Where there's a Will, there's a way
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
I spent Memorial Day weekend in Chicago where I got to see the parade. A highlight was the float with some of the original Tuskegee airmen. I also saw the movie Bug, which deserves an Oscar nomination for best picture. I took a book on labor movement his...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
I want to give a last minute plug for two interesting events happening in Springfield this week.Tonight (Tuesday) Sustainable Springfield Inc is hosting the Mayor of Normal Illinois, Chris Koos, to speak about his city's progress on developing green build...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
I may not get to post anything over the weekend so today I'm linking to a list of US Soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Fatalities in Iraq include 3,441 U.S. soldiers, of which 123 were from Illinois, and one from Springfield, who graduated from my ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
An SJ-R story today gives a perfect example of how to squander the potential of the internet. If someone gives you free publicity for your tourist destination, with the potential to reach millions of people around the globe, just say thank you or at least...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
The Illinois Clean Car bill I've been writing about would have Illinois adopt the California standards for auto emissions that are stricter than current federal standards. The Sacremento Union has an article today about California's fight with the EPA to ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Last week I wrote about the hearing for the Illinois Clean Car Bill in the House Environmental Health Committee. It turns out that the roll call for votes in committee aren't published on the General Assembly website so it took me a little while to confir...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
The SJ-R has a wire story today on contaminants in fish that doesn't provide any information specific to Illinois, and in my opinion, does a little too much cheerleading for fish consumption without adequately discussing the sources of contaminants.For a ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
I try to focus on local issues but I'm going to write about recent news on trade negotiations because its one of those topics that is consistently ignored by the corporate-owned media. Highlighting issues missed by the media is one of the important roles ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Nothing makes me happier to be a CWLP customer than reading the news about Ameren. I was once required to use Ameren for my natural gas and they were always a nightmare to deal with. I wasn't the least bit surprised when I read accusations that they aren'...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Yesterday I attended a hearing on the Illinois Clean Car bill in the Illinois House Environmental Health Committee. The bill would cause Illinois to join 13 other states that have adopted the California "Pavley Law" standards for reducing car emissions b...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
I was in Chicago Sunday so I missed the SJ-R's editorial on Hunter Lake. I can't believe none of my friends mentioned it to me until yesterday.To my surprise, they supported most of the arguments made by those opposed to the lake the I wrote about in Janu...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
The Springfield city council is about to destroy my neighborhood by approving a Walmart off South 6th Street, within walking distance of where I now live. I'll have to drive by the new Walmart almost every day. If I wanted to live in an area surrounded b...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Marie at Disarranging Mine did one sentence reviews of the 2008 Presidential candidates and suggested others might do the same. That sounds fun so here are my quick thoughts on the field so far.Democrats1. Joe Biden: schizophrenic. Impressive one week, em...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Alternative fuels and cars became my theme this week so I'll make a quick Friday post bringing peoples' attention to an article in Business Week that a friend sent me, which has implications for the several proposed ethanol plants in this area.Lurking beh...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Last night I finally watched the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car" I've been meaning to watch it for a while but I was worried it would be a little boring and depressing. Thankfully, it turned out to be pretty exciting and I was shocked by some ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
The SJ-R has several articles on ethanol yesterday and today. It reminded me of the renewable energy forum at UIS on April 19 that I never got around to writing about so I'll take this as an opportunity. The forum featured three speakers, the first of whi...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Sustainable Springfield Inc, a group founded by local architect Jim Johnston, is hosting an event with Mayor Chris Koos of Normal Illinois. Normal is establishing itself as a downstate leader in sustainable building and design with its adoption of the gre...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
You'll have to be a subscriber to read the SJ-R online story about two tied Sangamon County elections that were decided by cutting a deck of cards. The story includes a quote from Joe Aiello reassuring the public that the "retabulation" of 12 randomly ch...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
The Sierra Club/CWLP clean energy agreement was featured on Chicago public television station WTTW CH11 as part of a four part series focusing on energy . The episode aired Monday night and will be shown again the week of May 14. I missed it but I think...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Its a slight annoyance that I have to let people know that someone is impersonating me on the SJ-R comment board. I did not make the first online comment on this article. I don't think I've written it on my blog, but I've said before that the SJ-R shoul...
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