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Is early summer in Chicago getting cooler?

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:17:04 -0500

In short, Ned, your recollection that late spring/early summer in Chicago was reliably warm when you were a kid is on the money.

chicago.straightdope.com

The Field Museum's On-line Exhibits

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:21:16 -0500

Stuck inside this summer? The Field Museum brings its best stuff to you with on-line exhibits.

fieldmuseum.org

Reversing a river made our city

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:28:23 -0500

What would have happened to Chicago if the river was never reversed? And how do you make amends for the damage done to it over a century ago?

huffingtonpost.com

Heads up: mosquitoes on the way

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:11:58 -0500

As temperatures have risen so will the swarms of skeeters that thrive in warmer temperatures.

dailyherald.com

Vegetable Oil Upgraded

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:57:59 -0500

For 31-year-old Erin Claudio, a health and recreation instructor at Northeastern Illinois University, the saying “one man’s garbage is another man’s treasure” hits close to home.

cafemagazine.com

Chicago's crazy rain predicted by climate change models

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:06:10 -0500

“The heaviest rainstorms have already become 67 percent heavier since 1958 in the Northeast, as warmer weather evaporates more water vapor into the atmosphere to feed storm clouds.

chicagogreenjobs.wordpress.com

Obama scientists predict crippling heatwaves for Chicago unless eco laws reformed

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:30:16 -0500

The Obama administration's long-awaited scientific report on the sweeping and life-altering consequences of a failure to act on global warming – Global climate change impacts in the United States

guardian.co.uk

University of Chicago researchers develop 'electric glue'

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:24:23 -0500

A new electric glue was developed. It may allow large rooftop solar energy collectors to be less expensive and a more viable form of energy conservation.

news.uchicago.edu

Chicago, toilets and algae

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:33:10 -0500

A recent report revealed that toilet usage has been a contributing factor in fertilizing algae in the Gulf of Mexico that eventually harms the environment in that area.

wbez.org

Exelon: No worry over Dresden tritium leak

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:04:38 -0500

Late last week, 3.2 million picocuries (of tritium) per liter of water was discovered to have leaked into a monitoring well and storm drains.

suburbanchicagonews.com