“Green” Topics
Broad environmental issues inundate newscasts and newspapers, so I will narrow discussions and analysis to urban sustainability within the Chicago area. While focusing on stories involving sustainability and agriculture, I aim to link the smaller-scale topics to the larger-scale issues such as global warming, energy conservation, water pollution, green building, etc. I’m interested in analyzing why and how people living in a city connect with the environment and nature and make daily choices accordingly. I would also like to take a closer look at the trend of “going green” and see how people in Chicago are jumping on the bandwagon.
October is Fair Trade month, and Chicago has an initiative to become the largest publicly declared Fair Trade City in the U.S. To learn more about the topic, visit:
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=62697
“>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21047656/site/newsweek/?GT1=10357
“Green” rooftops are a hot topic in the city of Chicago. Read this article for more details:
http://www.wbez.org/Cityroom_Read.aspx?storyID=9707
Please feel free to post discussions and reactions to articles mentioned above or to readings, events or stories you find on your own time.
October 03 2007 07:40 am | Green Places and Green Lifestyle
Darmok on 03 Oct 2007 at 11:11 am #
Great topic for a blog! (I’m a former Chicagoan and still have a soft spot for the city.)
By the way, I’d recommend making links instead of just listing the URLs—that way people can click on them to see the other sites. Do you know how to do that on Wordpress? If not, let me know and I can help you.
ekroh on 04 Oct 2007 at 8:36 am #
I can’t believe you started this blog! I was going to start this blog!
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