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Climate Action Museum - Green Sense Minute

The Climate Action Museum is opening this month in Chicago. Architect Doug Farr talks about conservation, natural resources, energy, and sustainability.

Doug Farr: Climate Action Museum

Opening this year on the summer solstice near Union Station in downtown Chicago, the Climate Action Museum offers visitors the chance to take part in climate action, as they learn about conservation, natural resources, energy, and sustainability. Doug Farr, a nationally recognized architect, urbanist and author, returns to the Green Sense show to talk about sustainable architecture and how the museum will help people learn about how our actions affect the environment. The museum at 300 South Riverside Plaza is free and individuals or groups can visit Monday through Friday 10 to 6 and Saturday 10 to 2.

Anthony Tindall: Sustainable Recycling

When you want to get rid of old computers, furniture, home entertainment devices, mobile electronics, and other items, there is now a permanent recycling drop-off facility in Chicagoland. Anthony Tindall manages the Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability's Solid Waste Division and talks about the new partnership with South Suburban College and the creation of the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM). The center will repurpose, reuse, or recycle the items instead of putting them in a landfill. He also talks about what items can not be recycled.

Innovative Recycling - Green Sense Minute

The Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM) is a new permanent recycling drop-off facility in Chicagoland. Anthony Tindall manages the Cook County Department of Environment and Sustainability's Solid Waste Division and gives an overview.

Yang Yang: Agrovoltaics

As lead scientist at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, Professor Yang Yang describes how his team's transparent solar panel experiment can revolutionize indoor farming. Using organic materials to produce clear PVs, they want to scale up the experiment to grow vegetables more sustainably, while maintaining the same efficiency.

Agrovoltaics - Green Sense Minute

Can a solar panel experiment revolutionize indoor farming? UCLA engineering professor Yang Yang talks about building a new kind of greenhouse.

Pink Floyd and more at Adler Planetarium - Green Sense Minute

Michelle Nichols, director of Public Observing at Chicago's Adler Planetarium, talks about what you can see through the Adler's telescopes and the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's bestselling album, "The Dark Side Of The Moon," with an immersive audio visual experience.

Michelle Nichols: Adler Planetarium

Michelle Nichols studied physics, astronomy, and education, and is now the director of Public Observing at Chicago's Adler Planetarium. She offers tips for viewing eclipses and talks about the array of stargazing events. The Adler has a variety of powerful telescopes, including the largest publicly accessible telescope in the Chicagoland area. There are several astronomical events such as classes, stargazing, road trips, and the new full dome planetarium show. Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's bestselling album, "The Dark Side Of The Moon," with an immersive audio visual experience. Listen to the interview to find out all the Planetarium has to offer.

Franklin Vanderbilt’s Youth Center project - Green Sense Minute

Accomplished musician and actor Franklin Vanderbilt is now a community developer to help young people on Chicago's West Side.

Franklin Vanderbilt - Musician making change

Drummer Franklin Vanderbilt has performed with famous artists including Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, and Lenny Kravitz. He grew up on Chicago's West Side and wants to make his old neighborhood more sustainable by developing a youth center to teach music, art, financial literacy, horticulture, and life skills. Franklin talks about his career, family, and why he wants to help young people thrive.