Earth Day Chicago Style

April 1st, 2010 by David Rostan
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Earth Day Chicago Style
SocialYell is launching a major site update around Earth Day.  Leading up to our re-launch, we are taking a look at what some companies and organizations are doing to celebrate and honor Earth Day.  Want your organization’s plans to be featured on SocialYell?  Just let us know. Chicago wants to become a leader among global...

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Animal Exploitation in the Media

October 5th, 2009 by David Rostan
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Animal Exploitation in the Media
This weekend, two shows about human interaction with animals and our natural surroundings aired at the same time. One, PBS’s film about America’s national parks, was an inspirational tale of vision and understanding of the value of nature – particularly the value of predatory animals like bears and wolves. At one time in our history, there was...

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Go Green, or go home!

October 2nd, 2009 by Sara Roderick
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Go Green, or go home!
Ah, fall is upon us and you know what that means: dry brown leaves falling from trees; pumpkin spiced lattes; and FOOTBALL! Yep, football is back in full swing and along with football comes the best activity of all: tailgating! While it can be easy to get wrapped up in the festivities of tailgating, it’s...

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10 Ways to Go Green This Week

September 23rd, 2009 by Ashley Strickland
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10 Ways to Go Green This Week
Take a minute to look at these green suggestions you may not have considered...

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Leave a beneficial footprint when traveling

September 2nd, 2009 by Elizabeth Ulion
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So you only take non-stop flights or ground transportation when available, you don’t get drinks on the plane (so many little cups!) and while traveling you cut down on waste whenever possible. But where do you...

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A Cultural Eating Disorder

August 31st, 2009 by Guest Author
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Food is a complex issue - on all of industrial, societal, and even psychological levels. Discussing food as a system, seemingly without variation, is painting some fairly broad strokes, but the key to this, if I read Pollan correctly, is through...

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What’s the greenest car for me?

August 31st, 2009 by Elizabeth Ulion
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Hybrids, electric or diesel? Oh my! What’s an environmentally conscious car consumer to...

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Call for a ban on antibacterial products in Canada

August 21st, 2009 by Elizabeth Ulion
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The Canadian Medical Association called for a federal ban all antibacterial household products because of growing research that shows they cause bacterial resistance, according to the Globe and...

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Corporate Social Responsibility Discussion

August 12th, 2009 by Elizabeth Ulion
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Corporations are beholden to their shareholders. They exist to make a profit. For this reason what good can a corporate social responsibility statement or plan really...

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Greenwashing is everywhere!

August 5th, 2009 by Elizabeth Ulion
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This year the environmental marketing firm TerraChoice studied the green claims on 2,219products from big box stores and found that 98 percent make statements that are false or...

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