Articles tagged “Chicago”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Total Wrecklamation Episode: Frozen in Time By Team Planet Green IN Wrecklamation Oct 14 2008 Demolition Auctioneer, Jodi Murphy, is selling the original materials from a brick farm house in an upscale Chicago suburb. But limited inventory, specialized items and freezing temperatures are conspiring against her to pull off a successful auction. Checkout the... + READ MORE

Total Wrecklamation Episode: The Heart of the Home By Team Planet Green IN Wrecklamation Sep 30 2008 Jodi Murphy is auctioning amazing household items from a million dollar home in the Hinsdale suburb of Chicago. Can she find more than one bidder for these luxurious materials? How much can she recycle? Check out the Planet Green... + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Wis Tavern By Team Planet Green IN Worlds Greenest Homes Sep 24 2008 Emmanuel visits a cliffside Toronto home that pushes green to the extreme. Then, a Chicago couple with a punk rock label transformed a turn-of-the-century tavern into the greenest live-work space in the city. Checkout the Planet Green Schedule to... + 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

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Chicago House By Team Planet Green IN Worlds Greenest Homes Aug 1 2008 Faced with a derelict 3000 square foot warehouse, a Chicago couple transforms it into a luxurious home, filled with unique green technology. Preserving 90 percent of the building's original brick shell, they installed solar panels, wind turbines, and an... + 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

Greensburg Webisode, Vol. 3: Eric in Chicago By Team Planet Green IN Greensburg Jun 19 2008 Greensburg High School Senior, Eric White takes his camera to Chicago for the Greenbuild Conference. The small town kids enjoy a trip to the windy city, and are blown away by all the "green" ideas they find. Of course they... + READ MORE

Greensburg Season 1, Episode 2: Homecoming By Team Planet Green IN Greensburg Episodes Jun 19 2008 Four months after a tornado wiped out the town of Greensburg, the 1400 residents have no homes to come back to, only FEMA trailers. The residents try to get their home town spirit back with a homecoming parade and football... + 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

Find Used Goodies, Save Money at Salvage Yards By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Mar 20 2008 'Cause they don't make 'em like they used to: using architectural salvage and salvage yards are a great way to find well-loved, still-useful bits and pieces from your home. In addition to the big-time savings you can find, salvaged goods also offer benefits you can n't put a price tag on; pieces you'll find have a... + READ MORE

Dispose of Toxic Household Chemicals, Safely By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Mar 12 2008 So, you're on board with detoxing your home and doing some green cleaning in your home; that's great! Don't pour 'em down the drain: Different locales have different rules on this-some places let you dispose of a small amount flushed with lots and lots of water-but, generally, it's best not to head for the drain or... + READ MORE

Swap Your Baby Stuff for Free With Freepeats By Collin Dunn IN Home & Garden Feb 15 2008 Babies and little ones light up our lives, but, baby, they grow fast. The site hosts an online community that helps parents trade gently-used baby, kid, and maternity items like clothing, high chairs, bouncers, swings, bikes, and toys, all for free, from other local parents who have finished with them. + READ MORE