This year, ecology will be silent runner in marathon

The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon this Sunday will be environmentally friendly--with organic cookies for the runners, aggressive recycling efforts and new trees along the course, organizers said.

This year's race, expected to attract about 1.5 million spectators, is the first in which a whole range of environmentally friendly practices will be carried out, organizers said. The marathon's primary sponsor, LaSalle Bank, led the effort, coordinating with city departments and vendors.

Apex mayor - Come clean on toxins - Weatherly berates the firm for not disclosing what chemicals burned in last week's fire

APEX -- Mayor Keith Weatherly on Tuesday demanded an exact accounting of the chemicals inside the hazardous waste warehouse that exploded last week after learning that arsenic, mercury and lead were stored there.

Weatherly chastised the warehouse owner, Environmental Quality Co., for doing little more than releasing a coded, 19-page inventory that revealed limited information about the chemical brew that fueled Thursday's fire.

"They didn't take the opportunity when they had it. It really raised my level of concern; that's why we did this," he said. "They had a chance to disclose it, they had a chance to spin it, and they punted."

Greenpeace protest aims to fire up Congress over global warming - A GREENPEACE CAMPAIGN ON GLOBAL WARMING TARGETS THE SHAW-KLEIN RACE

They sat in the sand in the shape of the state of Florida with the southern tip dipping into the ocean. They raised their hands as a helicopter hovered above taking photos.

Below the southern tip of Florida, bodies spelled out, "Save our State."

From above people also formed a head and hand engulfed by the water holding an umbrella. The words: "Stop Global Warming" is etched in the sand. The pieces of "human art" crafted Saturday at John U. Lloyd Beach State Park in Hollywood was an attempt to call attention to global warming.