Introduction

To officially christen this blog, allow me to give some background information about my topic, and my source of information for this topic (The Chicago Tribune). 

First, the Chicago Tribune has an enormous amount of articles geared towards living a greener life. On their website they have a section deemed "Living Green." The New York Times does not have such a specific section on their site. 

Also worth noting is the fact that many of the articles printed in the Tribune or posted on the site are written by staffers from the L.A. Times. The L.A. Times is owned by the Tribune Company, and it would not be a hyperbole to say that environmental issues are handled with a gravity that is incomparable to the emphasis in the Midwest. For the purposes of my blog, however, I will concentrate on articles written by Chicago Tribune writers with a local focus.