Tag: Chicago
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Inside Northwestern's Off-the-Grid Tiny House
Northwestern's Tiny House Project shows how we can live smaller and more sustainable.
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40 Designs Made from 1 Storm-Felled Tree Debut in Chicago
A storm-felled tree in Chicago produced material for students in a design course to make more than 40 products.
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Chicago Parklet Goes from PARK(ing) Day Setup to Full Time Green Space
A PARK(ing) Day setup in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood will now be a permanent feature.
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Indoor Sculpture Garden Planted in Empty Downtown Chicago Storefront
Empty storefront transformed into indoor sculpture garden in Chicago.
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Just What We Needed Dept: A Concrete Chandelier
Filled with seven incandescent bulbs, it's slogan should be "It's not a light, it's a heater!"
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A Vertical Garden Feeds 10,000+ Visitors to Chicago O'Hare Airport
Between the fast food outlets and news stands, Chicago O'Hare Airport features an indoor urban garden growing food for its restaurants.
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From Meat Packing Plant to 93,500 s.f. Off-Grid Vertical Farm and Brewery
A piece of Chicago's industrial heritage is going to be converted into a futuristic farm and food production facility, running on 100% renewable energy.
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Shopping Cart Racers Raise $35K for Organic Garden on Chicago's South Side (VIDEO)
A crazy shopping cart race known as the Chiditarod hit the streets of Chicago with decorated shopping carts and costumes -- with big money results.
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The Week in Animal News: Boiling Bees, the Battle for Manatees and More
A controversial method of making mead involves boiling an entire hive, bees and all. Manatees are battling humans and climate change, watch a polar bear cub grow up and more.
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Midwest Coal Plants to Shut Down Sooner Than Expected: One Step Closer to a Clean Energy Future?
10 coal plants in Chicago, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey will be shut down sooner than expected.
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Rooster on Chicago Subway Tracks Makes Headlines, Proves City is Urban Farm Friendly (Video)
The CTA cut power to the tracks and stopped trains until a police officer could retrieve the cocky trespasser.
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Gimme A Thermal Break Redux: Engineer Calls Chicago's Aqua Tower "Architectural Pornography"
Jeanne Gang's tower is lovely to look at but really, we shouldn't build buildings with radiator fins any more.
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How Can We Make Chicago More Bike Friendly?
Experts and activists from the city and from the rest of the country met to share ideas on how to make Chicago a more bike-friendly city. Check out this great video of the event!
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Chicago to Build Biggest Urban Park in the Lower 48 States
The Millenium Reserve park will span a whopping 140,000 acres; it will be 10 times the size of Manhattan.
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Greenest Restaurant In America Wants to Be Outdone
"This year we produced well over 700 pounds of produce, which isn't bad, we've only got about 640 square feet up here [on the rooftop garden]."
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Hurrah for Chicago's First Protected Bike Lane!
Chicago is becoming more bike friendly, and an important step in that direction will be the created of 100 miles of protected bike lanes.
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Giving Thanks for Successful Grassroots Action
Showing gratitude for some recent grassroots work.
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The Week in Animal News: Javan Rhino Officially Extinct, Hawk With Nail Through its Head, and More (Slideshow)
This week, we received the sobering news that the Javan Rhino is officially extinct: The last of its species was killed by poachers for its horn.
