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Department of Environment News and Opportunities – May 2008 Smart Home Green + Wired You recycle bottles and cans. And paper. But what about windows? 2×4s? Countertops and cabinets? Gary Zuckerman does it all. He can help you move it, too. Here’s how he describes his business: Recycle Plus offers resedential, commercial, and industrial recycling services for the public. In addition to this we . . . → Read More: Need Some Gently Used House Parts? 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 info . . . → Read More: Green Design 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 brand . . . → Read More: Other World Consulting The Oct 30th issue of Crain’s Chicago Business reports that Excelon, the Chicago-based utility company, plans to save 10% per year on it’s electricity bill due to green choices made during construction, such as utilizing floor-to-ceiling windows that will supliment or eliminate fluorescent lighting with sunlight. They’re also relocating most workers to cubicles near the windows . . . → Read More: Going Green with the Sun Join Faith in Place and Interfaith Worker Justice for a co-sponsored workshop on building or remodeling as a congregation. The workshop on Sunday, November 12 will cover topics including: Green building for congregations Register by . . . → Read More: Contracting in Good Faith Here’s a collection of interesting local, organic, community, and/or green websites I’ve found recently: Beyond Today – an organization (and a blog!) for Chicagoans who want to do more about the Environment and Social Justice. Interesting because they link to us (yay!) have great local and national links, innovative actions, and because somebody from their group is . . . → Read More: Green Chicago Linkage |
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