Hey
- Nokia has come out with a new phone using nothing but recycled parts correctly named Remade
- Prince Charles is stumping for rain forests
- A Fresh Squeeze has written a report about Micro-Housing to include information about companies such as Creative Lifestyle Homes and The Small House Society.
- The Sierra Club wrote a story wondering why Senator John McCain was the only one not to vote on an economic stimulus package that would increase environmental friendly business.
- Environmental News Network has continued its blanket coverage of environmental issues including the Nokia and Prince Charles stories!
Showing posts with label recycling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recycling. Show all posts
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Monday, November 26, 2007
Holiday stuff, BP, articles, and more
Hey everyone
A Fresh Squeeze has put out a list of local eco friendly toy and gift making companies (Treeblocks, Scrappynation, Xeko, The Earth Friends, Building Blocks, Timeless Toys, and Chicago Kids Bookstore) for the holiday shopper.
They also have written about recycling issues in the city and how to still go about recycling your materials.
Environmental News Network has also covered eco friendly shops as well as having articles concerning the conservation, trade, and many environmentally friendly topics.
The New York Times wrote an article on Chicago's Green Alleys. It mentions the fact that the city is doing some innovative environmental things while still being unable to create a workable recycling program. In my opinion, this city has gone far too long without a well working recycling program and it is clear that the government of the city is not going to do anything about it. So I hope you will join me in letting our representatives know that this is unacceptable by contacting your alderman. The city's web site is www.cityofchicago.org.
A Fresh Squeeze has put out a list of local eco friendly toy and gift making companies (Treeblocks, Scrappynation, Xeko, The Earth Friends, Building Blocks, Timeless Toys, and Chicago Kids Bookstore) for the holiday shopper.
They also have written about recycling issues in the city and how to still go about recycling your materials.
Environmental News Network has also covered eco friendly shops as well as having articles concerning the conservation, trade, and many environmentally friendly topics.
The Chicago Tribune has an article outlining what the effects of the BP waste dumping into Lake Michigan.
The New York Times wrote an article on Chicago's Green Alleys. It mentions the fact that the city is doing some innovative environmental things while still being unable to create a workable recycling program. In my opinion, this city has gone far too long without a well working recycling program and it is clear that the government of the city is not going to do anything about it. So I hope you will join me in letting our representatives know that this is unacceptable by contacting your alderman. The city's web site is www.cityofchicago.org.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
saying goodbye to paper
Hey
Recently I asked Jeff Solin, one of the Information Technology teachers at Northside to bring me up to speed on a project he is working on that will help minimize the paper usage at Northside College Prep High School.
He emailed me back with some excellent information.
· Used grant to purchase a $3000 networked digital sender (powerful scanner). This device is as easy to use as a photo copier, and works just as fast with color / bw / grayscale / double sided / etc. It can be used without a computer and it will either email you a pdf (or other file format), or it will store the file on the network for later retrieval. The idea is that teachers will scan what they need to distribute, and email it out or post it online for their students. If just one student decides to read it on screen, instead of print it, you have made progess.
· Train teachers on how to electronically collect, grade on a tablet with digital ink, and then redistribute student work. When done properly, you can completely eliminate the need for even one page of paper to be used in a multi-draft term paper or other writing assignment.
· Work with administration and counseling to handle all in-house correspondence over email using scans when necessary. There is no need for a purple sheet of paper with scholarship info to be printed 1000 times and then split into advisories and distributed to the teacher mailboxes. That not only wastes resources, but is time consuming. Throw the file in the digital sender, then attach it to an email out to all students…done.
I know that this is on a grand scale. But I hope this might spur others to look around their work or home and see if they can find ways to minimize the use of paper. Finding ways to minimize paper usage on the front end also creates less energy needed on the back end with waste removal and recycling.
A Fresh Squeeze has some fun outdoor activities that will get you looking for ways to improve the environment and at the same time lessening your carbon footprint. You can see these details at www.afreshsqueeze.com
Recently I asked Jeff Solin, one of the Information Technology teachers at Northside to bring me up to speed on a project he is working on that will help minimize the paper usage at Northside College Prep High School.
He emailed me back with some excellent information.
· Used grant to purchase a $3000 networked digital sender (powerful scanner). This device is as easy to use as a photo copier, and works just as fast with color / bw / grayscale / double sided / etc. It can be used without a computer and it will either email you a pdf (or other file format), or it will store the file on the network for later retrieval. The idea is that teachers will scan what they need to distribute, and email it out or post it online for their students. If just one student decides to read it on screen, instead of print it, you have made progess.
· Train teachers on how to electronically collect, grade on a tablet with digital ink, and then redistribute student work. When done properly, you can completely eliminate the need for even one page of paper to be used in a multi-draft term paper or other writing assignment.
· Work with administration and counseling to handle all in-house correspondence over email using scans when necessary. There is no need for a purple sheet of paper with scholarship info to be printed 1000 times and then split into advisories and distributed to the teacher mailboxes. That not only wastes resources, but is time consuming. Throw the file in the digital sender, then attach it to an email out to all students…done.
I know that this is on a grand scale. But I hope this might spur others to look around their work or home and see if they can find ways to minimize the use of paper. Finding ways to minimize paper usage on the front end also creates less energy needed on the back end with waste removal and recycling.
A Fresh Squeeze has some fun outdoor activities that will get you looking for ways to improve the environment and at the same time lessening your carbon footprint. You can see these details at www.afreshsqueeze.com
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
computer recycling and more
Hey
The city has a recycling center for computers and other items in the Goose Island neighborhood. The press release with information is below.
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@1226813849.1178120004@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccdaddkkjejlikcefecelldffhdfgn.0&contentOID=536947319&contenTypeName=COC_EDITORIAL&topChannelName=Dept&blockName=Environment%2FI+Want+To&context=dept&channelId=0&programId=0&entityName=Environment&deptMainCategoryOID=
There is also an article in today's Chicago Tribune (front page) that talks about Global Warming with residents of Bangladesh. It is pretty interesting. Check it out.
If you have some information to be posted, email to keanemd@gmail.com and we will get the info posted.
The city has a recycling center for computers and other items in the Goose Island neighborhood. The press release with information is below.
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/portalContentItemAction.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@1226813849.1178120004@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccdaddkkjejlikcefecelldffhdfgn.0&contentOID=536947319&contenTypeName=COC_EDITORIAL&topChannelName=Dept&blockName=Environment%2FI+Want+To&context=dept&channelId=0&programId=0&entityName=Environment&deptMainCategoryOID=
There is also an article in today's Chicago Tribune (front page) that talks about Global Warming with residents of Bangladesh. It is pretty interesting. Check it out.
If you have some information to be posted, email to keanemd@gmail.com and we will get the info posted.
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