http://earth911.com/news/2009/08/31/living-local-illinois/ Make Everyday Earth Day Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:41:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://earth911.com/news/2009/08/31/living-local-illinois/comment-page-1/#comment-34972 Michael Brown Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:32:08 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=22993#comment-34972 Thanks for highlighting the work of the Ecology Action Center! We are a local nonprofit working very closely with our local municipalities to inspire and assist residents of our area in creating, strengthening, and preserving a healthy environment. Please do check out our website at www.ecologyactioncenter.org or stop in if you are ever in Normal! Thanks for highlighting the work of the Ecology Action Center! We are a local nonprofit working very closely with our local municipalities to inspire and assist residents of our area in creating, strengthening, and preserving a healthy environment. Please do check out our website at http://www.ecologyactioncenter.org or stop in if you are ever in Normal!

]]> http://earth911.com/news/2009/08/31/living-local-illinois/comment-page-1/#comment-34150 Patricia Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:37:40 +0000 http://earth911.com/?p=22993#comment-34150 There's SO much to talk about in Chicago, as it's biking awareness campaign, it's farmers' markets, it's green roof initiatives, and so much more. Alice Waters commented that we have one of the best YEAR ROUND Farmer's Markets in the city! WOO HOO for the Midwest! People think we are "behind" in our thinking, but we have committed farmers and chefs partnered in a cooperative movement, and a STRONG ethnically-inspired Slow-Food movement in this City. We also have a strong focus on biking, and encourage folks to ride as much as they can, with more and more bike lanes put on good arterial streets to enable those who want to bike to work to do so, even if it is part of the way. We also have mass-transit bike friendly ways to get to work, if you have to come in from the 'burbs into the City and can only bike part of the way. Mayor Daley is certainly one of the Nation's more focused mayors on the Environment, and he is committed to making Chicago the Nation's pre-eminent "Green city". Some are learning about the garbage sorting pre-requisites, but those of us who were trying to recycle have a lot of help in that the city now walks it's talk. The thing to remember, is that the City can make money off of recycling as well! It SHOULD be a win-win situation for all involved! There is also a strong push in our city gardens to teach gardening, and edible landscaping to the youth and parents alike, heck, there's even a bee-keeping initiative for urban beekeeping! Libuse, giving you more ideas for articles in the future! We've got a lot here, and even more is coming in focus and online! Thanks for your article! There’s SO much to talk about in Chicago, as it’s biking awareness campaign, it’s farmers’ markets, it’s green roof initiatives, and so much more. Alice Waters commented that we have one of the best YEAR ROUND Farmer’s Markets in the city! WOO HOO for the Midwest! People think we are “behind” in our thinking, but we have committed farmers and chefs partnered in a cooperative movement, and a STRONG ethnically-inspired Slow-Food movement in this City.
We also have a strong focus on biking, and encourage folks to ride as much as they can, with more and more bike lanes put on good arterial streets to enable those who want to bike to work to do so, even if it is part of the way. We also have mass-transit bike friendly ways to get to work, if you have to come in from the ‘burbs into the City and can only bike part of the way.
Mayor Daley is certainly one of the Nation’s more focused mayors on the Environment, and he is committed to making Chicago the Nation’s pre-eminent “Green city”. Some are learning about the garbage sorting pre-requisites, but those of us who were trying to recycle have a lot of help in that the city now walks it’s talk. The thing to remember, is that the City can make money off of recycling as well! It SHOULD be a win-win situation for all involved!
There is also a strong push in our city gardens to teach gardening, and edible landscaping to the youth and parents alike, heck, there’s even a bee-keeping initiative for urban beekeeping!
Libuse, giving you more ideas for articles in the future! We’ve got a lot here, and even more is coming in focus and online! Thanks for your article!

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