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Green Pays on Green Days
2008 Grand Prize Winner

2008 Grand Prize Winner

The Partners for Clean Air selected Leona Benak of Elk Grove Village as the winner of the 2008 Toyota Prius hybrid at the Green Pays on Green Days grand prize drawing.  Benak was one of 44 finalists invited to a closing ceremony that took place at the Notebaert Nature Museum in Lincoln Park.  The grand prize Toyota Prius was donated by Toyota Motor Sales and Your Chicagoland Toyota Dealers. Click here for the full press release.

 

Make a difference this summer in the fight against air pollution and global warming!

  • Do not burn leaves and other yard waste.
  • Take public transit, Rideshare, walk or bike.
  • Use a charcoal chimney instead of lighter fluid when grilling.
  • Turn off and unplug electronics.
  • Switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs.

View the Green Pays on Green Days 2008 Closing Ceremony Slideshow

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Subscribe to Illinois EnviroFlash for Air Quality/Air Pollution Action Day Alerts - Sign-up to have air quality/air pollution action days sent straight to your inbox. Visit www.illinois.enviroflash.info and submit your information. NOTE: This system is replacing the former Air Pollution Action Day Notification System. If you were previously subscribed, you will need to re-subscribe through the EnviroFlash System.

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Join the fight against pollution and global warming! - You don't have to limit your "green actions" to Air Pollution Action Days. The Partners for Clean Air encourage individuals and "Green Actions" that will help make every day a green day!"

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What impact do your actions have?
Check out the Carbon Calculator from Eco Hatchery to see how your energy, water, recycling, diet, vehicles and travel impact the environment.

 

The Partners for Clean Air Steering Committee directs the programs of the