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Cool Globes debuted in Chicago with a June 1, 2007 grand opening celebration attended by more than 500 people, including artists, sponsors, business and civic leaders, and children. This public event featured a news conference with Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, the unveiling of eight globes, refreshments and live entertainment. Cool Globes' educational partner, the Field Museum, also hosted more than 230 CPS students who learned about climate change before attending the event. The globes were displayed along Chicago's lakefront, from the Museum Campus to Navy Pier, from June 1 to September 30, 2007.
Cool Globes was launched in Chicago because of the City's leadership and dedication to promoting environmentally sound policies. Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley's goal is to make his city the greenest in the nation through the promotion of environmental programs and practices, including a bike initiative, adding hybrid buses to the city's mass transit system, and building "green" libraries, public schools and police stations. Mayor Daley served as honorary co-chair of the Chicago Cool Globes project.
This Globe Willow tree grows FAST. It provides plenty of shade and it doesn't sucker. When young, do not let the main branches pair off into two. If it does it's likely to split during high winds.
This stuff is not only great to look at and a terrific companion plant for the tomato bed, but it also makes for some spicy basil flavors. Really good for drying. When we were in Turkey, this is pretty much the only basil we saw on the Degirmen farm. They use it dried primarily.