Category Archives: News
Climate Change, Global Warming, Environmental Issues
- Wednesday, August 27, 2014 Back to School - Green Your Checklist School is back in session. Here at Climate Cycle we’re excited to get back in the swing of things and move forward with another year of our Sustainability Assembly Series. Have you finished all your preparations?...
- Monday, August 04, 2014 Rent our Pedal-Powered Sound System Our Pedal-Powered Sound System is now available for rent! You may have seen it at our Soirée, at the Green Music Fest in Wicker Park, or perhaps at WTTW’s Celebration of Graduation in Tuley Park, powering...
- Monday, August 04, 2014 Yoo Hoo Rap - Final Cut It ‘s here - the final cut of the Yoo Hoo Rap that Joey does at Sustainability Assemblies in schools throughout Chicago! As part of our own efforts to go ever more green, and promote pedal-power...
- Wednesday, July 23, 2014 Sustnrs Interview: Staying Inspired on a Day-to-Day Basis Ryan Thompson of Sustnrs, creators of online guides and resources, recently interviewed Executive Director Joey Feinstein about what keeps him inspired on a day-to-day basis. Here’s an excerpt: How do you overcome the challenges of maintaining...
- Thursday, July 03, 2014 Guest Post by Locke Elementary 8th Grader Milton G. We’re delighted to repost this piece from The IB Connection by Locke 8th Grader Milton G. about his experience at this year’s Ride/Stride to Recharge: Climate Cycle has been an amazing experience to be part...
- Wednesday, July 02, 2014 Rent our Blender Bike Looking for a cool pedal-powered attraction for your next event? Maybe you’ve seen our Blender Bike at a school assembly, or at the Ride/Stride to Recharge, or at the Bike to Work Week Rally at Daley Plaza....
- Wednesday, July 02, 2014 Digging in the Dirt - Smyser Raised Bed Garden Through our Green Schools Grants, Smyser Elementary applied in the 2013-2014 cycle to receive a raised bed garden. Climate Cycle awarded the grant, and contracted with WeFarm America to install the four raised beds. Smyser students...
- Monday, June 30, 2014 Locke Elementary Solar Panels Installed Last year, we awarded Locke Elementary (with a team of 149 participants) a Green Schools Grant for solar panels. After much planning and preparation, the solar panel array was installed at the school in the first...
- Monday, June 30, 2014 Embodying the Change - A Green and Sustainable Event The 6th Annual Ride/Stride to Recharge was electrifying. 560+ riders and striders, supported by 100+ volunteers made this year’s event our biggest ever. $46,000+ was raised to fund more solar panel arrays, pedal powered classroom projects...
- Monday, May 12, 2014 GX Happy Hour and Bags Tournament Our friends at Newgrange Development and PürMEDICA are hosting a Green Exchange Happy Hour and Bags Tournament this Friday, May 16, to benefit Climate Cycle. You’re invited! From 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm Sean Moran and...