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While Washington Denies Climate Change, Chicago Moves to Adapt
It's a perverse irony, really. While those holding the highest offices in the nation climb over one another to convince Americans they don't believe in climate change, public officials actually in...
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Greenpeace Activists Scale 450-ft Smokestack on 100 Year-Old Chicago Coal...
Greenpeace activists climbed one of the nation's oldest and dirtiest coal-fired power plants, the Fisk Generating Station, in the heart of Chicago, IL. As a part of the renowned green group's Quit...
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Giant Bass-O-Matic Power Plants Killing Millions Of Great Lakes Fish
Power plants on rivers and lakes have usually been built with "once-through" cooling, where water is sucked in and dumped back into the lakes as much as 30 degrees hotter.
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Green Roof Covers Wind- and Solar-Powered Produce Warehouse
When I wrote about a solar-powered refrigeration warehouse in Baltimore, I noted that the warehouse's visibility made for a great billboard for the potential of clean energy. Now another major...
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Does Chicago Want A Return To The Gaslight Era?
Before there was "natural gas" a more toxic, man-made version was
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Free Filtered Water For Reusable Bottle Users - The Trend Grows
Certain places hold us captive to buying bottled water - which if you've seen the documentary Tapped you'll likely not want to do. Airports are generally the worst - if you unthinkingly purchase
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O'Hare Airport Welcomes Beekeepers with Felony Convictions (Video)
Image credit: GCameraProductions German airports have already embraced beekeeping, using honey bees to monitor air quality in and around airports. Now Chicago's O'Hare airport is getting into the...
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High-Living Spiders Make Skyscraper "Like a Haunted House"
They're among nature's most skillful builders, capable of crafting elaborate webs with ease, so perhaps it should come as no surprise that spiders seem to appreciate our grandest structures as well....
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The Week in Animal News: Javan Rhino Officially Extinct, Hawk With Nail...
This week we saw the sad end of Javan rhinos, a comeback for humpback whales, a hawk surviving a nail gun attack, and more.
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The Week in Animal News: Javan Rhino Officially Extinct, Hawk With Nail...
This week, we received the sobering news that the Javan Rhino is officially extinct: The last of its species was killed by poachers for its horn.
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Giving Thanks for Successful Grassroots Action
Showing gratitude for some recent grassroots work.
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Hurrah for Chicago's First Protected Bike Lane!
Chicago is becoming more bike friendly, and an important step in that direction will be the created of 100 miles of protected bike lanes.
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Greenest Restaurant In America Wants to Be Outdone
"This year we produced well over 700 pounds of produce, which isn't bad, we've only got about 640 square feet up here [on the rooftop garden]."
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Chicago to Build Biggest Urban Park in the Lower 48 States
The Millenium Reserve park will span a whopping 140,000 acres; it will be 10 times the size of Manhattan.
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How Can We Make Chicago More Bike Friendly?
Experts and activists from the city and from the rest of the country met to share ideas on how to make Chicago a more bike-friendly city. Check out this great video of the event!
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Gimme A Thermal Break Redux: Engineer Calls Chicago's Aqua Tower...
Jeanne Gang's tower is lovely to look at but really, we shouldn't build buildings with radiator fins any more.
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Rooster on Chicago Subway Tracks Makes Headlines, Proves City is Urban Farm...
The CTA cut power to the tracks and stopped trains until a police officer could retrieve the cocky trespasser.
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Midwest Coal Plants to Shut Down Sooner Than Expected: One Step Closer to a...
10 coal plants in Chicago, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey will be shut down sooner than expected.
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The Week in Animal News: Boiling Bees, the Battle for Manatees and More
A controversial method of making mead involves boiling an entire hive, bees and all. Manatees are battling humans and climate change, watch a polar bear cub grow up and more.
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Shopping Cart Racers Raise $35K for Organic Garden on Chicago's South Side...
A crazy shopping cart race known as the Chiditarod hit the streets of Chicago with decorated shopping carts and costumes -- with big money results.
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