This news piece, which appeared on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight, talks about the dangerous levels of toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie and initiatives to reduce phosphorus pollutants entering the water system through agricultural runoff. Delta Institute’s Pay for Performance...
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Delta Institute Launches 4th Chicago Green Office Challenge
CHICAGO, Ill. (September 2, 2014) – Today Delta Institute CEO Jean Pogge announced the launch of the Chicago Green Office Challenge, an impact-driven competition that encourages Chicago businesses to adopt sustainable practices that promote efficiency, save money, and...
Delta Institute & IDEO to Collaborate on Innovative Smart Grid Effort
Delta Institute CEO Jean Pogge announced today that Delta Institute was awarded funding from the Chicago-based Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation (ISEIF) to partner with world-renowned design firm IDEO on an innovative smart grid pilot in Illinois....
Surveying Brownfields in Little Village: A Community-Driven Approach to Neighborhood Revitalization
On a warm Thursday afternoon in early July, a group of 25 student volunteers with the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO) and two Delta staff gathered in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago. Armed with electronic tablets, the volunteers...
West Michigan researchers cutting greenhouse gases one farm at a time
This article, published on mlive.com, discusses how scientists at Michigan State University, working with Delta Institute, have created a program that helps farmers reduce their nitrous oxide emissions, while maintaining crop yields. The program outlines ways for...
First Agricultural Fertilizer Offset Transaction Rewards Michigan Farmer and Reduces Emissions
CHICAGO, Ill. (June 19, 2014) – Delta Institute CEO Jean Pogge today announced that the first nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions offsets transaction has been completed through the Delta Nitrogen Credit Program, rewarding farmer Myron Ortner for voluntarily reducing...
Join the Campaign to Love Lake Michigan
Lake Michigan is an integral part of our way of life here in the Great Lakes region. It’s a massive ecosystem, a valuable natural resource, and absolutely critical to our economy. The near-shore Lake Michigan zone is among the most biologically productive in the...
Copious Fertilizer Down on the Farm Means More Global Warming Pollution up in the Sky
This article, featured in Scientific American, discusses farmer Myron Ortner's experience as the first farmer to participate in Delta Institute's Nitrogen Credit program.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Offsets Issued in First Agricultural Offsets Transaction
PALO ALTO, Calif. (June 9, 2014) – The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) announced today the first agricultural greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) offsets transaction based on validation and verification methodology developed by EPRI and Michigan State University...
Putting Waste “On The Table”
On Monday, May 12, more than 11,000 Chicagoans gathered over lunch and dinner tables across the city to exchange ideas for the future of Chicago, as part of The Chicago Community Trust's "On The Table" campaign. Delta Institute co-hosted an "On The Table" lunch with...
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