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Green Spaces: Denver's Premier Green Coworking Hub in the RiNo Arts District

Wed, 10/30/2024 - 00:00

Green Spaces is a sustainable coworking community of like-minded individuals and businesses in the heart of Denver's RiNo Arts District. We’re the nation's first eco-coworking space that's zero waste with a 100 percent solar-powered building and plants throughout to bring nature inside.

Green Spaces strives to bring businesses that are addressing our environmental and social impact on the planet together so that we can thrive by connecting and gaining more exposure in the rapidly growing, socially-conscious marketplace.

EcoTech Visions: Miami's First Green Incubator and Makerspace

Tue, 10/29/2024 - 00:00

EcoTech Visions is Miami’s first green incubator and makerspace. We assist entrepreneurs in creating, planning, and launching innovative and green manufacturing businesses in South Florida.

More than just workshops, we offer high-quality business resources, maker space, office and event space to support the development of the green economy. We're a true sustainable-business coworking, innovation and manufacturing space.

Find Local Garden Plots, Start New Community Gardens... with Denver Urban Gardens

Mon, 10/28/2024 - 00:00

Through Denver Urban Gardens (DUG), you can join an existing community garden, start a community garden, receive growing assistance, volunteer, and participate in other events.

Our network includes over 170 urban gardens and farms in the Metro Denver Area. It's easy to join:

Midwest Pesticide Action Center: Promoting Safer Alternatives

Sun, 10/27/2024 - 00:00

Strong scientific evidence has connected pesticide exposure to a host of health hazards from asthma and ADHD in children to cancer and reproductive problems. Moreover, the production and use of pesticides pollutes our water ecosystems and threatens our drinking water sources and wildlife.

That’s why it’s our mission at Midwest Pesticide Action Center to reduce the health risks and environmental impacts of pesticides by promoting safer alternatives.

The Lurie Garden – An Urban Model of Responsible Horticulture in Millennium Park

Sun, 10/27/2024 - 00:00

The Lurie Garden in Millennium Park is an urban oasis emerging from a harmonious blend of symbolism, landscape design and ecological sensitivity.

Our plant, animal, and insect life are managed using a combination of traditional gardening knowledge and forward-thinking ecological concepts. We use management practices rooted in natural-areas ecology, specifically the strategy of adaptive co-management. Use of synthetic chemicals or similar substances within the garden to manage weeds, pest insects or diseases does not occur.

Learn About Green Living from The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County

Sat, 10/26/2024 - 00:00

CHOOSE A LIFESTYLE FOR PEOPLE AND PLANET

The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) offers programs, resources, presentations, and workshops to educate about solid waste technologies, recycling options and the benefits of waste-reduction practices.

Use our Reuse and Recycling Directory to find outlets for items you no longer need: http://www.swancc.org/recycling/green-pages-directory

Learn how to prepare materials for recycling and what can and cannot go into curbside containers.

Salt Creek Watershed Network – like every drop of rain, our every action counts

Fri, 10/25/2024 - 00:00

The Salt Creek Watershed Network is a grassroots organization dedicated to raising awareness about the creek and to finding ways to make the creek a healthy and enjoyable resource.

The Salt Creek watershed covers roughly 150 square miles. It starts in northwest Cook County, runs south and east through DuPage County and empties into the Des Plaines River in central Cook County.

In addition information about the Salt Creek watershed, our website imparts information about watersheds in general and news of our network's activities and how you can help.