Articles tagged “Chicago”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Coyotes Put to Work in Cities By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Jan 17 2011 Think you've heard about strange methods of rodent control? Think again. + READ MORE

Humble Pile: Human Waste Composting Project in Chicago By Derek Markham IN Home & Garden Oct 29 2009 Poop. Everybody does it. That adds up to a lot of waste - waste that could potentially build soil and fertilize gardens. But most of us don't want to think about it. We just want to flush it and forget it. + READ MORE

Vintage T-shirts Reborn as Concert T-shirts By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 16 2009 A Chicago musician sells recycled concert duds. + READ MORE

Lollapalooza Is Helping Chicago Go Green By Elizabeth Seward IN Work & Connect May 20 2009 A lot of people like live music. And when a lot of people like something that happens live, a lot of people come out to see it happen. And a lot of people in one place often means trash and not-so-green behavior, hence why festivals have been such an eco-nightmare in the past. + READ MORE

Chicago Earth Day Events By Heather Sperling IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 15 2009 Chicago obviously loves the earth?the city has nearly a week of Earth Day events planned, starting Saturday the 18th and stretching through the 25th.For early risers who work downtown, Lurie Gardens (in Millennium Park) is holding a Nature Conservancy Walk from 7:30-8:30am on April 22. Morton Arboretum is holding an... + READ MORE

Green Living Event In Chicago on Saturday By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Work & Connect Mar 20 2009 If you're in Chicago on Saturday, March 21st, we have a great event for you to attend. You'll get a chance to network with King's Hill Farm folks, sign up to receive organic produce, sip cocktails from VeeV, and even hang out at a petting zoo! + READ MORE

Green Apple Festival Launches Earth Day Volunteer Database: Sign Up Today! By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Mar 6 2009 Each year, TreeHugger and Planet Green gear up for what could be considered the most popular eco-time of the year, Earth Day. Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day by joining an eco-volunteer project?and partying! + READ MORE

Bike for Patriotism with Chicago's Winter Bike to Work Day By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Jan 16 2009 Do you love America? Then you?ll bike to work on January 20th. And if you?re in Chicago, you won?t be alone. On Tuesday the 20th?Election Day, mind you?Chicago?s Active Transportation Alliance is sponsoring its annual celebration of trading four wheels for two, and cutting out CO2 emissions in the process. + READ MORE

Save Money with a Programmable Thermostat and Ceiling Fan Duo By Jessica Root IN Home & Garden Nov 25 2008 We all know and love ?Living with Ed? star Ed Begley, Jr. But do we know what his latest green shenanigans are? On a crusade to save energy, Begley has hit the streets to share his easy cash and planet saving tips. + READ MORE

20 iPhone Tips, the Ford Escape Hybrid and the Greenest Person in Chicago By Jessica Root IN Work & Connect Sep 23 2008 Save gas, time and money with 20 iPhone tips. Hear about Lloyd's experience test-driving a Ford Escape Hybrid. See who takes the title as the greenest person in Chicago. All this and more, today on TreeHugger! + READ MORE

Green City Guide: Chicago By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 19 2008 In green circles, Chicago gets cachet for its municipal campaign to slap a green roof on everything from City Hall to Wal-Mart. Then there's the world's first voluntary, legally binding greenhouse gas reduction and trading systems for emission sources, the Chicago Climate Exchange, which also launched here. + READ MORE

How Green is Your City? By Brian Merchant IN Travel & Outdoors Aug 4 2008 Greensburg is going to great lengths to ensure that when it emerges as brand new community it'll be an example to green cities everywhere. So what, exactly, makes a city green? + READ MORE

Tiny Countries Go Green By Brian Merchant IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 30 2008 There's been much talk in the media of entire nations going green over the last few years?big countries moving towards big change. Just look at the convention the Greensburg residents attend in Chicago. But what about the small ones, that don't have the power and resources to make as large a splash? + READ MORE

Emeril Style Chicago Deep Dish Pizza By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jul 23 2008 Oil a seasoned 12-inch round deep-dish pizza pan or a cast iron skillet with the extra-virgin olive oil. Press the dough into the pan pressing to the edge and stretching about 1 1/2 inches up the sides. Let rest for 5 minutes. + READ MORE

The Green Truck: The Evolution of a Veggie Burger By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jul 1 2008 The thing about burgers is they're no longer the domain of the ground chuck patty.The Monk's Kettle House Made Veggie Burger (San Francisco, Calif.): A thick black bean burger with organic fixings served on sesame brioche and served with garlic-laced French fries. + READ MORE

Keeping it Green in the City By Brian Merchant IN Work & Connect Jun 13 2008 On Greensburg, the residents head to Chicago in their quest for green knowledge. And though the big city seems to have nothing in common with Greensburg, urbanites can make a difference in going green, too. They just have to find some new and different ways to stay green - along with doing much of the same. + READ MORE

Find Locally Grown Fare At Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo By Lynda Fassa IN Travel & Outdoors May 29 2008 The famous Victorian gem on Chicago's stretching field of green, the Lincoln Park Zoo has decided to go green. It's among the first concession stands to go all organic. The obligatory steamed dog with relish has been replaced with "all organic and locally-grown foods. + READ MORE

Eat a Low-Carbon Diet By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Food & Health Apr 17 2008 Are you making the environment fat with the global-warming emissions emanating from your plate? Bon Appetit Management, which runs cafes in 28 states and major metro areas, including Chicago, San Francisco... + READ MORE

Rock Out On Earth Day At Green Apple Festival By Jessica Root IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 14 2008 From April 18-20, Earth Day Network, the non-profit that organized the first Earth Day in 1970, teams up with Green Apple Festival to hold eight simultaneous celebrations at landmark locations across the U.S. The free outdoor events will include environmental speakers, organizations (including yours truly-the Planet... + READ MORE

Throw a Seed Bomb By Jasmin Malik Chua IN Home & Garden Apr 1 2008 The weapon of choice for guerrilla gardeners everywhere, seed bombs (or seed grenades) are compressed balls of soil and compost that have been impregnated with wildflower seeds.Jettisoned onto barren, abandoned, or otherwise inhospitable land, including construction sites and abandoned lots, seed bombs are a covert-and... + READ MORE