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Nov. 3, 2007
Late Fall Field Trip: Chicago Household Waste Recycling
Facility
9:30 a.m., 1150 N. North Branch Street, on Goose Island
Back by popular demand, Chicago Group will once again tour the
City of Chicago’s fabulous (yes, fabulous!) Household Waste
Recycling Facility. Just in time for the holidays, make a
clean sweep of your kitchen, basement, home office, garage and
garden shed and gather up hazardous household wastes,
electronics and cell phones for drop-off. It’s great to
participate in a “group drop” of our collective clutter to see
how big the pile gets to be.
Learn more about why safe disposal of dangerous materials and
electronics is essential to safeguarding the environment and
see how truly green and energy efficient this year-old
facility is.
There also is a “swap” room for useable paint, cleansers,
silver polish — almost any product that comes in a bottle, can
or pot that you can think of might end up in the room. Your
unused paint might be just the color another person is looking
for to brighten up their home.
Brunch at Goose Island will follow for those interested. The
facility accepts the following for recycling or safe disposal:
antifreeze, used motor oil, old gasoline, oil-based paints,
paint thinners, aerosol paints, herbicides, insecticides,
pesticides, lawn chemicals, solvents, drain cleaners, cleaning
products, pool chemicals, hobby chemicals, mercury,
fluorescent lamps and bulbs, computers and cell phones.
Please R.S.V. P. for the tour and/or lunch after October 10 to
event leader, Christine Williamson, birdchris@aol.com or
evenings 773-935-8439. Limit: 25. More on the
Chicago Household Waste Recycling Facility.
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Sep. 5, 2007
Every American deserves to breathe clean air. Please join us
to demand the EPA adopt an ozone standard of 0.060 ppm. You
can do this by attending a hearing in your city* or by
submitting comments online.
Ozone, or smog, is a dangerous air pollutant that can cause a
wide range of problems like shortness of breath, increased
risk of asthma attacks, and premature death. It is especially
dangerous for children, senior citizens, and anyone with a
history of lung disease.
In June, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed
strengthening the national ozone air pollution standard. This
is a great step in the right direction, although it falls
short of the reductions recommended by EPA's own scientific
advisors. At industry's request, the EPA has also left the
door open to doing nothing at all.
We need your help in demanding
that the EPA protect our health and strengthen the ozone
standard.
Smog Pollution Standards
Our nation's Clean Air Act requires the EPA to update the
national ozone standard every five years. The current standard
is 0.08 parts per million (PPM), which refers to the
concentration of ozone in the air. The EPA's Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee unanimously recommended a new
standard in the range of 0.060 ppm to 0.070 ppm.
Unfortunately, the EPA has proposed a range of 0.070 ppm to
0.075 ppm, outside of the advice of its own advisors. We need
your help in making sure that the EPA listens to real science,
rather than caving into industry pressure.
How to help
The EPA is holding only five public hearings on the smog
standard to hear what the public thinks of its proposal,
including one in Chicago on Wednesday September 5. If you have
a few minutes in the morning, at lunch, or in the evening,
please consider signing up to testify or stopping by to show
your support. We need your help to pack the room with clean
air supporters. To find out how to testify or to learn more
about upcoming activities around the hearing, please email
Becki Clayborn at
becki.clayborn@sierraclub.org.
*Chicago Public Hearing
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Governor's Suite, The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago
909 North Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Telephone: (312) 9437200
Details: 9 AM to 9 PM with breaks from 12:30 PM to 2 PM for lunch
and 6 PM to 7:30 PM for dinner.
We hope to see you there! |
