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'Green News Report' - March 20, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Floods, Gas Prices, Green Jobs, Fracking, Regulation, Green News Report, Pollution, Green Energy, Climate Scientists, Video, Rising Sea Level, 2012 Presidential Election, Oil Spill, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Solar Power, Global Warming, Energy, Carbon Dioxide, Environmentalism, Subsidies, Barack Obama, Senate, Water Pollution, BRAD BLOG, Water, Green News, Sustainability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Rising Sea Levels, James Inhofe, O'Hare, Pine Beetle, Electric Cars, Electric Highway, Oregon, Mitt Romney, Thomas Edison, Illinois, Asian Carp, Factory Farms, Antibiotic Resistance, Oecd, Fertilizer, Pink Slime, China, Green News

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Airport Workers Fight For Job Security

Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Mayor Emanuel, Westfield Management, Chicago Aviation Partners, Stable Jobs Stable Airports Ordinance, O'Hare Airport, Chicago Business, O'Hare, Unite Here, O'hare Concessions Contract, Westfield, Chicago News

Hundreds of workers from Chicago's Midway and O'Hare airports will descend on City Hall Wednesday morning to attend a City Council meeting on the turn...

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PHOTOS: Reunion At O'Hare Ends 22-Year Immigration Fight

Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Polish Immigrants, Tony Wasilewski, Polish, Wasilewsk, Ruth Leitman, Reunion, Immigration, O'Hare, Deportation, Video, Polish Immigrant Family, Slidepollajax, Wasilewski, Immigrant Family, Immigrant Family Reunites, Janina Wasilewski, Chicago Impact, Chicago News

CHICAGO (AP) — A Polish woman whose family was separated after the U.S. denied her a green card and deported her returned to the U.S. Monday with he...

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Clout-Heavy Concessionaire Who Lost O'Hare Contract Sues City

Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: Mayor Emanuel, Chicago Politics, Chicago Aviation Partners, Rahm Emanuel, Mayor Daley, Tim Dart, O'Hare Airport, O'Hare, Chicago Business, Demetrius Carney, O'hare Concessions Contract, Westfield, Jeremiah Joyce, Tom Dart, Chicago News

Though the two-year-long battle over the lucrative O'Hare International Airport terminal concessions contract appeared to come to an end last week whe...

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Two Planes Collide On Tarmac At Chicago Airport

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Minnesota, O'Hare International Airport, O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Minneapolis, Delta, Illinois, Georgia, O'Hare, Atlanta, Atlanta-Georgia, Airlines, Chicago-Illinois, Delta Airlines, Minneapolis-Minnesota, Chicago News

CHICAGO (Associated Press) -- Two Delta Airlines aircraft have collided on the tarmac at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Delta spokeswoman ...

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Last Night's Storm: Metra Riders Stranded For Hours, VP Biden Delayed

AP | HERB MCCANN | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Chicago Storm, O'Hare Cancellations, Ord, Metra Riders Stranded, O'hare Flights Cancelled, Metra, Chicago, O'Hare, Illinois, Metra Stranded, Chicago Weather, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Thunderstorms and heavy winds pounded the upper Midwest Tuesday night, stranding Chicago commuter train riders for hours, forcing the ...

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United Airlines Computer Problems Affect Flights Nationwide

Posted 08.17.2011

Read More: Flight Delays, United Airlines Computer Problems, O'Hare International Airport, United Airlines, O'Hare Airport, Chicago, O'Hare, Air Travel, Airlines, Travel News

By HERBERT G. McCANN, Associated Press CHICAGO - It could take several days for thousands of stranded travelers to get home after a United Airlines...

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FAA: Controller's Error Nearly Caused Plane Crash At O'Hare

AP | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Illinois, O'Hare, Air Traffic Control, Air Traffic Controller, Faa, O'hare Close Call, Chicago, Chicago News

CHICAGO -- The Federal Aviation Administration says an error by an air traffic controller caused a close call this week between two planes operating a...

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Why I Have the Greatest Job in the World

Rep. Bruce Braley | Posted 07.18.2011

Sixteen hours of traveling, endless delays, torrential rains -- to most travelers, this sounds like the Trip from Hell. For me, it was a trip I'll never forget, and it will always be the best Friday the 13th of my life.

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Stanley's Kitchen & Tap Lands At O'Hare

Audarshia Townsend | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Restaurants, Ohare, Restaurants, Southern Food, Grilled Cheese, Chicago Southern Food, Chicago News

Travelers will get to experience the down-home flavors for which the Lincoln Park institution has become known, including fried chicken, Southern-style brunch and more.

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Mirror Ads Being Installed In Airport Bathrooms

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago News, O'Hare, Ohare Airport, Chicago Around Town, Advertising, Clear Channel, Chicago, Poll, Chicago News

Advertisers are getting in your face, literally. If you're having trouble seeing your reflection in bathroom mirrors at O'Hare International Airport, ...

