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EarthDay

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Citizens Taking Action for. Transportation is the second largest source of climate change inducing emissions in the United States. Investing in and using public transit is one of the best ways of combating pollution. We use 20,000,000 barrels of oil everyday, 70% of it is for transportation. Riding public transit reduces the emission of 156,000,000 pounds of nitrogen oxides. Buses emit 80% less carbon monoxide than a car. Rail transit emits almost none. Comparison of How Far You Can Travel.

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EarthDay2014

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Eco-Group Questions Earth Day Corporate Sponsor. The Chicago Greens at their monthly meeting agreed not to affiliate or participate in any upcoming Earth Day activities sponsored by the Exelon Corporation, which they feel is effort to greenwash what they maintain is a firm which advances anti-environmental policies and operations. One can trace the company back through generations of mergers and acquisitions to its beginnings as Commonwealth Edison. An affiliation of the Illinois Green Party.

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FrackIssues

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The next monthly meeting will be on Sunday, April 13th, from 2-4:00 PM. at 1325 S. Wabash, Room 105, featuring a presentation by Frack Free Illinois with an informative powerpoint by Dr. Lora Chamberlain. Http:/ www.illinoisgreens.org/. Has written a Green Dozen bills to try to limit the damage from all types of fracking, and worked with Sen. Dan Kotowski and Sen. Ira Silverstein to introduce them into the General Assembly for this spring session. You can read all about them here:. And our FB event page:.

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PressRelease

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Press Release: Chicago Greens. March 28, 2014. Http:/ www.illinoisgreens.org/. Charles Paidock (312) 842-5036. Robert Rudner (312) 719-5719. Wes Green (773) 306-5402. Eco-Group Seeks Stronger Ordinance on Petcoke Piles. All of the petcoke from Whiting eventually is sent by train, truck or barge to sites on Chicagos Southeast Side owned by KCBX Terminals. The company is controlled by Charles and David Koch, wealthy conservative industrialists who back groups that challenge the science behind climate c...

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GlobalFrackDown

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Next monthly meeting on Sunday, November 10th, from 2-4:00 PM, at 1325 S. Wabash, Room 105. Press Release from Frack Free Illinois. Dr Lora Chamberlain, Organier for Frack Free Illinois, (773) 486-7660. 160;       . 160;              . Chicago Global Frackdown: . 160; Not One Permit! Rally this Friday, October 18th at 4:30 PM. State of Illinois James R Thompson Center in Chicago. Https:/ www.facebook.com/ChicagolandAgainstFracking? 8220;Fracking, Not In Labor's Best Interest”. 160; Att. Rich Whitney,...

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OilbyRail101

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Oil trains keep jumping the tracks, setting towns ablaze, and contaminating water supplies. Here’s why. Natural Resources Defense Council. Route selection, train speeds, track inspections, and the training of personnel, all reflect todays high standards established to move [crude oil by rail] safely. Slowing the trains would be a first step, but it’s not enough to make crude-by-rail safe. An oil train that derailed in Lynchburg, Virginia, last spring was only traveling at 23 miles per hour, but it st...

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Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition: Members

http://ilcleanjobs.org/members

The Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition is made up of Illinois businesses and organizations representing the state’s environmental, business and faith communities. Coalition members are working to improve public health, help consumers, better the environment, and create tens of thousands of new clean jobs across the state. See our full Member list here. Aerotecture International, Inc. Clear Value Corporation of Chicago. The Generation Gap LLC. Innovative Associates, LLC. OneEarth Consulting, Inc.

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DirtySnow

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What’s to blame for dirty snow? Posted by Hannah Hickey-UW on January 12, 2015. Sometimes snow is not as white as it looks. A new large-scale survey shows that agricultural practices, not just smokestacks and tailpipes, may have a big impact on its purity. Researchers made an epic 10,000 mile trek across North American snow fields to see if tiny, dark particles of pollution that mix with reflective flakes might be just enough to speed melt rates and influence climate. Black carbon in snow. Our work sugge...

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FFIPressRelease

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April 28, 2014. More than 30,000 public comments were received. Through Freedom of Information Act requests, Frack Free Illinois found that 4 contractual payments were made to individuals and companies in the rule-drafting process. Industry-Related Contracts Influenced Hydraulic Fracturing Act Administrative Rules. JoAnn Conrad, Springfield Field Organizer, 217 652-6197,. Dr Lora Chamberlain, Chicago Field Organizer, 773-486-7660,. Http:/ frackfreeil.wordpress.com/. Also, from contact with other environm...

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FrackvsAmtrak

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New York and Chicago Railroad. Friday, 20 June 2014 08:02. Fracking Train Shipments Allegedly Delay Amtrak Trains and Passengers for Hours Everyday. Mark Karlin, Editor OF. Add this to another adverse side effect of fracking: On some major (and secondary routes), long freight trains filled with fracking oils and extraction supplies allegedly delay Amtrak trains for hours, enraging passengers and likely decreasing Amtrak usage on the affected routes. We asked several questions in a phone conversation Frid...