Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
I received an email that went sent to people across the country by the SOA Watch. I'm posting the email here because it has a message from a leading Springfield activist who plans to take a courageous step later this month.
Crossing the Line: A Nonviolen...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Step It Up 2007 is getting more news coverage locally and nationally.As a reminder, Springfield environmental groups are planning a Cool Town Meeting this Sunday November 4th, 2:00-3:30pm at First Presbyterian Church Commons, 321 S 7th St., Springfield. ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
One of the most frequent claims automobile industry lobbyists make when arguing against improving mileage requirements and other environmental standards is that new regulations will cost American jobs.Two weeks ago GM announced that they're laying off wor...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
My letter to the editor about electric cars and the Illinois Clean Car Bill received a response published in the State Journal-Register today. Steve McGrew writes that people should save gasoline by not slamming on the gas peddle. He's absolutely correct...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Earlier today I took the public tour of the new Dallman 4 power plant currently under construction by CWLP. To my surprise, they allowed people to take pictures so I'm posting a few I took on the tour. You can see more pictures from earlier stages of co...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Somehow I missed his Friday cartoon which came gift wrapped with a bow for the crowd on the SJ-R comment board that dutifully repeats Rush Limbaugh talking points after every story about global warming.
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
The Editors of the State Journal-Register published their opinion on global warming today.Its good to see today's editorial acknowledge the reality that global climate change is a serious problem and efforts by the Bush administration to keep information ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
The November Liberty Brew & View movie is Harlan County, USA. It's absolutely one of the best movies of any genre that I've ever seen. It starts at 7pm, Tuesday, November 20 at the Capital City Bar & Grill in the Capital City Shopping Center on Dirksen ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Last year thousands of people participated in over 1,400 Step It Up events across the country to call for action to confront the global climate crisis. This year Step It Up is happening one year before the next election to call for more leadership on cli...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
The State Journal-Register published my letter to the editor about the Illinois Clean Car Bill.
Going green could help automakersI recently watched Who Killed the Electric Car for the second time at the Liberty Brew & View showing at Capital City Nigh...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
The State Journal-Register has an article today featuring complaints by the National Corn Growers Association about a new documentary called King Corn. I had the chance to see an advance copy of the film a few months ago and I fully expected big agribusi...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
The law for a moment of silence in schools has to be one of the most boneheaded acts of an undistinguished session of the Illinois General Assembly. I read that there's no enforcement provision for students who don't comply. If students are truly free t...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Chris Britt's cartoons are often gutsy but he ventured out into new territory with today's cartoon about ethanol.I wonder if the SJ-R publishers will be hearing from ADM and its other big agribusiness advertisers I wish I had confidence that ethanol is h...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Yesterday General Motors announced it's laying off 767 workers at its Hamtramck assembly plant because of low demand for the cars made there, the Buick Lucerne and Cadillac DTS. According to the company website those cars get 16 and 15 miles per gallon i...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Several interesting topics came up at the Liberty Brew & View showing of "Who Killed the Electric Car" Tuesday night. Over 30 people came to see the movie and hear Illinois State Representative Mike Boland talk about the Illinois Clean Car Bill and othe...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Today is national blog action day when blogs around the world are supposed to unite to write about the environment. That's not a big stretch for me since I write about environmental issues all the time but I feel a little pressure to come up with somethi...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
I thought covering the Nobel Peace Prize might present a challenge for Fox News so I decided to see how they handled it. The first thing I noticed is this line in the first few sentences of their story: "Gore who was President Clinton's veep for eight ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Congratulations to Al Gore for winning the Nobel Peace Prize!The New York Times has an article I found interesting that describes why global climate change is an appropriate topic for a peace prize.The award to Al Gore and the United Nations Intergovernme...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
State Representative Mike Boland will speak after the Liberty Brew & View showing of "Who Killed the Electric Car" happening this Tuesday, October 16, 7pm at the Capital City Bar & Grill in Springfield.Boland is a progressive downstate Democrat from Moli...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
There are so many environmental events coming up in Springfield that you would think this is earth month. The following are events I have on my calendar. Leave a comment if I missed one.Confronting Global Warming
A presentation by Don Wuebbles, Ph.D, ...
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