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Registration for Fall 2012 Sustainability Studies Classes Is Open!
Registration is now open for Fall 2012 semester here at Roosevelt University. Here are the Sustainability Studies offerings for the fall: We have three sections of SUST 210 The Sustainable Future, one downtown Monday evenings, one in Schaumburg Tuesday evenings, … Continue reading
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Los Angeles Becomes Largest U.S. City to Ban Plastic Shopping Bags. Will Chicago Follow Its Lead?
Over the past two years, several municipalities across the United States have banned or taxed plastic shopping bags in an effort to both reduce landfill costs and reduce the amount of plastic in the environment. Los Angeles, the nation’s second … Continue reading
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Registration for Fall 2012 Sustainability Studies Classes Is Open!
Registration is now open for Fall 2012 semester here at Roosevelt University. Here are the Sustainability Studies offerings for the fall: We have three sections of SUST 210 The Sustainable Future, one downtown Monday evenings, one in Schaumburg Tuesday evenings, … Continue reading
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On Heels of Chicago’s “Managed Competition” Recycling Program, New York City Gets Recycling “Czar”
The City of Chicago is currently using a “managed competition” program to expand and improve Chicago’s recycling (in which the city is divided into six zones, with Waste Management collecting from three, Midwest Metals Management collecting from one, and city … Continue reading
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Learn More About Waste Management in Chicago at Foresight’s Green Drinks Event, Tomorrow 5:30-8:30pm
A lot has been happening in Chicago’s waste management recently. The city has announced plans to expand Blue Cart collection of household recyclables to all single-family dwellings by the end of 2013, and a transition of garbage pickup from a … Continue reading
Registration for Fall (and Summer) 2012 Sustainability Studies Classes Is Open!
Although it is spring in Chicago, registration is now open for Fall 2012 semester here at Roosevelt University. Here are the Sustainability Studies offerings for the fall: We have three sections of SUST 210 The Sustainable Future, one downtown Monday … Continue reading
Registration for Fall (and Summer) 2012 Sustainability Studies Classes Is Open!
Although it is spring in Chicago, registration is now open for Fall 2012 semester here at Roosevelt University. Here are the Sustainability Studies offerings for the fall: We have three sections of SUST 210 The Sustainable Future, one downtown Monday … Continue reading
Registration for Fall (and Summer) 2012 Sustainability Studies Classes Is Open!
Although it is early spring in Chicago, registration is now open for Fall 2012 semester here at Roosevelt University. Here are the Sustainability Studies offerings for the fall: We have three sections of SUST 210 The Sustainable Future, one downtown … Continue reading
Celebrate Earth Day, Today and Every Day
Happy Earth Day! Here in the Chicago area, you can celebrate today by kayaking, having your kids plant a seed, or going to the Brookfield Zoo to party for the planet. Earth Day is also a good day to take … Continue reading
Registration for Fall (and Summer) 2012 Sustainability Studies Classes Is Open!
Although it is early spring in Chicago, registration is now open for Fall 2012 semester here at Roosevelt University. Here are the Sustainability Studies offerings for the fall: We have three sections of SUST 210 The Sustainable Future, one downtown … Continue reading
