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===Save the Pedestrian Mall===
===Save the Pedestrian Mall===
In 2005, Les Golden organized a movement to save the dozens of trees, hundreds of bushes, and numerous floral gardens on the Marion Street Pedestrian Mall from destruction from the plan to put in a street and destroy the pedestrian mall. One of the political parties adopted his position as its major platform which led to a ban on future streeting of pedestrian areas.
In 2005, Les Golden organized a movement to save the dozens of trees, hundreds of bushes, and numerous floral gardens on the Marion Street Pedestrian Mall from destruction from the plan to put in a street and destroy the pedestrian mall. One of the political parties adopted his position as its major platform which led to a ban on future streeting of pedestrian areas.
===Legislation===
Following Dr. Golden's advocacy, the Oak Park Park District created a Green Committee and enacted a Tree Preservation Ordinance. Althoug this was done to deflect criticism of the Park District by the CARE party and their supporters, but the effect will have unquantifiable benefits.
===Green Building Design===
===Green Building Design===
[[File: LesGoldenSaveCoyotes.jpg|thumb|left|175px|<small>An active animal welfare advocate in the State of Illinois, Dr. Golden argued for compassion toward the coyote population of northern Illinois in a series of columns, and letters to the editor, and press releases.<small>]]Dr. Golden has had a leadership role in large-scale commercial development as principal of Holley Court Partners. His proposal features green technology, including LEED, a rooftop garden, and internal recycling.<ref>http://www.oak-park.us/public/pdfs/Planning/Harlem_South/2006%20RFP%20Responses/09.26.06_Holley%20Court%20Partners.pdf</ref>
[[File: LesGoldenSaveCoyotes.jpg|thumb|left|175px|<small>An active animal welfare advocate in the State of Illinois, Dr. Golden argued for compassion toward the coyote population of northern Illinois in a series of columns, and letters to the editor, and press releases.</small>]]Dr. Golden has had a leadership role in large-scale commercial development as principal of Holley Court Partners. His proposal features green technology, including LEED, a rooftop garden, and internal recycling.<ref>http://www.oak-park.us/public/pdfs/Planning/Harlem_South/2006%20RFP%20Responses/09.26.06_Holley%20Court%20Partners.pdf</ref>
===The $50,000 “Trees: Our Natural Infrastructure for the Environment” Challenge===
===The $50,000 “Trees: Our Natural Infrastructure for the Environment” Challenge===
==Toxic Chemical Removal==
==Toxic Chemical Removal==
In 2008, Dr. Golden, who has degrees in engineering as well as astronomy, observed children in the park playing with a large bucket of the extremely toxic construction chemical crystalline silica. It had been left by workmen outside a daycare center in the park. After receiving no aide from municipal officials, Dr. Golden took matters into his own hands and at his own health risk removed the bucket, covered it up, and drove it to the local waste management site for proper disposal.
In the Fall of 2007, Dr. Golden, who has degrees in engineering as well as astronomy, observed children in the park playing with a large bucket of the extremely toxic construction chemical, crystalline silica. Among other indicators, the State of California requires a label stating it is a carcinogen. It had been left by workmen outside a daycare center in the park. After receiving no aide from municipal officials, Dr. Golden took matters into his own hands and at his own health risk removed the bucket, covered it up, and drove it to the local waste management site for proper disposal.
==Intergovernmental Cooperation in Environment==
==Intergovernmental Cooperation in Environment==