW — Sarah Skonieczny ruefully watched as a tow-truck driver attempted to pull her car out of the snow on the corner of Elaine Place and Cornelia Avenue. Skonieczny’s car was snowed in on Tuesday causing her to miss four meetings at her job in the suburbs. “My car has been stuck on the corner […]
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