Vegetable Gardening Workshop

Yellow Tractor is a social enterprise designed to educate and empower participants by growing their own clean, environmentally responsible food. Yellow Tractor advocates for sustainable growth by building vegetable and fruit gardens; providing opportunities for healthier life skills, clearing a path for food security and creating a safe place for individuals and families to grow not only food, but themselves. Gardening [...]

Argonne ESCAPE Workshop: GREET Model

University of Chicago Gleacher Center, 450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive Chicago, IL 60611

The GREET (Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation) model is a life-cycle analysis model to examine energy and environmental impacts of advanced vehicle technologies and new transportation fuels. In this one-day workshop, Argonne GREET team will present overview of the GREET model development and structure of the model and will conduct case simulations with GREET.

1st Annual Evanston Green Ball

Levy Center, 300 Dodge Ave. Evanston, IL 60202

The first annual Evanston Green Ball is sponsored by the Evanston Environmental Association and the City of Evanston. The event will feature live entertainment and local foods, including:-An enticing array of appetizers and drinks from local restaurants and wine vendors-The ever popular Evanston-based South Boulevard blues band-Numerous activities designed especially for the "green" crowd of Ecology Center supporters-A green "boulevard" [...]