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Rid Your Home of Unwanted Chemicals and
Electronics Responsibly
 Saturday,
September 4
1150 N. Branch
Take the time this Labor Day weekend to clean out the garage or
basement and rid your home of unwanted chemicals and electronics
responsibly. The City's permanent Household Chemicals and Computer
Recycling Facility will be open this Saturday, September 4 from 8AM
- 3PM. Or drop off your items during weekly hours of operation.
Visit the City's website for more
information.
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Final
Session: Sustainable Backyard Workshops & Rebates for Rain
Barrels & Compost Bins
 Thursday,
September 9
Chicago Center for Green Technology
445 N. Sacramento
6-7:30PM
Learn how to make your backyard more environmentally friendly
with a rain barrel and compost bin and receive a $30 rebate towards
your rain barrel and compost bin purchase. Rebates are available
only to residents who attend a Sustainable Backyard Workshop. This
is the final session for the 2010 season. Click here to RSVP. For
more details, visit the City's website.
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Enter
to Win: Green Pays on Green Days Contest
 Through
September 12
Partners for Clean Air, celebrating 15 years, invite you to
participate in their Green Pays on Green Days contest. Tell them
what you're doing to improve air quality and enter a raffle to win
a Toyota Prius. Enter your commitment
online.
The Chicago Department of Environment is a member and on the
steering committee of Partners for Clean Air.
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View the Climate Change Exhibit at the
Field Museum
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Chicago Climate Action Plan Turns
2!
September 18th is a very special day in the history of the
City of Chicago. Two years ago on this day, Mayor Richard M. Daley
launched the Chicago Climate Action Plan (CCAP) - the city's
blueprint for a more sustainable future. This dynamic plan charts
the course of how Chicago will achieve a 20% reduction below 1990
levels in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and adapt to changes in
our climate that are already affecting us. The CCAP includes five
strategies and 35 actions. The success of the CCAP requires the
commitment of not only government, but every individual and
business in the city.
To commemorate CCAPs second anniversary, the city and its
partners recently its progress report. The two year progress report
reveals that:
- Residential retrofits have grown twelve-fold
- Public transit ridership has grown significantly over the
years, and
- More than four million square feet of green roofs and 9,000
trees have been added.
To read the progress report or the CCAP, please visit
www.chicagoclimateaction.org
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Mayor Daley's GreenWorks Awards
2010
What Are You Doing to Make Chicago
More Vibrant?
Applications due Tuesday, October
5
Mayor Richard M. Daley's GreenWorks Awards celebrate the
people, projects, and enterprises that are forging a more vibrant
future for Chicago. Awards are available in three categories:
Innovation in Green Business, Sustainable Innovation in the Built
Environment, and Community Leadership. 
Applications are due by 4:30pm on Tuesday, October 5, 2010.
Don't miss this opportunity to be recognized for your leadership in
Chicago's green evolution. Apply online at www.greenworksawards.org. |
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Stay
connected with the Chicago Climate Action Plan
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The Chicago Center for Green
Technology's
Green Tech U
9/2: 5:30-8PM
LEED Extra Credit: Greywater--It's Not Just for Indoors
Anymore
9/14: 6-8PM
Finding Green Careers
9/18: 10AM-12PM
Getting the Ideal Lawn Naturally
9/21: 6-8PM
Building a Furnace-free House in Chicagoland
9/23: 6-8PM
Indoor Composting
9/28: 6-8PM
Case Study: Logan Square Kitchen
9/30: 6-8PM
What Consumers Should Know About Forest Certification
Unless otherwise
noted, all seminars are free of charge and held at CCGT; please check the website and current
brochure for details.
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Tweet Home Chicago Entries on Display
View the 130+ creative and whimsical entries from this
spring's Tweet Home Chicago Program, a bird house design and build
competition sponsored by the City of Chicago and Chicago Park
District to raise awareness about the importance of birds and bird
habitat.
The entries are being exhibited across the city this summer. For a list of
locations, visit the City's website. You can also view the entries and photos from
the awards ceremony online.
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Volunteer with C3
Turn your passion for the environment into action and
volunteer for a day. C3 and its partners present volunteer
opportunities monthly. September highlights include:
9/2
Explore Environmental Issues: Black Diamonds Film
Screening
C3
Leader Sameera Savarala
9/11
Explore Community Gardening: Kilbourn Park Organic Greenhouse
Harvest Celebration
Chicago Park
District
9/18
Explore Environmental Community Service: Auburn-Gresham Community
Recycling Day
Gaia Movement & Greater
Auburn-Gresham CDC
9/25
Explore Stewardship: Ashe Park Beach Adopt-A-Beach Day
Alliance for the Great
Lakes
Visit the C3 website for details about these events
and others.
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