Posted by Henry Henderson in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably
We have been awash with an array of unhappy water stories in this region of late. On the surface they are unrelated ... scary fish ... E. coli contamination ... improperly regulated pesticides ... intentionally poisoned waterways .... But if...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 Curbing Pollution
In the demanding push to pass legislation that will deal with CO2 and climate change, it is easy to lose sight of more traditional air pollution problem we have in the Midwest. I got a very personal reminder of the...continued→
Posted by Henry Henderson in Curbing Pollution
I was struck by the beautiful and poetic ode to the Chicago River that Deborah Shore posted on Huffington Post this week. The history of the waterway is truly amazing and central to the growth of the great city...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 Curbing Pollution
"Hey, you got a nice business here. It would be a shame if something were to happen to it..." In films and TV, that's usually what the young toughs or Outfit guys say to the hardworking shopkeeper before they...continued→
