In the mid-70s, Bill Gates turned the world on its ear with the creation of Microsoft. He is now looking to change the world again by coming up with a cohesive solution to the very sticky and complex problem of climate change. “In a typical year, the world emits over 51 billion tons of greenhouse […]
In the mid-70s, Bill Gates turned the world on its ear with the creation of Microsoft. He is now looking to change the world again by coming up with a cohesive solution to the very sticky and complex problem of climate change. “In a typical year, the world emits over 51 billion tons of greenhouse […]
How the environment changed when the “impossible” happened.
The Brushwood Center’s Smith Nature Symposium memorialized the significant civic legacy of Hermon Dunlap and Ellen Thorne Smith, who donated their land and cabin to help form Ryerson Woods. This year’s event honored journalists and activists Bill McKibben and Sue Halpern, who have influenced millions of young people through their writing and activism on behalf […]
December has come and will go soon. As the year draws to a close, consider the countless organizations that have persistently worked to support our community during pandemic. Whether you can give your time by volunteering, things by donating unwanted or unused items, or support through monetary contributions—give back this month to show your appreciation […]
The beauty of the Midwest may often be overlooked, but our sweeping prairie land, luscious forests, never-ending dunes and, of course, our precious freshwater Great Lakes are worthy of admiration — and protection. The Environmental Law and Policy Center calls the Midwest “the nation’s most important region for taking on climate change.” In the last […]
The beauty of the Midwest may often be overlooked, but our sweeping prairie land, luscious forests, never-ending dunes and, of course, our precious freshwater Great Lakes are worthy of admiration — and protection. The Environmental Law and Policy Center calls the Midwest “the nation’s most important region for taking on climate change.” In the last […]
If there’s one word that’s been used to describe 2020 over and over again, it’s “unprecedented.” Yes, we’ve faced unprecedented challenges, unprecedented political and social strife, and unprecedented sadness and heartbreak. But, during what will likely go down as one of the worst years in our collective memory, when so many of us have experienced […]
The need for food across Chicagoland has stunned Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD) Executive Director and CEO Kate Maehr, but it has never disheartened her. “Every time I go out to a distribution, I’m just struck that every single person standing in line is a person with a life, with a family, with a story—and […]
There are many ways to define “genius,” but each October, Chicago’s MacArthur Foundation chooses around two dozen to honor. Among the diverse array of this year’s MacArthur fellows are a quantum physicist demystifying the habits of subatomic particles and a sociologist illuminating the way certain kinds of policing turn out to undermine public safety. In […]
