His approaches have included teaching recycling through a Recycled Art Program at Senn High School.  Neighborhood block clubs provided the raw material and the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce voted to formally support the project.  Alderman Mary Ann Smith (48th) lent active support.

The Earth Night Concerts in Edgewater (and as last year’s Green Fest closing ceremony) brought professional musicians together with the Chicago Burning Man community to combine classical music, re-mixing, projections and fire performance.

Tom has worked for the City of Chicago for six and one half year, prior to which he spent 25 years in local radio news (WIND, WMAQ and WBBM).

Panel: Greening Events
The intention to make an event more green raises some interesting questions and challenges. How do you put it into practice and get “buy in” from other stakeholders? How do you communicate what is happening to attendees? Can the event yield a residual impact by inspiring others? This astute group will answer these and other questions.