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- ↑ "Taking a weighty project on their shoulders," Chicago Tribune , May 17, 2007.
- ↑ Kridel, Kristen "A global view is just plain 'cool'" Chicago Tribune, May 3, 2007. retrieved May 22, 2007
- ↑ "'Cool Globes' Ready For Ecological Exhibit." Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine CBS TV Channel 2, Chicago, May 3, 2007 1:43 pm US/Central. Retrieved May 22, 2007
- ↑ Cool Globes website, "Exhibition locations." Retrieved August 28, 2010
