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Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
Here's my best guess.I was the first Republican President.I created the first federal income tax. It was a graduated tax based on ability to pay that required the wealthiest to pay their fair share at a higher rate.Most Americans didn’t make enough to p...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 3 months ago.
Several Occupy Illinois groups came together Saturday in Springfield for Occupy Your State Capital Day. I've been to enough protest rallies that it gets routine, but this event had some of the most exciting, energetic moments I've seen at any grass-roots ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 3 months ago.
The coal plant proposed in Taylorville by Tenaska is being called a clean coal facility. So, how much global-warming-causing CO2 will it add to the atmosphere It depends on who you ask and what day you're asking.The company is telling the legislature it ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 3 months ago.
Tenaska is making yet another push for their coal plant proposed in Taylorville. They need the legislature to give the plant special help because it's not economically viable in a competitive energy market. Last year, Tenaska threatened that they would ab...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 3 months ago.
Occupy Springfield will serve a notice of eviction on the Illinois Capitol Building. It will be read during an "Occupy Your State Capital" rally, October 29, 1:00pm.Notice of EvictionThe lobbyists for the 1%, and their cohabitating servants in elected off...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 3 months ago.
I decided to check out Occupy Chicago while I was in town. They didn't have an encampment site yet but were lined up along the sidewalk in the financial district. I heard the drumming from two city blocks away as I approached. I could have used more cowbe...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 3 months ago.
A rally in support of the Wall Street Occupiers happened today in Springfield at the Illinois Capitol Building. Over 300 people came for the peaceful protest. After a reading of a statement from the Occupy Wall Street protestors, the group walked by sever...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 months ago.
Over 50 students from the University of Iowa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and several other campuses toured sites in central Illinois to learn about the impacts of coal mining. It was covered by The Daily Iowan and The Daily Illini.The Ill...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 months ago.
Ameren announced that it will close two of its oldest, deadliest plants in Meredosia and Hutsonville, Illinois. Ameren is blaming EPA's new Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) that regulates sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NOx). The rule will ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 months ago.
Peabody sold investors on the Prairie State Energy Campus with the lure of coal as a cheap energy source. Reality hit when the plant's construction costs more than doubled and investors were asked to shoulder the burden. That resulted in price hikes for c...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 months ago.
Chris Britt delivers another classic cartoon. 
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 months ago.
If you want to know what's really going on in Springfield you have to read the Business Journal. Business and political leaders are a little more clear about their plans for the future in the Business Journal than they are in other media outlets. One exam...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 months ago.
I checked out classic cars at the Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield today. I caught the one I was most hoping to see. A 1950 Oldsmobile Rocket 88.Sam Phillips makes a good case that in 1951 Rocket 88 by Ike Turner became the first recorded rock...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 months ago.
According to NRDC's blog Illinois Congressman John Shimkus is the second most lethal legislator in Congress. They created the list based on "how much they’ve taken from polluters during their congressional careers."John Shimkus (IL-19) has taken over $9...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 months ago.
The Obama administration created a new petition tool at the White House website. I don't know whether it will have much impact but it looks interesting enough that I'll give it a try. It encourages people to pester their friends about signing a petition. ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 months ago.
Sierra Club Sangamon Valley Group is hosting three energy movie screenings this month! First, a campus screening of The Last Mountain, Wednesday, September 21, 7:00, at Lincoln Land Community College, Stephens Room. The fight for the last great mountain i...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 months ago.
I'm excited that Lonnie Morris is being recognized for her work as Illinois Cool Cities Chair! Cool Cities gave a boost to environmental efforts across the state.Cool Cities brought Springfield environmental leaders together to work on the goal of reducin...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 months ago.
The Daily Egyptian has an excellent article about Southern Illinois University at Carbondale student groups that are ready for their campus to move beyond coal. They're asking SIUC to shut down their aging coal plant and replace it with clean energy sourc...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 months ago.
I saw this sign at a Farmers Market during a recent trip to Chicago. It's great to see healthy local food made available to more people regardless of their income. The sign reminded me that accepting LINK cards at Farmers Markets got a little easier after...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 months ago.
The next free Liberty Brew & View screening is Sounds Like a Revolution.Sounds Like a Revolution is a pro-active and energizing documentary about a new generation of activist musicians who are living proof that music is an important and powerful tool in t...
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