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GOP Congressman called energy loan guarantees imperative before voting...
House Republicans continue to ignore the American Jobs Act, but they found plenty of time for their ongoing effort to gin up a phony scandal around Solyndra. Today they passed the “No More Solyndras...
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FaceMob Floods Congressional Candidate Rodney Davis with Climate Change...
If you were watching Rodney Davis’ campaign Facebook page Sunday afternoon you would have seen a flood of questions from citizens asking where he stands on climate change. They’re still waiting for an...
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A hidden Obama success story: weatherization and energy efficiency
I sometimes hear people say they wish Barack Obama had created more New Deal style programs to create jobs like the WPA or CCC. It would be even better if he did it to build clean energy projects and...
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Failed clean coal projects cost Illinois taxpayers millions
Illinois is attempting to become ground zero for clean coal projects. That effort cost state taxpayers millions of dollars for failed coal plants that will never be built. I recently filed a Freedom of...
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Does downstate Illinois need better energy journalism?
David Roberts has an interesting article at Grist in response to a reader asking how energy journalism can be better. It got me thinking about my experiences giving interviews and pitching stories on...
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Rodney Davis sides with climate change conspiracy theorists. Would kill green...
It finally happened! During an interview with the State Journal-Register editorial board, Rodney Davis was asked if he accepts the scientific consensus behind climate change. The question came near the...
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Debate Moderator Fail: Does anyone worry about gas prices when their home is...
I always felt Candy Crowley focused on the frivolous, like most of CNN, so she exceeded my expectations moderating the Presidential debate. She mostly did an acceptable job, but her decision to focus...
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Wind farm ban becomes issue in Sangamon County, Illinois board election
Proposed changes to the county wind farm ordinance have become an issue in the election for Sangamon county board seats. In August, I wrote about the county board threatening to turn away green jobs...
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Rodney Davis makes wacky claim that climate change stopped 16 years ago (IL-13)
How did I miss this whopper?! Republican Congressional candidate Rodney Davis claimed during a radio interview that climate change stopped sixteen years ago. Clearly, you can tell that’s true because...
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Help me, EPA, you’re my only hope!
I was disappointed during the election when many environmental writers downplayed the role of Environmental Protection Agency regulation on coal. It was a timid response to the “war on coal” hype....
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The Two Faces of Governor Quinn’s Environmental Policy Puts Downstate...
Governor Pat Quinn recently spoke at the annual dinner of the Illinois Environmental Council held in Chicago, where he was applauded as a longtime ally. His record as Governor reflects his commitment...
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Will Illinois Ban Fracking After Disaster Strikes Or Before?
An Illinois ban on fracking is inevitable. The question is whether it will happen before or after a major fracking disaster. The public comment period on Illinois’ draft regulations ended January 3...
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Illinois Mine Safety Head Took Thousands in Campaign Contributions from Coal...
Tony Mayville is a candidate for State Representative in southern Illinois and Chairman of the Washington County Democratic Party. He has also supervised the Mine Safety Division and served as acting...
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Illinois Democratic Congressional Candidates Callis, Gollin, Green Talk...
The three Democrats running in Illinois’ 13th Congressional district primary recently answered my questions about climate change and energy issues. It’s one of the hottest Congressional races in the...
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Does downstate Illinois need better energy journalism?
David Roberts has an interesting article at Grist in response to a reader asking how energy journalism can be better. It got me thinking about my experiences giving interviews and pitching stories on...
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Rodney Davis sides with climate change conspiracy theorists. Would kill green...
It finally happened! During an interview with the State Journal-Register editorial board, Rodney Davis was asked if he accepts the scientific consensus behind climate change. The question came near the...
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Debate Moderator Fail: Does anyone worry about gas prices when their home is...
I always felt Candy Crowley focused on the frivolous, like most of CNN, so she exceeded my expectations moderating the Presidential debate. She mostly did an acceptable job, but her decision to focus...
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Wind farm ban becomes issue in Sangamon County, Illinois board election
Proposed changes to the county wind farm ordinance have become an issue in the election for Sangamon county board seats. In August, I wrote about the county board threatening to turn away green jobs...
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Rodney Davis makes wacky claim that climate change stopped 16 years ago (IL-13)
How did I miss this whopper?! Republican Congressional candidate Rodney Davis claimed during a radio interview that climate change stopped sixteen years ago. Clearly, you can tell that’s true because...
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Help me, EPA, you’re my only hope!
I was disappointed during the election when many environmental writers downplayed the role of Environmental Protection Agency regulation on coal. It was a timid response to the “war on coal” hype....
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