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2010 Mayors' Climate Protection Award Winners Announced
 First Place Winners: Chicago and North Little Rock Mayor Richard M. Daley and North Little Rock, Arkansas Mayor Patrick Henry Hays have been selected to receive the 2010 Mayors' Climate Protection Awards, a program sponsored by The U.S. Conference of Mayors and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The Awards Program recognizes mayors for innovative practices in their cities designed to increase energy efficiency and curb global warming. An independent panel of judges selected the winners from a pool of 140 applicants. Mayor Daley won the Large City Category for the Chicago Climate Action Plan--a Blueprint to a Sustainable Future. Read the full press release>>
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Chicago and ICLEI Recognize the Winners of the Green Office Challenge
 Friendly competition to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions Mayor
Richard M. Daley and the Chicago Department of Environment, in collaboration
with ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability USA (ICLEI), announced the
winners of Chicago's first Green Office Challenge, an
initiative to reduce energy consumption by businesses and greenhouse gas emissions
from commercial buildings. A key
strategy of the Chicago Climate Action Plan, the Green Office Challenge offers businesses an opportunity to gain a competitive advantage in green
innovations and to cut costs, while saving money and resources. Almost 150 property managers and tenant
companies participated in the Challenge, which set goals for participants over
the course of one year. Read the full press release>>
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View the Climate Change Exhibit at the Field Museum
 Through November 28,
20101400 S. Lake
Shore Dr. Explore the science, history and impact of climate change and its
effects on our oceans, atmosphere, land and societies. Visit the Chicago Climate Action Room to discover what the City, local businesses, organizations, and residents are doing to combat climate change and improve the quality of life in our communities while supporting our local economy. Visit the Field Museum's website for information and ticket prices. The Chicago Climate Action Room is free.
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Save the Date: Carbon Nation
 August 10
Millennium Park, 8:00 PM
Join
the Chicago Climate
Action Plan team on the green carpet for the Chicago premiere of Carbon Nation,
a documentary about climate change solutions, inspiration and action. The film
illustrates how solutions to climate change also address other social,
economic and national security issues. Bookmark the Chicago Climate Action Plan website; details will be posted soon.
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Sustainable Backyard Workshops
& Rebates
 Various Dates and Locations
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: -
Saturday,
July 10 - Chicago Lawn Library, 6120 S. Kedzie Ave., 10:00am-Noon
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Saturday, July 10 - Sulzer Regional Library, 4455 N.
Lincoln Ave., 10:00 -11:30 a.m.
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Saturday, July 17 - Rogers Park Library,
6907 N. Clark St., 10:00am-Noon
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Wednesday, July 21 - West Pullman Library, 830 W. 119th
St., 6:00-7:30pm
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Saturday, July 24 - Douglass Library, 3353 W. 13th St.,
10:00am-Noon
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Special Curbside Electronics Recycling Collections
 July 10 - 41st Ward
July 17 - 40th Ward
The City of Chicago has partnered with PC Rebuilders and Recyclers to collect old computer and electronic equipment
for
recycling in various wards this summer for no charge. To participate, residents should
leave their
unwanted items near the curb in front of their residence before 8:00 a.m. Trucks will be sweeping the neighborhood picking up equipment between 8:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. Designated days are July 10 - 41st Ward and July 17 - 40th Ward. Click here for details, including a list of accepted equipment.
Chicago residents can take their old computer and electronic equipment year-round to the City's Household Chemicals and
Computer Recycling Facility (HCCRF) at 1150 N. North Branch (two blocks east of the
Kennedy at Division St.). For more information, visit the City's website. Television sets are not accepted at HCCRF and should be taken to local charities and/or donation sites. Click here to view a map and list of organizations.
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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
7/6: 6-8 PM
Tracing
the Evolution of Sustainability
7/8: 6-8 PM
Residential
Energy Modeling
7/15: 6-8 PM
Chicago
Green Homes Program
7/17: 1-3 PM
A
Chicago
First: Green Condo Certification
7/20: 3-5:30 PM
The
Future and Your Business: Issues and
Trends for the Sustainably-
Minded
Enterprise
Women's
Business Development Center,
8
S. Michigan Ave., Suite 400
Registration and fee required.
7/22: 6-8 PM
CCGT
Landscape ID Tour
7/27: 6-8 PM
Demystifying
LEED™
for Homes
7/29: 6-8 PM
Constructing
RainGardens
and Bioswales: New Tools
for Sustainable Site Development
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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Support our Chicago Conservation Corps (C3) Leaders
C3 Leaders are Chicago residents who conduct conservation projects in their communities upon completing their C3 training. Support their efforts and participate in their events:
July 11
Ride With Me Bike Tour through Beverly
C3 Trainee Kathleen
Riordan
July 31
Rainbow Beach Stewardship and Invasive Species Removal
Chicago Park District and C3 Leader Qae-Dah Muhammad
For events details and information about C3's programs, visit their website and blog.
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Check beach and swim information via text messaging
Text the name of your favorite beach to 312-715-SWIM (7946) and receive a text message back with the current swim status. You can also check out the Chicago Park District's daily beach report on their website or call the Swim Report Hotline at 312-74BEACH for info. Know before you go.
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