Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
This story from the Daily Herald is a few weeks old but I doubt I'm the only one who missed it. Gurnee Illinois is considering becoming a Cool City and they're starting to examine action items by forming a citizens environmental committee.
Village Adminis...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
The company that provides Springfield with wind power is building a new photovoltaic solar plant in less time than it takes to build a coal plant.
Unlike most large-scale solar plants, which use big mirrors to concentrate sunlight, the SunPower project wi...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
There were two professors at Southern Illinois University whose classes I got. One was Senator Paul Simon. The other was John Y. Simon, who died yesterday. I already knew who John Y. Simon was when I started classes at Carbondale thanks to my mom dragging...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
After serving as pamphleteer of the American Revolution, Tom Paine offered new definitions for the following terms.republican - One who wishes to promote the general welfare of his country.democrat - A supporter of the rights and power of the people.arist...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
Those who aren't familiar with the title of July's Liberty Brew & View movie should read about the original bread and roses strike. Any union organizing drive will focus on different issues related to wages, benefits, and working conditions, but they're a...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
The Liberty Brew & View movie for the month of July is Bread and Roses. Its a drama about janitors in LA struggling to form a union, starring Adrien Brody, Pilar Padilla, and George Lopez. Roger Ebert gave it a good review and 3 1/2 stars. Bread and Roses...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
This isn't the first time I completely agree with a SJ-R editorial but every time I feel surprised like it never happened before. I thought I was the only one who said the county board resembles a one-party communist politburo. They argue for a reduction...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
NASA's Climate Change website released a Climate Time Machine that's the coolest thing I've seen since An Inconvenient Truth. You can see graphics of how global temperatures, CO2 emissions, sea levels, and ice melts have changed over time. In case you ha...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
Illinois Sierra Club Director Jack Darin emailed a round up of legislative action (or inaction) on environmental issues in the last session of the Illinois General Assembly, and he recently posted it on the Illinois Sierra Club blog. It's worth a read sin...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
A friend of mind started a new blog in town called Springfield Locavore. The focus is eating local foods and he has pictures from the new Thursday night Farmer's Market that everyone is raving about.The local food movement in Springfield is growing like t...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
This story is a few days old but I like pointing out partnerships between unions and environmental groups. The Sierra Club and Steelworkers jointly held a global warming and green jobs event in Granite City Illinois.
"The people are the solution to glob...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
When I saw that Rage Against the Machine and Wilco were both playing at Lollapalooza in Chicago this year I knew I had to get a ticket. But what did the organizers do Some moron put the two bands I want to see most playing on different stages at the same...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
Two environmental events are happening in central Illinois Tuesday.The Illinois Environmental Council has a town meeting in Decatur.
Climate Change: How Does It Affect Decatur
Town Hall Meeting
Tuesday, June 24, 6:30 p.m.
Decatur Public Library
130 N. Fr...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
When I first heard about McCain saying we could be in Iraq for 100 years I took it as a flippant remark or a confused "McCain moment." But now I think he's perfectly serious.People compare the war in Iraq to Vietnam and there are many similarities, especi...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 month ago.
Continuing their work together in the Blue-Green Alliance, the Sierra Club and United Steelworkers jointly announced their endorsements of Barack Obama today. Obama's record on the environment and energy platform are one of the main reasons I think he'll ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
I've gotten many google searches about the Waverly ethanol plant since I wrote about it several times and I've been contacted by people fighting similar plants in Wisconsin and Indiana. The SJ-R reports that Heartland Ethanol dropped plans for the Waverly...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
I can't stop laughing. (And no, not for the reason you think) This is the funniest campaign song I've ever heard in my life. Let's face it. There's a reason pot isn't legal. It's very difficult to mobilize the stoner vote. This song alone could turn the e...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
Here's a copy of the email I got from Ron's campaign:
Campaign Fundraiser for Ron StradtCandidate for State's AttorneyAn investment in my campaign will enable me to make my name a household name and a name voters will recognize as a candidate who will res...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
What a great line. Seeing Al Gore and Obama together brings a big smile to my face.Gore's argument that elections matter reminds me of one of his appearances on Saturday Night Live.I wish that eight years ago Gore had sounded more like he did today. The n...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 2 months ago.
This is an old video but I didn't realize it was on Youtube. Last year a Chicago TV station did a good overview of Springfield's clean energy agreement. The green power buy-in program and more efficiency projects are coming up as the next steps.
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