Tagged with Chicago 
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8 arrested at deadly Fisk Coal-Fired Plant
How green is Chicago? 0
Posted 3 weeks, 3 days ago On the same streets in the Windy City, where a young liberal Democratic activist named Francis Peabody peddled "smoke-free clean coal" in the 1890s, an estimated 400 Chicago residents marched to the infamous Fisk Generating Station coal-fired plant for the Chicago 350 Climate Action. -
Sports section
Jackson goes for gold 0
Posted 2 months, 1 week ago
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson will be in Chicago Friday to talk about greening the business of sports ... oh, and maybe boost the Windy City's bid for the 2016 summer Olympics.
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Smarter cities
The 15 most sustainable U.S. cities 28
Posted 4 months, 1 week ago
Seattle is the most sustainable big city in the nation, according to a list compiled by Smarter Cities, an NRDC project that looks at the progress American cities are making toward going green. Find out which other 14 cities made the list.
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Sexy Retrofits
Sears Tower to get eco-overhaul — again? Plus: new name! 0
Posted 4 months, 4 weeks ago
The tallest building in North America is about to take a giant step forward in energy efficiency, water conservation, and green PR.
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Chicago shocker
Chicago tries to meet 20% renewables commitment with 20-year-old rip-offsets 0
Posted 8 months agoAt one time, Chicago was a serious contender for America's greenest big city. Now they appear to be mostly contending for biggest greenwasher.
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Public education: done and done! 0
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Chicago’s City Hall is growing green 1
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Constructing a green space for green biz 0
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We’re headed out on the town—join us 1
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Portland: Trail Blazers
Portland, Ore., tops sustainable-cities ranking 1
Posted 1 year, 1 month ago -
Bright Lights, Big Specificity
Chicago unveils detailed climate plan 3
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Hot plans rile the Chicago waterfront 13
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Why mow the grass when you can harvest salad greens? 6
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Chicago overturns 2-year old ordinance banning foie gras 14
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Hard to Swallow
Chicago will levy bottled-water tax, Big Bottle plans to sue 2
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The Only Thing We Have to Sears Is Sears Itself
Clinton, Daley to green Sears Tower, other Chicago landmarks 4
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Raising a ruckus about agrofuels at the Chicago Board of Trade 7
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Bottled Rage
Anti-bottled-water campaign kicks off in cities across U.S. 4
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A first-hand view from Chicago’s overheated marathon 12
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BP promises to stop dumping waste into the Great Lakes 0
Posted 2 years, 2 months ago