Posts by Matt Steffen
Town Hall set on clean energy legislation
By KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE ST. CHARLES – State Rep. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, is co-hosting a Clean Energy Town Hall from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 23 in the Carnegie Room at the St. Charles Public Library, 1 S. Sixth Ave., St. Charles, according to a news release. This event is open and free to…
Read MoreEDITORIAL: Illinois’ energy future needs sense of urgency
By Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board “Now is no time to duck and cover. Some in Springfield reportedly are considering putting important energy legislation on the back burner until a controversy involving ComEd contractual lobbyists writing checks to a former aide to House Speaker Michael Madigan blows over. Any new energy legislation would almost certainly involve…
Read MoreLocal experts help residents create cleaner energy for Illinois
By Emily Manley CARTERVILLE (WSIL) — A piece of legislation in Springfield could help secure clean and affordable energy for everyone in Illinois. Local experts spoke on Wednesday at John A. Logan College in Carterville about the Clean Energy Jobs Act would do if it became law. This would help make wind and solar development easier…
Read MoreEnvironmental Study Group: Solar power shines on Illinois
By Kay Day In a single hour, the amount of power from the sun that strikes the Earth is more than the entire world consumes in a year! Wow, isn’t that statistic amazing? Yet solar power only makes up about 8% of the renewable energy consumed in 2018. That is about to change across the…
Read MoreThe push for clean energy in Illinois
Letter to the Editor by Don Dieckmann When the Dynegy-Vistra power plant in Wood River abruptly closed its doors in 2016, I anticipated the hardships Alton area communities would face as a result. I knew the plant’s closure would mean a loss of jobs, a drop in economic activity, and a struggle to address a…
Read MoreLocals gather to discuss how to save money on energy costs
by WICS/WRSP Staff Click here if the video fails to load. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — Springfield residents gathered to talk about saving money on energy costs and clean energy legislation. It was lead by the Faith Coalition for the Common Good. The meeting featured a discussion program to help people save money on energy and…
Read MoreCLEAN ENERGY JOBS ACT GAINS MAJORITY COSPONSORS IN ILLINOIS SENATE
For Immediate Release July 23, 2019 Contact: Eileen Boyce (312) 315-7837 | eileen@boycepossley.com CLEAN ENERGY JOBS ACT GAINS MAJORITY COSPONSORS IN ILLINOIS SENATE 30 Cosponsors Support Illinois Clean Energy Jobs Act to Use Cleaner, Less Expensive Energy & Bring Jobs to Neighborhoods and Communities Across the State CHICAGO – The Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition today…
Read MoreSolar technicians return to Peoria to put learned skills to use
By Rebecca Brumfield PEORIA, Ill. — ICC Solar Pipeline Training graduates are back home in Peoria putting their learned skills to work. These students first learned technical skills through the Tri-County Urban League. Sunpeak, a solar company out of Madison, Wisconsin, hired three Peoria grads who are working on the installation. A local graduate says…
Read MoreTrump Administration Repeals the Clean Power Plan
For Immediate Release June 19, 2019 Contact Rebecca Evans (312) 888-1983 | revans@strategygroup.com Trump Administration Repeals the Clean Power Plan New Polluter-Friendly Policy from the Federal Government Underscores the Need for Illinois to Lead in the Clean Energy Economy **Media interviews available** The Trump Administration today repealed the Clean Power Plan (CPP) and replaced it with…
Read MoreEDITORIAL: Illinois must green up as Trump continues to trash the environment
“Gov. J.B. Pritzker and state lawmakers need to roll up their sleeves and put Illinois on a path toward cleaner energy before it’s too late. … As the Trump administration tries to push the nation toward a greater reliance on climate-damaging coal-fired power plants, Illinois must move ahead on its own energy legislation to move…
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