Earth Wine and Fire: Earth Day benefit party Fri April 23

Join us April 23 for an Earth Day party at the Nature Museum 5-11PM! Earth, Wine and Fire! EarthWineandFire.com . . . → Read More: Earth Wine and Fire: Earth Day benefit party Fri April 23

C3 Spring Leadership Training Dates Announced

You care. Do Something. We’ll Help. The Chicago Conservation Corps is now recruiting for its Spring 2009 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 information, . . . → Read More: C3 Spring Leadership Training Dates Announced

The Story of Stuff

Kevin Walsh of Chicago Peak Oil recommends The Story of Stuff, calling it “a great animated movie, which can be downloaded for free, that shows the story of resources from extraction, production, distribution, consumption to disposal.” . . . → Read More: The Story of Stuff

Southeast Environmental Task Force Recycling Workshop

From our friends at the Southeast Environmental Task Force:

Recycling: Why? and How?

Join us for our first monthly Environmental Workshop!
This month the topic is RECYCLING. Learn why it is important to recycle and how to recycle most affectively. There will be speakers from the Chicago Department of Environment and the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation; . . . → Read More: Southeast Environmental Task Force Recycling Workshop

Community Bike Programs Forum – Feb 9

Attend the Community Bike Programs Forum Saturday, Feb. 9, 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave. The forum will introduce many different types of existing and possible future bicycle programs based in communities and supportive resources in Chicagoland.

The forum presentation is by the Chicagoland Consortium to . . . → Read More: Community Bike Programs Forum – Feb 9

Energy Saving Event

ENERGY SAVING EVENT
Sponsored by Gregory Bratton

Chicago Conservation Corp Trainee & Healthy South Chicago

Friday, November 2
Friday, November 9
Monday, November 26

5pm—7pm

Ada McKinley
8458 S. Mackinaw Ave
Chicago Illinois 60617

Free Energy Saving Light Bulbs
Free Weatherization Kits (November 9, 26)
And Energy Saving Tips

If you would like to help Gregory with his C3 project, email him . . . → Read More: Energy Saving Event

Videos by C3 Leader Robert Aguilar

Check out Fall 2006 C3 Leader Robert Aguilar’s video projects at the sites below.

This is the submitted video for the Treehugger.com contest.
http://truths.treehugger.com/normal/convenient_truths_the_top_twen.php
- What Can Regular People Do About Global Warming?
- Carrying Power: Solar Energy On The Go

This submitted version is broadcasting on CurrentTV.
-Sun Powered Purses

This is a submitted shorter version that is in a contest . . . → Read More: Videos by C3 Leader Robert Aguilar

Green City Summer Institute, August 1-3, 2007

Northwestern University’s School of Continuing Studies is offering this 3-day program, Green City Summer Institute, “that explores Chicago as one of America’s greenest cities.”

Visit http://www.scs.northwestern.edu/summernu/programs/greencity.cfm to register or to find . . . → Read More: Green City Summer Institute, August 1-3, 2007

Convenient Truths: A Green Video Contest

Channel your inner eco-critic. Seventh Generation, Inc. and TreeHugger.com asked citizens to share their solutions to climate change. Help out our expert judges by watching and rating the submissions.

I submitted two videos to the Convenient Truths: a green video contest.

My first film asks “What can regular people do about global warming? This film takes . . . → Read More: Convenient Truths: A Green Video Contest

Contracting in Good Faith

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
The Energy Star self-audit program for congregations
Tips from experts on how to fund new building programs
How to verify good labor standards by congregational contractors

Register by . . . → Read More: Contracting in Good Faith

Chicago Conservation Club for Teachers

Thanks to all the teachers who participated in last Thursday’s Get-together.

We are excited to have 30 teachers at 22 schools leading after-school environmental service clubs with their students.

As promised, here is the powerpoint presentation that was shown. Good luck with your surveys and projects!

Contact me (312-744-3634 or sbeazley@cityofchicago.org) with questions . . . → Read More: Chicago Conservation Club for Teachers

Resources for developing your project

Here are some useful resources to keep in mind when you’re developing your project proposal:

Project Proposal Worksheet: Please fill out this form by hand or type it up and submit it to your C3 liason by Friday, June 30.

12 Step Project Process Document: The steps to follow as you work with your C3 liason to plan . . . → Read More: Resources for developing your project

Wrap-up from Community Organizing Class

Thanks for a great final class! We were very excited to hear your project ideas, and we’re looking forward to working with you on finalizing your proposals and implementing your projects, whether you’ll be carrying them out now or after the fall classes.

We handed out a Course Evaluation on Saturday. Please send your . . . → Read More: Wrap-up from Community Organizing Class

Reminders and Docs from Water Class

Thanks to everyone for another great class Saturday. Who knew water could be so fun? Here are the materials and info you need to prepare for our last class, Community Organizing, on June 17.

Class To Do’s
- Self Test and Water Audit homework

Project To Do’s
- Contact and meet with potential partners from your asset map. Use the . . . → Read More: Reminders and Docs from Water Class

Preview of the C3 Water Class

*note: we have updated this post with the final version of the Water class.

Get ready for Water! (Saturday June 10, 9:30, CCGT) Here is a DRAFT of the Water Class powerpoint if you’d like to review it before Saturday. We aim to move through this quickly so we have time for more discussion. We will . . . → Read More: Preview of the C3 Water Class

Links and Docs from Air & Energy Class

Thanks to all for a great class on Saturday! For a closer look at some of the graphs and other images that were presented, check out the Air & Energy Full Presentation (pdf/1MB). Please don’t forget the Self-Test and Homework (.doc), too.

A refresher on the project homework: go back to your asset map and for each . . . → Read More: Links and Docs from Air & Energy Class

Preview of the Air and Energy Presentation

Air and Energy time! In the class on Saturday (9:30, June 3, CCGT), we will move very quickly through an initial overview of the range of challenges and opportunities relating to these resources so that we can spend more time in discussion.

If you’d like to get familiar with some of the concepts before the class, . . . → Read More: Preview of the Air and Energy Presentation

Land Class Slides

Here are the slides from the 5/20 Land class (5.6MB) in case you’d like to refer to it in the future. It’s a pretty big file to download, so let me know if you’d like me to send it to you in smaller pieces. Some of the historical maps and photos came out pretty well, and . . . → Read More: Land Class Slides