Press
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Climate Change Exhibit Now at the Field Museum
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Chicago and ICLEI Recognize Green Office Challenge Winners. Read the full press release.
Tuesday, June 23, 2010
CCAP release it's Progress Report 2009-2009: The First Two Years. Read the Progress Report here.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Mayor Richard M. Daley and North Little Rock, AR 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.
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Thursday, May 20, 2010
Carbonetworks, the leading provider of performance management software for energy, greenhouse gas (GHG), and sustainability solutions, announced today that it has been selected by the Chicago Climate Action Plan as its strategic sustainability partner.
Carbonetworks Selected to Provide Unified GHG Performance Metrics for City of Chicago
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Earth Day 2010: Chicago Showcases its Climate Action Plan
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
UN-Habitat Selects Chicago as one of the World's Greenest Cities. Read the press release. Read Chicago's application.
Monday, March 29, 2010
ComEd Reports Reduction in Electricity Usage During Earth Hour
Monday, March 22, 2010
What’s Your Climate Action? Enter the Chicago Climate Action Plan Earth Day Video Competition Now thru April 12.
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Wednesday, December 22, 2009
Newly Redesigned Chicago Climate Action Plan Website Launches Today with Innovative Features and Tools.
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Saturday, December 5, 2009
Mayor Richard M. Daley today announced that the City of Chicago will use $7.425 million in funds received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to create nearly 300 community-based green jobs for the hard-to-employ, including the formerly incarcerated over the next two years.
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Saturday, October 31, 2009
Mayor Richard M. Daley today launched the Chicago Urban Forest Agenda, which outlines goals for understanding, protecting and expanding the tree canopy and "urban forest" throughout City’s streets, parks and residential areas.
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Saturday, October 10, 2009
Chicago City Council passed an ordinance to amend the existing air quality ordinance. These amendments are intended to help improve air quality throughout the city.
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Saturday, October 10, 2009
City Receives Almost $15 Million in Federal Economic Stimulus Funding to Expand Use of Alternative Fuels, Vehicles
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Friday, August 7, 2009
The Chicago Department of Environment (CDOE) has received Community Development Block Grant-Recovery Act (CDBG-R) funds to administer the newly-developed Community Green Jobs and the Green Job Work Experience and Job Training Programs. Learn More >>
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
City of Chicago Department of Environment, Global Philanthropy Partnership and the Center for Neighborhood Technology release “Chicago’s Guide to Completing an Energy Efficiency & Conservation Strategy"
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Urban Living Helps Curb Global Warming, While Cutting Personal Transportation Costs
CNT study compares emissions of city, suburban households
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See how this compares in your region (.pdf) >>
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Fourteen More Invasive Plants are Illegal in Chicago
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
City Applauds Latest Additions of Green Hotels
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Saturday, February 7, 2009
Mayor Daley Helps Celebrate Million Pounds Collected at Household Chemicals & Computer Recycling Facility
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Green Office Challenge Program Launch
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Earth Hour 2009
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Monday, December 1, 2008
Green Office Challenge Registration Now Open
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008
City Recognizes Environmental Leadership of Hotels
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
Mayor Daley, Business, Foundation, Government Leaders Announce Comprehensive Climate Action Plan
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Press inquiries should be directed to Larry Merritt, Public Information Officer for the Chicago Department of Environment. (312)744-5716 larry.merritt@cityofchicago.org |
