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Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
I got a chuckle out of this article about Al Gore's US shadow delegation to the conference in Bali to create a new climate change agreement once the Kyoto protocol expires in 2012. They have more clout and respect from world governmental and business lea...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
After a two week delay the Springfield city council passed a resolution approving a contract with RLW Analytics to conduct a study to determine the most effective energy efficiency and conservation programs for Springfield. Its part of the implementation...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
The addition of three night time bus routes is getting lots of news coverage around Springfield. Many people have been pushing for this a long time and its great to see any improvement in Springfield's public transportation system.Here are maps of the th...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
The State Journal-Register reports that a new geothermal heating and cooling unit is being installed at Abe Lincoln's Tomb. Were not aware of this being tried in a public historic site like this before, so we really dont have anything to compare it to,...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
If you've read much about the push to reduce emissions that cause global warming then you've probably heard of the Kyoto Protocol. The international guidelines, which were never adopted by the U.S., are set to expire in 2012. International leaders will ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
Democrats in the 19th Congressional district think John Shimkus is more vulnerable than ever this year which is why three candidates are running in the Democratic primary. So far only one, Joe McMenamin, shows signs of being a serious threat to Shimkus.O...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
Democrats in the 19th Congressional district think John Shimkus is more vulnerable than ever this year which is why three candidates are running in the Democratic primary. So far only one, Joe McMenamin, shows signs of being a serious threat to Shimkus.O...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
This could be interesting. Lincoln Land Community College is sponsoring a "Faces of Homelessness" panel Wednesday.Their press release says:
The purpose of the panel is to dispel myths and stereotypes surrounding homelessness and give a face to the issue. ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
A picture for the upcoming showing of King Corn. It expands if you click it. Feel free to steal and distribute.
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
I have two programs that track traffic to my website and tell me what search engine phrases lead people here. For some reason a lot of people in foreign countries search about the phrase "where there's a will there's a way."Some of the less frequent sear...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
Recently Diane Lopez Hughes chose to engage in an act of civil disobedience in opposition to the School of Americas. The State Journal-Register ran an article about her arrest last week and today Diane has a guest editorial about her actions. For more n...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
The SJ-R reports that Porta School district is installing clean energy units including geothermal heating/cooling systems and a wind turbine."But, in the long term, we're going to continue to save money for future generations of the Porta School District,...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
I never would have guessed that corn would be such a hot topic of debate this year. The Washington Post has an article today about some of the issues being debated that's mostly sympathetic to corn growers. It names one of the reasons for the newfound fo...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
Everything in Springfield can be seen in a Simpsons episode. The three top dogs resigning at the SJ-R made a denial about their motivations that reminded me of an episode where Bart joins a jazz band. Three people making their own equally believable deni...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
The resignation of three top leaders at the State Journal-Register makes me nervous. I don't think I would have written my post yesterday had I known this was about to happen. There's no reason to kick a paper when its down.Publisher Sue Schmitt said, W...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
The Illinois Times articles about Springfield's other news outlets is the kind of story that makes me appreciate having an alternative weekly. Its healthy for the news industry to engage in public self-analysis and I enjoy reading articles about how the ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
Environmental Law and Policy Center director Howard Learner has a guest editorial in the State Journal Register today about how Illinois can create new jobs while reducing pollution that causes global warming.Learner writes about the energy efficiency pro...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
Tuesday November 20 is the Liberty Brew & View showing of Harlan County USA at the Capital City Bar & Grill in the Capital City Shopping Center on Dirksen. The movie starts at 7pm but show up at 6:30 to eat and socialize.This is absolutely one of my favor...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
On Saturday about 100 people participated in a rally across the street from Peabody Coal's corporate headquarters in downtown St. Louis to oppose plans for a new coal fire power plant. The Prairie State plant proposed for rural Washington County Illinois...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
I've written before about the drive to get Springfield to join the Cool Cities program by signing unto the US Council of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement. The Cool Cities program calls for cities to take action on their own to reduce global warming em...
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