May 2015

The United States Government Leads in Crimes Against the Planet:

Guest Editorial: The United States Government Leads in Crimes Against the Planet: Obama Approves 30 Million Acres for Drilling World Can’t Wait, Bay Area | May 29, 2015 “For a leader who has made fighting climate change a priority, President Barack Obama’s decision to approve Royal Dutch Shell’s return to oil and gas exploration off

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Life in the 10th Ward:

Guest blogger: John Vukmirovich Still waiting for a plan   Sun-Times Library   I recently sold my family’s modest Cape Cod on Chicago’s Far Southeast Side, the 10th Ward. My father, a Navy veteran of World War II who earned 10 battle stars, bought the house in the East Side neighborhood in 1953.My family’s ties

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Big Marsh Park Developments

Big Marsh Park Will Allow Outdoor Adventures Without the Long Getaway Drive   By Justin Breen | May 15, 2015 5:24am @dnainfo_breen   SOUTH DEERING — The transformation of a former 278-acre industrial site on the Southeast Side into Big Marsh Bike Park is well underway — and officials hope by next year it will

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SETF Summer Tours of Chicago’s South Side

Chicago’s first sustainability BA program From: Sustainability Studies @ Roosevelt University SETF Summer Tours of Chicago’s South Side Posted onMay 12, 2015 by rusust This summer, the Southeast Environmental Task Force is offering several public tours of the environmental sites of interest on Chicago’s South Side that offer a close-up view of wastewater treatment systems, landfill

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Taking Flight:

Taking Flight: Birding Hot Spots in Millennium Reserve Walter Marcisz walks quietly through Indian Ridge Marsh at 122nd Street and Torrence Avenue in Chicago. Suddenly, he stops and puts down a small, portable telescope through which he sees a striking scene in the marsh: three different species of ducks are swimming side-by-side. Not far from them

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