Energy-renewal innovator Beth Thomas is passionate about the possibilities of expanding “green” energy in urban environments, and she sees Chicago as a gold mine.
“We have been treating our environment like a trash can since the Industrial Revolution,” said the Hyde Park resident. “The only way to correct that mistake is to show that renewable energy can make money and be easily incorporated into people’s day-to-day environment.”
Thomas’ penchant for thinking of new ways to go green won an honorable mention in a Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce contest on cutting Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) costs: She proposed installing solar panels on train roofs, replacing their dependence on electricity.
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