Participate in town halls on renewable energy with leading experts
February 3, 2015, in Wilmette and
February 5, 2015, in Evanston. Both events are sponsored by
Chicago Area Peace Action:
We Need Your Help.
Enable Illinois to reduce our dependence on dirty and dangerous sources of energy and transition to clean renewable energy.
The devastating impacts of climate change are now happening at a faster rate than previously projected. No new positive legislative actions are projected to come from Congress in the near future. Aggressive state energy strategies in support of EPA carbon standards are our best hope for reducing climate change.
These renewable energy plans along with continued energy efficiency actions will enable Illinois to take a leadership role in reducing carbon pollution and by so doing become a model for other states as they take aggressive actions to slow the dangerous impacts of climate change.
Illinois is heavily dependent on coal and nuclear power to provide energy. Over 86% of power plant energy in Illinois comes from these two sources. As you might expect, the utility providers of this energy are strongly opposed to plans for renewable energy. Even worse, they are now trying to convince our elected representatives to further increase the subsidies they receive.
Add your voice in support of moving away from coal and nuclear power and into an abundant supply of clean renewable energy for Illinois.
Both events are free but there is limited seating at both locations. Please RSVP if you are planning to attend.
Contact Jack Kelly, Pres. Emeritus Chicago Area Peace Action KellyJack@Comcast.net
Contact Dave Kraft, Founder Nuclear Energy Information Service NEIS@NEIS.org 773.342.7650
OR RSVP ON FACEBOOK ....
Feb. 3rd event in Wilmette:
WILMETTE PUBLIC LIBRARY
1242 Wilmette Ave.
Tuesday February 3rd
7:00 to 8:30pm
February 5th event in Evanston:
EVANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
1703 Orrington Ave.
Thursday February 5th
7:00 to 8:30pm
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A recent report says that four major U.S. corporations are facilitating
the adoption of solar panels by their employees. Can we make it work in
Chicago?
(See
Can Chicago Corporations Make Solar Energy an Employee Benefit? )
It's not immediately obvious how Chicago and Illinois can move quickly
to get electricity in a zero-carbon manner. But here are a few initial
thoughts . . . and wind is part of the answer . . . .
(See
What If Chicago Started to "Think Different" About Electricity? )
According to the Chicago-based Nuclear Energy Information Service,
"Illinois
is by far the most nuclear state in the United States . . . . Illinois
was also home to the first commercial power reactor . . . one of the
first commercial power reactors to close prematurely . . . . ComEd’s two
large PWR reactors in Zion, IL also had to close prematurely . . . . We
also have the first and only commercial storage facility for high level
waste . . . Besides the 3 plants which closed prematurely, Illinois
currently has eleven operating nukes – far more than any other state . .
. etc. etc."
(See
Chicago, IL: Zero Carbon AND Zero Nuclear! )
Related links
February 5, 2015: "If Illinois wants to meet President Barack Obama's mandate to curb carbon dioxide pollution by 30 percent by 2030, it should invest heavily in energy efficiency and renewable energy," in "
Coalition urges Illinois to boost energy goals," by Julie Wernau in the
Chicago Tribune.
What was striking to me was that, despite the U of C's reputation as a
center of economic research and thinking and teaching, all four of the
panelists appeared singularly uninterested in the central economic
problem of the climate crisis: how will the supply and demand of goods
and services change as a result of society's understanding of the
climate crisis? and how will the market react to signals about such
changes?
The planning that is under way for 2015 clearly envisions the
connections between multiple issues -- nuclear disarmament, clean
(non-nuclear) energy, and climate -- and a need to involve everyone who
cares about these issues.
