Summer is here and we love a summer party! Think backyard cookouts, graduation celebrations, neighborhood block parties, picnics, and evenings on the patio with friends. What we don’t love is the afterparty garbage hangover of solo cups, water bottles and disposable plates, overflowing one's trash can and headed to the landfill.

Some good news…hosting a more sustainable party is actually pretty easy and Go Green is here to help with Sustainable Entertaining, our new pilot program for partyware rentals. We want to help you ditch the solo cup and host a lower waste party. Read on for more green parties tips!

May is National Bike Month, and TODAY, Friday, May 16, is Bike to Work Day — the perfect excuse to dust off your bike, pump up the tires, and enjoy the ride! And hey, have you looked at gas prices lately? Bikes may be the answer!  Read on for other great reasons to hit the road on two wheels!

To maximize our ‘Summer of the Monarch,’ here are ten things you can do to celebrate our village Monarch distinction AND keep Glen Ellyn green and healthy for this summer and many summers to come! 

Get Schooled by 12 year old environmental activist Charlie Johnson!

Know your refuse as you declutter this weekend in Glen Ellyn!

FInd out our finalists for the Going Greener Award!

Watch the video of the data center panel held recently in Downers Grove and brought to you by Go Green Glen Elly, Go Green Villa Park and Greener Grove.

Pick one thing to go greener this new year!

Join Go Green GE for our new monthly Walking Club!  This month we are hitting Panfish Park. If you fancy some fresh air and even fresher conversation, come on out on January 27th at noon. We will meet every fourth Tuesday at Noon at a different park, so check here for details!  

Celebrate the solstice!

Learn more about Go Green GE’s impact!

Thanksgiving arrives each year as both a reminder of what we’re grateful for and, somehow, the unofficial start of “shopping season.” Can we talk green cognitive dissonance? We’re thankful for all we have, including you, our amazing GGGE community. But we also recognize that many of our neighbors are facing real challenges, and gift-giving may not be top of mind when putting food on the table is a struggle. Gratitude is central as we plan our own holiday traditions and look for ways to support neighbors in need.

We have some very hopeful and exciting news out of Springfield: State lawmakers have passed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (CRGA)!

Our energy grid faces an uncertain future and many complex and connected challenges including: Outdated infrastructure, volatile costs, unreliable power, fossil-fuel dependence, and inequitable access due to affordability. Plus we know that the future brings data centers with huge power needs, and other unknowns! Not to mention that the cost of energy in Illinois has shot up 30% in the past few years, contributing to inequity.  But with collaboration between state legislators and various advocacy groups, including the Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition, a solution was crafted.

Let’s dig in to learn a little more about what the CRGA is, its impact and actions you can take now.