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Carla Winterbottom sends this book recommendation…
The End of Economic Growth, by Charles Siegel
Many people have become disillusioned with economic growth during the last few decades, not only because growth causes environmental problems but also because the rising standard of living brings diminishing satisfaction.
Using historical and international comparisons, this book shows that the United States reached […]
The Cook County Forest Preserve District is hosting the next 7-week TreeKeepers training session at the FPDCC Volunteer Resources Center on Chicago’s North Side, beginning this Saturday, March 3. For more information and to register, visit
http://www.openlands.org/reports/TKBrochureSpring07.pdf or call 312-863-6259.
TreeKeepers are volunteers who have become certified by Openlands to give trees the care and maintenance they […]
C3 Leader Grace Sielaff is looking for volunteers to help recycle water bottles at this year’s Air and Water Show, August 2007.
She is also a professional designer. Her M. Grace Designs business website shows how gorgeous design and green building can come together. Props for featuring LEED and other green building […]
Exploring the Nature of Long-Term Commitment to Sustainability: A Research Study
Tiffany Simons, a doctoral student at Northwestern University, is conducting a research study examining the nature of long-term commitment to environmental sustainability issues. The study is concerned with trying to understand what leads people to care about sustainability issues, and the factors that support an […]
This from MoneyWeek recently…
“A typical meat-eating, milk-guzzling Westerner consumes as much as a hundred times their own weight in water every day,” says Fred Pearce, former New Scientist news editor and author of When The Rivers Run Dry.
That’s because it takes between 2,000 and 5,000 litres of water to grow one kilogram of rice, 11,000 […]
Small Group Dialogue and Citizen Leadership:
Creating Cultural Change towards a Sustainable Future
Saturday April 7th, 10am-2pm
Byron Colby Barn at Prairie Crossing Conservation Community, Grayslake, IL
Please join Northwest Earth Institute National Outreach Coordinator Deborah McNamara and local community organizers for a day of workshops and networking sessions and to learn more about the Northwest Earth Institute […]
Carla Winterbottom shares this chance to chat more globally…
From Anthropocentrism to Ecocentrism: Making the Shift
You are invited to EcoRes Forum, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to the free exchange of knowledge and ideas concerning society and climate change, invites you to join us for the first in a series of online e-conferences focusing on the […]
From Julie Peterson (C3 class of Fall ‘06) at Beyond Today:
Dear C3 friends:
I’d like to invite you to join the Chicago Environment Meetup group. I just took it over with the intention of helping to get people out there at these events. Take a peek.
And here’s a great list of environmental […]
C3 classmate Kevin Murphy sez, “I received my regular newsletter from Larry, of Other World Computing, and was delighted to read this at the end of all the sales information and helpful hints.”
While it seems pretty far off now, I know it’s a lot sooner than it might feel that OWC will be in a […]
Grace is a C3 leader and invites you to get involved in her project to make a difference:
The 49th Annual Chicago Air and Water Show shakes up the
lakefront August 18-19, 2007 for the “LARGEST” FREE show of it’s kind in the United States. The Chicago Air and Water Show is our city’s second most popular […]
This April 14th, tens of thousands of Americans will gather all across the country at meaningful, iconic places to call for action on climate change. We will hike, bike, climb, walk, swim, kayak, canoe, or simply sit or stand with banners of our call to action. The goal is to get Congress to do […]
…for TWO Greenest Cities.
See WorldChanging.com for what’s happening in Los Angeles.
Mayor Villaraigosa has made it one of his goals to transform Los Angeles into “the greenest big city in America.”
Looks like we’ve got our work cut out for us here in Chicago.
Join the WorldChanging.com team in Chicago?
You care. Do Something. We’ll Help. The Chicago Conservation Corps is now recruiting for its Spring 2007 Leadership Training Course. During the training, you’ll learn from community and environmental leaders about urban environmental challenges and opportunities for change; then you’ll lead an environmental service project in your community with C3 support and resources. For more […]
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From Nancy Johnson about her project event:
The Hollywood - North Park Community Association and the Chicago Conservation Corps invite Chicago Residents to a Free showing of the Movie “An Inconvenient Truth.”The Movie night is Friday February 16, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium at Northside College Preparatory High School, 5501 N. Kedzie Ave. Chicago, […]
Join folks throughout Chicago for a film festival focusing on energy issues — ranging from fuel-efficient cars, to light switches, to international energy policies. Where we get our energy and how we use it are topics that are rapidly rising to the top of the list of concerns in America.
This film festival offers us an […]
I wanted to share a little action I’ve been doing, so that maybe you’ll want to do it too : whenever there’s significant environmental news, like this:
Warmer ocean waters disrupt Pacific food chain
By MARCUS WOHLSEN
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Science/2006/07/23/1698136-ap.html
…I email the title and the link to the ‘contact us’ section on the websites of Ford, GM and Chrysler […]