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Thanksgiving Travelers Move Quickly Through Airports Despite Warnings

AP | MICHAEL TARM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ohare Airport, Body Scanners, Airport Travel, Full Body Scanners, Opt Out Day, Holiday Travel, Airports, Thanksgiving Travel, Holiday Travel Delays, Ohare, National Opt Out Day, Chicago Travelers, Chicago News

CHICAGO — The big Opt-Out looked like a big bust Wednesday as most of the Thanksgiving travelers selected for full-body scans and pat-down searc...

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Bagging on Poonited's 'Customer Service'

Todd Hartley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: O'Hare, White Plains, Thanksgiving, Chicago, Airports, Travel, Airlines, Flying, Denver, Denver News

You'd think that since this column concerns itself with stupid things, I would have had something to say about the airlines long ago. After all, there...

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Baa Baa Baa

Michael Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tsa Pat Downs, Tsa, O'Hare, Chicago News

If you want to know what government controlled health care will be like, look at the Orwellian mess at any American airport.

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Midway Ranks Last In On-Time Departures... A Good Sign?

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Midway on-Time Flights, O'Hare, Midway Airport, Southwest Airlines, United Continental Merger, Midway, Chicago, Chicago News

Midway Airport has ranked last in on-time departures in a survey of major airports -- and that might not be such a bad sign. Two new sets of numbers ...

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Which Way for O'Hare Express?

Curtis Black | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: High Speed Rail, Midwest High Speed Rail, Block 37, O'Hare, Chicago-St-Louis-Rail, West Loop Transportation Center, Chicago High Speed Rail Hub, Chicago News

Mayor Daley's vision for a high-speed train from O'Hare to a "superstation" under Block 37 at State and Randolph faces major hurdles.

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UPDATE: City Approves Another $1 Billion For O'Hare Expansion

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: United Airlines, O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois, O'Hare, American Airlines, O'Hare Expansion, Bensenville, Chicago News

UPDATE: The city council approved the $1 billion bond measure for the O'Hare expansion project, but demurred on annexing 271 acres of neighboring B...

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Suspected Of Terrorism 'Dry Run,' Yemeni Men Now Freed Without Charge

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: United Airlines, O'Hare, Hezam Al-Murisi, Terror Suspects Freed, Terror Suspects, Ahmed Mohamed Nasser Al-Soofi, Terror Suspects Amsterdam, Chicago, Chicago News

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Two Yemeni men arrested on arrival from the United States on suspicion they may have been conducting a dry run for an a...

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A Beauty Junkie Goes Flying (Off the Handle)

Gerit Quealy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Traveling With Liquids, Up in the Air, Carry on Bags, George Clooney, O'Hare, Airport Security, Checked Baggage, Botox, Travel News

I love to fly. Love it. Take-off and landing, bumpy or smooth. Don't even mind turbulence. What I do mind -- yep, here it comes -- is the business around flying.

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Added Flights At O'Hare Could Lead To More Delays

Chicago Tribune | June 7, 2010 8:00 AM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Aviation Administration, O'Hare, Airports, Faa, Ohare Airport, Airlines, Airplaned, O'Hare Airport, Chicago News

Travelers at O'Hare International Airport face delays this summer that could be easily avoided if the airlines simply overcame their penchant for jamm...

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O'Hare Expansion: Bensenville Home Demolition To Begin Today

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: O'Hare, Ord, O'Hare Expansion, Bensenville-Illinois, O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois, O'Hare Expansion Project, Chicago News

After long delays, work begins today to demolish more than 500 vacant homes and businesses in northwest suburban Bensenville to make way for the final...

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Feds Seize $1.2M Of Chinese Knockoff Electronics At O'Hare

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: O'Hare, Cbp, Chinese Knockoffs, Ord, Customs, O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois, US Customs and Border Protection, Knockoff Electronics, Chicago News

Federal agents at O'Hare Airport intercepted 25 cartons of counterfeit electronics coming in from China and bound for Florida. An estimated $1.2 milli...

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O'Hare Traffic Officer Demands $10 Bribe In Exchange For Dropping Parking Ticket

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: O'Hare, O'hare Bribe, O'hare Traffic Cop, Chicago, Raoul Hughes Bribe, Illinois, Raoul Hughes, Mildred Martinez, O'hare Traffic Ticket, Chicago News

"Let's do something. You buy me lunch and don't worry about the camera. I'll work on it," Martinez said Hughes told her, his hand on her Nissan Rogue'...

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Flash Flood Warning; O'Hare Cancels 145 Flights Due To Rain Storms

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: O'Hare, Flash Flood Warning, Flash Flooding Chicago, O'Hare Cancellations, Ord, Flash Flooding, Train Delays, Chicago Flash Flood, Flash Flood, O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago News

Over a hundred flights are delayed as Chicago copes with flood-like conditions Thursday morning. Flights in and out of O'Hare Airport are delayed 45 ...

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Raquel Welch: O'Hare Security Alarm Triggered By Welch's Bustier After Oprah Interview

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: O'Hare, Oprah, O'Hare Airport, Chicago, Illinois, Raquel Welch O'hare, Raquel Welch Security, Raquel Welch, Chicago News

Chicago native Raquel Welch was back in her home town on Tuesday, taping an interview with Oprah Winfrey. The 70s sex symbol is still turning heads --...

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