Google parent Alphabet's skunkworks targets the plastic crisis | Trellis The "X Moonshot for Circularity" initiative seeks to yield value from more than plastic.

The secretive lab formerly known as Google X is using its brainpower, both human and artificial, to attack the plastic crisis: trellis.net/article/goog...

A Sanborn map of Evanston, c. 1899, showing the current north and west sides mostly pale and undeveloped. These were done every 20 years for fire insurance purposes.

An Evanston map upcycled from keyboard keys, dominoes and more, at the Evanston History Center basement archives. Turns out our neighbor made this. He had to hack off the protruding back nub of each keyboard key to make this.

The basement archives of the Evanston History Center. Some of the basement has marble flooring.

Leather-bound Great Lakes history at the Evanston History Center.

A Tiffany lamp with super warm red tones.

Now here is a library! The Evanston History Center, former home of Vice President Charles Dawes (with President Calvin Coolidge).

Sound familiar, petrochemical industry? “Profiting from poison: how the US lead industry knowingly created a water crisis” https://apple.news/A7JbtqrOBRACqrMlRk3y-QA

Evanstonians, sign up to help decide how to spend $3 million of the city’s budget! Just met these cool family neighbors who made this neat cart to get people involved in participatory budgeting. https://www.pbevanston.org

Sign the pledge: http://cleancreatives.org

Thanks for nothing?

Just another day in Madison: anti-evolution booth next to topless reproductive rights protestors. https://wiabortionfund.org

Watch for dear!

So proud of our @GreenBiz team for spotlighting 30 of the most inspiring young leaders in business sustainability! http://bit.ly/22vD1Ml

Is it legal to ride @Sfbart with a possibly 3-foot long rag-wrapped knife sticking out of your backpack? I switched cars, Richmond train.

“Imagine if you called hotels bed sharing.” @rmchase #VERGECon

Even without a drought, we’re running up against peak water in the western US. @PeterGeick #VERGECon

Unsettling: The Next Genocide http://nyti.ms/1QvSoyh

My 3 year old's BFF from the age of 4 months is moving cross country. "Mommy, I care about how Benjamin feels," she said. Sniff, sniff.

21 on Twitter: The Big Green leaders http://grn.bz/1CsbgeJ #GrnBz

I just counted 16 tents perched above 101 around Portrero Hill. Oh, SF.

'What if…?' questions for 2015 pave the path to a better future http://grn.bz/1CcQuuw #GrnBz via @GreenBiz

Build digital protoypes, simulations of everything you’re gonna build to understand econ and sustainability impacts: @carlbass #VERGEcon

“Instead of building health centers in buildings, buildings should be the centers of health in a community.” Antwi Akom, iSEED #VERGECon

"In the organic comunity we are working to dispel the myth that organic farming is farming like Grandpa used to do." @Seed_matters #VERGECon

Hooray! Just in time for #VERGECon, we at @GreenBiz are getting a gorgeous new site design: http://www.greenbiz.com/

I love that this story is out. Google bus drivers stuck on BART, Muni for their own commutes. m.sfgate.com/news/article/For-Google-...

Fun tweets by @makower from exclusive @UN @globalCompact lunch #CWNYC

Here's what folks are saying about VERGE Salon NYC today #VERGECon @greenbiz www.greenbiz.com/blog/2014/09/16/verge-sa...