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Dangerous, Dirty, and Done for: Suits Should Help the Sun Set on Dirty Coal Plants in Chicago

July 28, 2009

Posted by Henry Henderson in Curbing Pollution

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chicago, coal, coalplant, crawfordgeneratingstation, fiskgeneratingstation, illinois, midwest, midwestgeneratingllc, pollution, pollutioncontrols, saminsull

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

Engaging Change: Choosing for the Future

June 22, 2009

Posted by Henry Henderson in Solving Global Warming

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chicagocouncilonglobalaffairs, cleanenergy, climagechange, midwest, midwestgovernorsassociation, noaa, USGCRP

Change is coming to the Midwest. In fact, its here. We are already in the midst of transformative changes to our economy, climate and the quality of life of our communities. And there is no way to prevent it from...continued

Carbon Cap for the Midwest: despite the pundits, Midwest now leading the way to clean energy

May 14, 2009

Posted by Henry Henderson in Solving Global Warming

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carbon, climatelegislation, globalwarming, illinois, midwest, midwestgovernorsassociation, minneapolis

While all eyes are on DC to bring the nation closer to a clean energy future, there was big news this week in Minneapolis. That is where the better part of two years of negotiation culminated in a groundbreaking agreement...continued

Newton, Iowa: Renewal Through Renewables

April 24, 2009

Posted by Henry Henderson in Solving Global Warming

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earthday, iowa, manufacturing, maytag, midwest, newton, obama, renewableenergy, solar, windturbine

How appropriate and auspicious it was to have President Obama spend part of his Earth Day in Newton, Iowa this week. The small town, just east of Des Moines, gives us a concrete glimpse of how investment in the new...continued

Henry Henderson
Henry Henderson
Director, Midwest Program NRDC
Chicago, Illinois
I was born in Granite City, Illinois, a steel town where the coke plant sits...
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