What if mankind had to leave Earth and somebody forgot to turn the last
robot off? The year is 2700 and WALL-E is a robot still spending every day
doing what he was made for. Soon he is visited by a sleek robot named’
EVE whom he chases across the galaxy with a pet cockroach and
a heroic team of malfunctioning misfit robots.
Gail Borden Public Library-Community Rooms
Sponsored by Elgin Community Network, Elgin Climate Change Org & Gail Borden Public Library
By JANELLE WALKER For Sun-Times Media
5 Savy ladies & 1 Terrific Chef present live demonstrations of inexpensive, innovative and eco-friendly ways of giving & wrapping gifts, tips for decorating your home & table and preparing sumptuous holiday goodies & feasts. Free Admission PLUS Door Prizes. Co-Sponsored with ECN, Gail Borden & City of Elgin. Gail Borden Public Library-Community Rooms.
Green Holidays
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By By Kent Mc Dill
Publication:Reprinted from Oct. 30, 2009 Chicago Daily Herald
It turns out that saving energy and protecting the environment also saves you money. It’s really a win-win.
Which is why it is so hard for people like Bill Bailey of Elgin to understand. Bailey is a scuba instructor who also works with the Elgin [...]
350 Elginites with 350 Trees
First, we’d like to say thank you – you’re part of something very large today. There are more than 4000 events like this happening in more than 170 nations, in every time zone and on every continent, in the heat and the cold, under sun and pouring rain and snow. And [...]
Saturday, October 24th, at 9:30 AM, Gail Borden Public Library Rotunda
Scientists say that 350 parts per million CO2 in the atmosphere is the safe limit for humanity-we’re currently at 387.81. We’re going the wrong way- so let’s reverse the trend-starting here at home! Join us, take the pledge, plant a tree and make a difference!
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Hear Sandy Kaptain’s ideas, and share yours, on Greening your Home for the Winter. Let’s pool our information, save money and our environment! When we do this together it’s much easier and more fun! Join us October 27th @ 7PM at In The Neighborhood Deli, 185 North Edison (P.S. No dinner this time!)
Saturday, October 3rd 10AM-3PM…Homes that bask in the sun!http://tour.illinoissolar.org/
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In hot water
WASHINGTON — 9/16/2009 The world’s in hot water. Sea-surface temperatures worldwide have been the hottest on record over the last three months, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Wednesday. Ocean temperatures averaged 62.5 degrees Fahrenheit in the June-August period, 1.04 degree higher than normal for the period.
And for August the world sea-surface [...]
Short path to energy
Acciona Opens Illinois Wind Farm
09/21/2009
Acciona Energy North America–a unit of the Acciona group (ANA.MC)–announced the opening of its 100.5 megawatts (MW) EcoGrove Wind Farm, located in Stephenson County, Illinois.
EcoGrove Wind Farm represents Acciona’s first renewable energy project in the state of Illinois although the company isheadquartered in nearby Chicago.Using 67 Acciona Windpower [...]
