Please join us to learn more about the legislative status of the Clean Energy Jobs Act at The Climate Reality Project - Chicago Chapter's monthly meeting. Jen Walling, executive director of the Illinois Environmental Council, is the featured speaker. For information on how to log on via Zoom, go to http://www.climaterealitychicago.com/calendar and find the calendar […]
If you can’t put solar panels on your own home, but want to support 100% renewable energy in Illinois with no upfront investment, you can now subscribe to a community solar project. You can save money while also supporting local renewable energy. Learn more about community solar and what it means for you living in […]
Join Barrington Trustee Emily Young and Go Green Barrington for this presentation and discussion about the Impact of Wildfires on the West Coast. Certified Arborist, Bob Peralta, will join us to talk about his work on wildfires in California and the impact of wildfires on the environment, specifically trees. This program will take place via […]
From October 19 to 25, you can watch 10 powerful environmental films from the comfort of your own sofa, even dressed in your favorite flannel pajama bottoms. And, about half of the events will feature interviews with filmmakers or film subjects. They may or may not be in their pjs, too—we’ll never tell! What […]
Join the Go Green groups in Winnetka, Wilmette, Northfield, and Kenilworth for this special presentation of the Climate Reality Project by Jane Goldenberg, a former Northfield Village Trustee. The Climate Reality Project works to catalyze local solutions to the climate crisis. Learn how to be part of the solution. Register here.
CHICAGO-AREA PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: Soozie Eastman learns that hundreds of synthetic toxins are now found in every baby born in America and the government and chemical corporations are doing little to protect citizens and consumers. With guidance from world-renowned physicians and environmental leaders, interviews with scientists and politicians, and stories of everyday Americans, Soozie uncovers how […]
If you can’t put solar panels on your own home, but want to support 100% renewable energy in Illinois with no upfront investment, you can now subscribe to a community solar project. You can save money while also supporting local renewable energy. Learn more about community solar and what it means for you living in […]
at the Village Hall parking lot and the Centennial parking lot If you can’t compost your pumpkins in your backyard compost container, and don’t have a yard waste/compost toter, bring them to either parking lot on Nov. 7th from 9am – 3pm so they can be commercially composted. Remove all candles and non-compostable decorations. Do […]
Join us for another VIRTUAL tree walk from the comfort of your own home! Focus will be on identification, growth habit, and the history of the park. We’ll also see trees that Openlands has planted. Please do not come to Washington Park for this walk. Register HERE CEUs will be available for Certified Arborists.
The Story of Plastic takes a sweeping look at the human-made crisis of plastic pollution and the worldwide effect it has on the health of our planet and its inhabitants. Spanning three continents, the film illustrates the ongoing catastrophe - fields full of garbage, veritable mountains of trash, rivers and seas clogged with waste, and […]
