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by Angela Caputo
3:57pm
Tue Nov 11, 2008

Growing Green Collar Jobs

Environment

It's taken a devastated economy and years
worth of job losses to get here, but politicians, business owners, and everyday Americans seem to finally be joining the conversation about how creating "green-collar" jobs is
key to repairing the nation's economy...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
8:16pm
Thu Nov 6, 2008

Chicago Advances Climate Action Plan

Chicago

Just months after rolling out an ambitious plan
to cut the city's carbon emissions by 25 percent over the next decade,
Chicago officials took a long stride toward meeting that goal by
adopting stricter building codes yesterday.

Considering that buildings -- and the ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
11:52am
Fri Oct 24, 2008

Rip-Off-Sets?

Environment

For those interested in cap-and-trade policy, the Wall Street Journal's Jeffrey Ball published a must-read report earlier this week. Taking the lead from the Washington Post, Ball digs into the Chicago Climate Exchange's
carbon offset market, which environmentalists have ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
5:47pm
Wed Oct 15, 2008
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"Green Lanes" Could Earn State Some Green

Environment

Gov. Blagojevich today rolled out a $1.8 billion plan
to create "Green Lanes" reserved for Illinois tollway commuters driving
hybrids or traveling in carpools. The governor's office is touting the
plan as a partial remedy to both traffic congestion and vehicle
...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
1:18pm
Thu Oct 9, 2008
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Questioning The Value Of The Chicago Climate Exchange

Environment

In my July feature on the Chicago Climate Exchange -- a locally-based market in which participating companies trade voluntary greenhouse gas emission credits -- I noted the recurring criticism that its regulations are often too industry-friendly: These loose ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
3:55pm
Thu Oct 2, 2008

Cook County Aims To Improve Local Air Quality

Cook Co.

Following a blistering Tribune report
about the poor air quality in the region, the Cook County Board of Commissioners is
now considering a series of measures to curb toxic and airborne pollutants through strengthened environmental control
policies.

The county ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
10:22am
Fri Sep 26, 2008

Chicago's First Green Grocery Store Opens

Environment

Chicago can tick off another accomplishment on a long to-do list of
projects that could seal up its reputation as the greenest large city in
the nation. After five years of planning and construction, Jewel-Osco today opened the city's first green grocery store in the River ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
9:40am
Tue Sep 23, 2008

Urban Farmer Named MacArthur "Genius"

Chicago

The urban agriculture movement received quite a boost today with the
news that Will Allen -- the founder of Milwaukee-based Growing Power --
has been awarded the prestigious the MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant."
Distributed over five years, the grant comes ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
11:43am
Mon Sep 22, 2008

Chicago Fourth In Sustainability Ranking

Environment

Just one week ago, Forbes dubbed Chicago a "Midwestern Molotov cocktail of stress." Because of rising
unemployment, expensive gas, high population density, and
relatively poor air quality, the business magazine concluded that the
City of Broad Shoulders was ...