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Tune in this Saturday at noon as Chicago Matters: Growing Forward broadcasts live from the Chicago Green Festival on Navy Pier. Alison Cuddy hosts the hour-long program that will feature lively conversations with the festival organizers and planners and members of Chicago’s sustainability community. A panel of experts will examine our local green economy and take questions from our pre-selected audience.

Buying and Selling Green

Posted 5.16.08 by Alexandra Salomon

An image from a commercial for energy efficient lightbulbs. (AP Photo/George Riley)

It seems like every week there's a new product on the market that's supposed to save the planet. Items with labels like biodegradable, fair trade certified, environmentally friendly, the list goes on and on. Just how much is green and how much is about companies jumping on the bandwagon to make more green? And how are consumers making sense of all that marketing? As part of Chicago Matters Growing Forward, Alexandra Salomon brings us this report. More...

A Sprawling Plan for Cook-DuPage Transit

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Harvesting Wind on the Farm

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Young McDonalds Have a Farm

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Buying and Selling Green

Just about everybody is marketing something green these days.

Posted on 5.16.2008

A Sprawling Plan for Cook-DuPage Transit

Multi-billion dollar transit plan could up-end routine travel for suburban commuters.

Posted on 5.13.2008

Harvesting Wind on the Farm

Take a tour of wind farm just outside of Chicago.

Posted on 4.29.2008

Young McDonalds Have a Farm

We follow two new farmers through their second growing season.

Posted on 4.29.2008

The Smell of Money Not So Pleasant in Northwest Indiana

After years of improved air quality, odors are still a problem in Northwest Indiana.

Posted on 4.15.2008

Wind Power's Allure For Architects, Engineers

Wind-power promises free, low-pollution electricity, but developing it in Chicago, on both the small and grand scales, is challenging and expensive.

Posted on 4.1.2008

Web Extra: Greening the Skyscraper

IIT professor envisions radical redesign of tall buildings.

Posted on 4.1.2008

Web Extra: Economics of Wind Power

A local consultant explains when it makes economic sense to use wind power in the city.

Posted on 4.1.2008

Web Extra: Wind Turbine Designer

Local engineer re-thinks traditional wind-turbine design.

Posted on 4.1.2008

Saving Water, One Yard at a Time

Hear about a green home that doesn't waste any water.

Posted on 3.18.2008

Chicago's Ailing Forest Preserves

The Cook County forest preserves are in trouble.

Posted on 3.18.2008

Mapping Chicago's Sustainable Resources

Eilee Heikenen-Weiss heads into the classroom and onto the streets to find out more about Chicago’s green profile.

Posted on 3.4.2008

Little Village Needs a Park

It takes a village to build a park.

Posted on 3.4.2008

Illinois has lost more than 90 percent of its original wetlands and 99.99 percent of its original prairie.

Posted on 2.18.2008

Change is in the Air

Good news: our emission levels seem to be on the down swing. But with O’Hare expanding and the skyline filling up, it seems like a good time to explore the quality of our air.

Posted on 2.17.2008

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Now in its 18th year, Chicago’s award-winning multimedia public affairs series returns in 2008 with Chicago Matters: Growing Forward to examine how the choices we make today impact our environment and the future of our region.

Chicago Matters is made possible by The Chicago Community Trust, with programming by Chicago Public Radio, WTTW 11, the Chicago Public Library, and The Chicago Reporter.

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