Source: Chicago Parent, 3/22/12.
Green initiatives are nothing new at Chicago area schools, but their advancement has taken a new turn. Ecology and recycling clubs, with newspaper drives and waste-free lunches, have morphed into sophisticated Energy Ambassador programs where school gardens, solar power and wind turbines are part of everyday environmentalism. Thanks to grants from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation, solar arrays now grace the rooftops of about 100 Chicago area schools. Harnessing the wind's power for electricity is the next frontier. Currently, only three Chicago metropolitan schools have this capability.Please read more from
