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Archive for August, 2006

From Empire to Earth Community

( Media )

The summer issue of Yes! magazine is dedicated to what they call a shift from Empire to Earth Community. The lead article by David Korten is a good articulation of what I think we’re up to in our C3 projects. There are a number of resource links and some articles about things happening […]

Chicago Tonight Special on Lake Michigan

( Water and News )

Chicago Tonight is running a three part series on Lake Michigan. Last night’s story, the first in the series, covered an international conference about Asian carp and featured scary pictures of the huge, jumping, invasive fish. Keep an eye on the program, which airs on WTTW 11 at 7 pm, to see the […]

Turn Garbage into Gold

Interested in composting? The City of Chicago, in conjunction with the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance and the University of Illinois Extension, is sponsoring a one-day sale of compost bins on Saturday, August 19 between 8 am and 4 pm. The bins are only $25, a substantial discount from their regular price of $80. […]

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day

The City of Chicago has scheduled its third Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Collection event of the year. Materials will be accepted on Saturday, August 12 from 8am to 3 pm at the North Park Village, 5801 N. Pulaski.
Residents can rid their homes of old light bulbs, computers, computer printer cartridges, televisions, cell phones in […]