Air
Clean Air
- Chicago’s Clean Air Innovations from the City of Chicago
- Clean Air Counts from the Metropolitan Mayors’ Caucus, U.S. EPA, Illinois EPA, Delta Institute, Center for Neighborhood Technology
- Indoor Plants, Winning the Battle for Clean Air by Foliage for Clean Air Council
- Healthy Cleaning for your Home
- Green Cleaners Powerpoint Presentation
Urban Air and Health Issues
- Asthma Action Plan Report 2007
- Highway Health Hazards by the Sierra Club
- Is Your Printer Polluting the Air You Breathe? from the Scientific American
- The City of Chicago’s Vehicle Idling Management Policy
- Idling Audit Data and Analysis Sheets
Energy
Alternative Energy
- Alternative Fueling Station Locator
- Options for Reducing Fossil Fuel Use from the U.S. Department of Energy and the CBC News On-line
- Regional Alternative Fueling Stations by the City of Chicago
- What’s So Bad About Big? by Matthew L. Wald
- Wind and Solar Energy in Illinois
Carbon Emissions and Climate Change
- A Calculated Loss: How to Reduce Your Global Warming Emissions by Emily Main and P.W. McRandle
- Carbon Light from Daily Candy
- Citizen’s Guide to Climate Policy by Lois Parshely and Ben Wessel
- Climate Change 101 – Technological Solutions by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change
- Diet, Energy, and Global Warming by Gidon Eshel and Pamela A. Martin
- In Flood-Prone Bangladesh, a Future That Floats by Emily Wax
- Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from U.S. Transportation by David L. Greene and Andreas Schafer
- The New Red, White And Blue by Thomas L. Friedman
- Turned Off by Global Warming by Katherine Ellison
Coal Plants
- Coal-Fired Power Plants in Chicago
- Coal Power Plants in Pilsen
- Is Coal Golden? by Cathy Booth Thomas
- Mercury Reduction Plan Article
Energy Savers
- Are Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs Dangerous? by John Matson
- CFL Mercury Facts
- ComEd CARES programs
- Controlling Energy Costs in Schools
- Electricity Principals Worksheet
- Energy Savers by the U.S. Department of Energy
- Financial Incentives for Building Green
- Frequently Asked Questions – Information on Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs) and Mercury from EnergyStar
- Green Building Manual
- Illinois Schools Energy Reduction Compact
- More than 100 Ways to Improve Your Electric Bill from the Edison Electric Institute
- The Next Green Revolution by Alex Steffen
- Warm Weather Energy Savings
- Do It In the Dark Energy Audit