What I’m Loving: Innovating Chicago’s Community Gardens
Chicago is home to more than 500 community gardens of various sorts, and to a diversity of organizations nurturing them. With a surge in interest, and potential decrease in available resources, however, aligning needs with support has never been more important. Enter the Growing Forward project. Foresight is employing its community engagement, systems design and innovation acumen to help these vital city assets continue to thrive.
Where I’ll Be: 5/15 Green Drinks
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Chicago’s top 3 environmental issues have been solved! By 2013 all residential buildings that receive pick up by the City will have recycling! Come here how waste is being redefined from Chicago’s recycling coordinator, along with two other compelling speakers.
Leveraging Fulcrum Points
Business matters. If we are going to realize a more vibrant and resilient future, we can’t ignore perhaps the most influential sector of society. In order to shift our economy from one that accounts for solely economic factors, to one that takes into consideration environmental and social impacts as well, we need new structures. The State of Continue reading »
We are seeking undergraduate students for the position of Recycling Assistant for 15-20 hours a week during the semester and 35-40 hours/week during the summer. The hourly rate is $8.68.
Responsibilities will include:
Generating awareness of and promoting campus recycling, monitoring recycling bins’ location, condition and signage, installation and placement of bins in existing and new locations, maintenance of records on recycled materials, performing other duties as assigned.
Must have a valid IL Driver’s License Interested applicants, please submit resume and COVER LETTER to Cindy Klein-Banai, Associate Chancellor for Sustainability at cindy@uic.edu by May 10.
Wed, April 4, 5:30-7:30p
Break out of your industry silo and cross fertilize with like-minded professionals from diverse sectors. Six local leaders present 5-minute briefings on “The State of Chicago Sustainable Business.” A sold-out gathering last year, the event is one of our favorites for the food, drinks, location, 100+ diverse attendees, and group of eleven collaborating organizations!
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Reflections on Urban Exploring (“urbexing”) in Detroit
A blog post, with pictures, reflecting on exploring one of the city’s more interesting abandoned buildings. Having been in this structure myself, I was intrigued by the author’s insights. A simple web search will turn up several other sites documenting Detroit’s building history.
Observations of a Native Son
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CNT Energy is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to provide economic and environmental benefits to households, building owners and communities through energy efficiency and conservation. CNT Energy is experiencing rapid growth in three main areas:
(1) Residential Real-Time Electricity Pricing and Smart Grid Development,
(2) Energy Efficiency in Residential and Commercial Buildings,
(3) Community Energy Planning and Energy Information Center. Continue reading »
The Necessity of Cross Fertilization
I didn’t plan it this way. You could say I’m “well networked.” My LinkedIn profile is connected to more than 800 people. My contact database contains more than 1700 entries. Foresight’s various educational programs, especially Green Drinks have brought me into contact with a broad diversity of people from whom I’m constantly learning. Many view networking with a negative bias. Continue reading »
Dear Business Leaders,
Foresight and the FSBA Public Policy Committee has been instrumental in introducing legislation to create a new “Benefit Corp” incorporation class in Illinois. Our bill is pending in both the House and Senate and I’m writing to enlist your support in moving it forward. Could you take a moment to sign the following petition by Wednesday, March 21? Continue reading »