Category Archives: economics

Roosevelt hosts U.S. Green Building Council program, Wednesday, June 5

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Interested in green building and leasing practices?    Roosevelt’s Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate is hosting the U.S. Green Building Council of Illinois for a program on sustainability practices in developing, leasing, and operating buildings.  The program will be … Continue reading →

Posted in architecture, business, conferences, economics, events, green design, Roosevelt | 2 Comments

Coke Buys 50,000 Blue Carts for Chicago, Gets Bonus Advertising in City Alleys

Posted on April 25, 2013 by

Ah, recycling in Chicago. It’s a complex, tangled web our city’s leaders weave. The newest development? Soft-drink behemoth Coca-Cola will donate $2.6 million to purchase 50,000 more Blue Carts over the next five years for Chicago’s still-a-work-in-progress residential recycling program … Continue reading →

Posted in business, economics, news, recycling, waste

Steel and Community in Chicago: Exit Zero Film, Exhibit, Discussion at the Field Museum Saturday (Apr 13)

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

Exit Zero is a documentary film that tells a personal story of the lasting social and environmental impacts of “deindustrialization” in Southeast Chicago.  Interweaving home movies, found footage, and first-person narrative, the film traces the stories of multiple generations of … Continue reading →

Posted in activities, community, economics, events, exhibits, history, pollution, social justice, waste

Update on Chicago’s Blue Cart Recycling Program

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

The method Chicago decided to use to pick up recyclables from households after the Blue Bag program failed is by distributing Blue Carts for residents to use. As of April 2012, less than half of city households had access to … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, news, policy, recycling, waste

“Scrappers” Film Screening at RU in Schaumburg on Apr 2

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

The RU community is invited to join the students of Prof. Mike Bryson’s SUST 210 The Sustainable Future class for two Tuesday film screenings on contemporary environmental justice issues. Both films will be shown in room 704 at RU’s Schaumburg … Continue reading →

Posted in activities, courses, economics, events, recycling, social justice, waste

Fracking in Illinois? State at a Potential Turning Point

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

Fracking is an energy/waste/water issue that is fracturing communities and legislatures around the country, as citizens and governments decide how best to grapple with the economic benefits vs. the environmental and social costs of the energy-extraction juggernaut properly termed horizontal … Continue reading →

Posted in economics, energy, policy, pollution, water

RU: Fossil Free?

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

We at the Sustainability Studies program at Roosevelt University support the RU student-driven movement to have the university divest of its investments in fossil fuels. Four colleges in the US have already made this move, and according to the AASHE … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, economics, energy, pollution, Roosevelt, social justice, students | 1 Comment

Growing Power Seeks Partner to Develop Active Transportation Program

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

Growing Power’s Chicago Office is seeking a qualified partner to develop and execute an active transportation program for our Chicago programs. According to the recently released Request for Proposals: Our goal is to connect our projects with a bike network, both for … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture, business, economics, transportation

Climate Change Rally in Grant Park on Sunday (Feb 17)

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

Climate change is arguably the defining sustainability issue of our time. It impacts the health of people, ecosystems, and communities and threatens future economic prosperity. Despite being the world’s leader in economic prosperity, science, and technical innovation, the US lacks … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, economics, energy, events, policy, social justice, students

Presentation at RU on Climate Change, Sustainability, and Economics (Jan 29)

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

Next Tuesday, Jan. 29th, Roosevelt University’s Economics Department will host a presentation by Jonathan Cogliano, of The New School for Social Research, entitled Approaching the Macroeconomics of Climate Change: Sustainability and Limits to Growth. Mr. Cagliano is a PhD candidate … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, economics, events, faculty, presentations, Roosevelt