Water Your Opinions: A Social Assessment of the Lake Bloomington and Lake Evergreen Watersheds
Illinois Green Office Challenge Workshop Challenges Businesses to Achieve Eco-Friendly Cost Savings
The Ecology Action Center’s BN Energy Bright program has partnered with the University of Illinois’ Sustainable Technology Center to host a workshop at 7:30 a.m. on November 24 for the Illinois Green Office Challenge, a friendly competition among businesses aimed at achieving energy and water conservation and waste reduction. The…
Curb your Leaf Piles to Protect Clean Water
For many residents of Bloomington and Normal, leaf raking efforts are now already underway. Per directions from both municipalities, leaves should not be raked into the street. In addition to being a possible safety issue, leaves just can act as a storm water pollutant. Washed into the storm sewer system…
Tickets Now on Sale for Ninth Annual Sustainable Gourmet Wine Tasting/Local Foods Fundraiser
The Ecology Action Center invites you to attend the ninth annual Sustainable Gourmet on Thursday, October 23, at 5:30 p.m. This popular fundraiser for the EAC features artisanal local hors d’oeuvres, a tasting of wines, and a silent auction with fabulous sustainable items from local businesses and organizations. This year the…
Ecology Action Center Launches Energy Analysis Program for Residents
For immediate release September 30, 2014 Contact: Michael Brown (309) 454-3169 x.11 [email protected] The Ecology Action Center has launched its home energy analysis program for Bloomington-Normal residents through BN EnergyBright, a program dedicated to helping our community save energy and keep warm. Sponsored by the Town of Normal and the…
Illinois Prairie Wild Ones invites applications for small grants
In support of the Mission and Vision of Wild Ones, the Illinois Prairie Chapter is awarding small grants to fund the purchase of native Central Illinois plants and seeds. Eligible Applicants Schools, colleges, nature centers, houses of worship, public and private not-for-profit organizations which are located within the following Illinois…
McLean County Recycling Rate at All-Time High
73,833 tons of municipal solid waste were recycled in McLean County in 2013, a 3.4% increase from the 2012 rate. This is the highest rate yet recorded by the Ecology Action Center in its annual calculations of total waste generated and total waste recycled. While minor fluctuations in the recycling…
Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Bloomington-Normal Quantified in Baseline Study
2008 Baseline GHG Inventory In 2014 the Ecology Action Center (EAC) completed the first inventory of greenhouse gas emissions for the Bloomington-Normal community. A greenhouse gas emissions inventory is a tool that quantifies carbon dioxide and related emissions, so that a community can both set baseline data and regularly assess…
