Posted by Henry Henderson in Curbing Pollution
I am really proud to work for the organization that largely wrote the Clean Air Act. It stands as a fantastically important, valuable, and genius bit of legislation more than 30 years later. And this week, we saw how some...continued→
Posted by Henry Henderson in Curbing Pollution
Coal clunkers. That's how the Washington Post and clean air advocates described the two antiquated coal plants operating in the midst of Chicago. The Post's article focused on the Fisk and Crawford generating stations and a fight to clean or...continued→
Posted by Henry Henderson in Curbing Pollution
Have you ever driven on the Stevenson Expressway in Chicago? If so, you’ve probably passed two of the city's more antiquated relics... They are easy to ignore if you don’t know what you are looking at---we aren’t talking about...continued→
Posted by Henry Henderson in Solving Global Warming
Energy Secretary Chu has moved to restore the "FutureGen" project that the Bush Administration irresponsibly cancelled last summer. The action restarts an important effort to move the nation into a new energy future, which the past Administration's gaff had rendered...continued→
Posted by Henry Henderson in Solving Global Warming
A look at last week's news clearly illustrates the fascinating rift developing in the way that Midwestern states are looking at coal right now. Happily, there are a number of states taking actions that challenge the pundits' view that the Heartland's...continued→
Posted by Henry Henderson in Solving Global Warming
Last month, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm used her State of the State address to stake out an exciting new clean energy future for the wolverine state. By focusing on energy efficiency and renewable energy, she was just weeks ahead of President...continued→
Posted by Henry Henderson in Solving Global Warming
This week, Governor Granholm of Michigan delivered a dramatic State of the State address. More than a third of it was focused on energy issues, laying out a powerful, practical and transformative vision for the state to seize the...continued→
