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  Sears Tower to get eco-overhaul — again? Plus: new name! 0

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  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 tries to meet 20% renewables commitment with 20-year-old rip-offsets 0

  Posted 3 months, 2 weeks ago

  At one time, Chicago was a serious contender for America's greenest big city. Now they appear to be mostly contending for biggest greenwasher.

• 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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• Portland: Trail Blazers

  Portland, Ore., tops sustainable-cities ranking 1

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• 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

  Posted 1 year, 6 months ago

• The Only Thing We Have to Sears Is Sears Itself

  Clinton, Daley to green Sears Tower, other Chicago landmarks 4

  Posted 1 year, 8 months ago

• Raising a ruckus about agrofuels at the Chicago Board of Trade 7

  Posted 1 year, 9 months ago

• Bottled Rage

  Anti-bottled-water campaign kicks off in cities across U.S. 4

  Posted 1 year, 9 months ago

• A first-hand view from Chicago’s overheated marathon 12

  Posted 1 year, 9 months ago

• BP promises to stop dumping waste into the Great Lakes 0

  Posted 1 year, 10 months ago

• Back to Mystery Meat

  Back to Mystery Meat 0

  Posted 1 year, 10 months ago

• In which the author finds his dream neighorhood restaurant 3

  Posted 1 year, 10 months ago

• Hi from YearlyKos 1

  Posted 1 year, 11 months ago

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