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Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
A bill to give special help to the coal gasification and carbon capture plant proposed in Taylorville by the Tenaska company came to a vote in the Illinois State Senate last week. It failed. Yet, after the chair declared that the bill failed to pass, th...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
This letter to the editor in the State Journal-Register is worth re-posting. It responds to an "Our Opinion" piece from the editors which laments that the proposed Taylorville Tenaska plant died due to the clout of Exelon and other companies. That's a li...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
I saw Tron Legacy on 3D IMAX with my brother, and we weren't disappointed!A few personal highlights. Daft Punk not only did the soundtrack but also appeared in the movie as DJs. They didn't need much of a wardrobe change from their usual space helmet ge...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
A recent Gatehouse news headline declares, "Schock: Congressional bipartisanship a good omen for 2011."That sounds like good news! We need more Republican Congressman who will set aside the past two years of obstruction.But it started to sound less appea...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Why is America's largest environmental group supporting Senate filibuster reform Sierra Club recently emailed its members with six reasons why tree-huggers should call their Senators in support of changing the Senate rules.
Reason #6: Because Senate ru...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
I didn't recognize Dana Milbank's name when I read a forum discussion post about his December 23 Washington Post column. The point of his recent column appears to be that Obama got a little too uppity when bragging about what he accomplished during the l...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
I was looking online for after-Christmas sales on books when I saw Rod Blagojevich's for a steep discount. Only $2.99.Still not interested.
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Once in a while I hear this statement made by someone attempting to diminish the role Lincoln played in ending slavery. It's partially true.The Emancipation Proclamation freed very few slaves on the day it was issued. It only freed those in areas st...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
I wasn't going to write anything because it didn't seem respectful. But, I appreciated hearing people share their reflections on WMAY, and I noticed that people are finding their way to this blog by searching his name. I only had half a dozen or so conv...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
First, the Senate is useless because they aren't even talking about voting on an energy bill in the lame duck session. And let's face the fact that we can't blame this entirely on Republicans. Harry Reid is protecting certain Democratic Senators who are...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Here's one Taylorville resident's video representation of looking for answers about the proposed coal plant. Shouldn't the local press be asking these questions too
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
The State Journal-Register editorial in favor of the proposed Taylorville coal plant repeated much of the hyperbolic spin advanced by the Tenaska Company. But for this post, I'm going to pick on their use of the popular argument that so-called clean coal...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
The crowded November meeting of the Sangamon Valley Group with Jeff Biggers was one of the best Sierra Club events I've attended and it's getting plenty of attention. It's featured today on Sierra Club's national scrapbook blog, which focuses on how mine...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Come Tuesday evening to find out what's new and give feedback to our public utility. Here's the official info from CWLP.COOL CITIES, GREEN BUSINESS NETWORK OF SPRINGFIELD & ENERGY SERVICES PROGRAM UPDATES ARE THE AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE CWLP COMMUNITY ENERG...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
In Springfield, we're used to thinking of public transpiration as something that's only used by those with no other option. I suspect that's one reason why the location proposed years ago for a multi-modal transit facility is on the edge of downtown near...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Frank Edwards bought a fire truck to run for Governor, but that didn't work out. More recently, he considered running for mayor of Springfield but decided not to because "his candidacy might divide the Republican vote." He's running for re-election as A...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Anyone who saw Jeff Biggers last February remembers what a powerful and entertaining speaker he is. Those who missed it will get the chance to see him again at the Sierra Club monthly meeting this Wednesday, November 10th, 6:00pm, Lincoln Library Carnegi...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
I received a campaign flier on my door today from the American Future Fund. It includes the usual tea party buzzwords to compare US Senate candidates Mark Kirk and Alexi Giannoulias.The front side pretends to be non-partisan. "As we decide which directi...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
Another carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) project has followed the fate of FutureGen.
After conducting several studies, Fortum decided to pull the plug on its large-scale CCS demonstration plant. The company cited the technological and financial ri...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
They kept things moving quickly but there was still a long line outside the county election office. It gets more popular every year. Thursday is the last day to vote early.
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