[ September 13, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Chicago Great Lakes Chapter Bioneers Organizing Meeting September 13, 2010 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Sierra Club conference room 70 E. Lake Street (a short two block walk from the “el” at Lake Street) What is Bioneers? Meeting at the crossroads of ecology and social justice, bioneers engages citizens from all walks of life who are focusing on solving our most urgent [...] [...]
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[ August 19, 2010; 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. ] USEPA Transport Rule Hearing Proposed Transport Rule Would Reduce Interstate Transport of Ozone and Fine Particle Pollution August 19, 9:00 am Wyndham Chicago 633 North St. Clair, Chicago, IL Preregistration deadline 5 p.m., Aug 17 In July, U.S. EPA issued draft regulations to cut power plant pollution by 60-70% between 2005 and 2014. This rule, known as the Transport Rule [...] [...] [ August 13, 2010; 10:00 pm; October 1, 2010; 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm. October 2, 2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. October 15, 2010; 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm. October 16, 2010; 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. October 22, 2010; 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm. October 23, 2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Eco-Justice: A Vision for a Sustainable City Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education SCUPE S-H 307 The church has a significant role in developing a holistic vision for a sustainable city as an outworking of the concept of shalom, a just peace. The course will evaluate the three components of sustainable [...] [...] [ October 10, 2010; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] 10-10-10 350.org International Day of Climate Action ***** Climate change is irrefutably of the most urgent crises of our time. Accelerating arctic warming and other early climate impacts have led scientists to conclude that we are already above the safe zone at our current 392 ppm, and that unless we are able to rapidly return to below [...] [...] [ September 16, 2010; 9:00 am to 9:00 pm. ] USEPA Coal Ash Hearing SEPTEMBER 16, 9:00 am ****** Hilton Chicago 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL Preregistration deadline: September 13, 2010 by 5:00 pm Coal ash is the waste left over from the burning of coal to make electricity. It contains toxic chemicals such as arsenic, mercury, selenium, chromium and cadmium. In the past, fly ash was generally released [...] [...] [ August 11, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Bioneers Organizing Meeting 1645 W. Jarvis, #2 Chicago, IL 60626 1 block west of Jarvis Red Line Station EJC is just beginning to draw organizations together to talk about a 2011 conference in Chicago. Six have expressed interest to date. This annual conference held at satellite locations across the country is a leading-edge forum where possibilities for tomorrow are [...] [...] [ August 2, 2010; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] August MTR Delegation abc August 2, 2010 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM 1645 W. Jarvis, #2 Chicago 773.556.3418 abc As we prepare for our trip to West Virginia on August 6-8, this short orientation session will: * Give us a chance to meet each other. * Relay information about the logistics of the trip. * Provide orientation materials that will help you get more out [...] [...] [ July 15, 2010; 11:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Major Clean Power Coalition Press Conference July 15, 2010, 11:00 am. Greenpeace and Sierra Club are increasing their organizing efforts on cleaning up Chicago’s two coal-fired power plants! Why is this important? This not only brings additional capacity to our now nearly 50 coalition-partner efforts, but also brings national attention to the Chicago Clean Power [...] [...] [ July 14, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] A Clean Energy Future for Chicago! Help Pass the Chicago Clean Power Ordinance Wednesday, July 14, 2010 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM The Church of St. Paul & the Redeemer 4945 S. Dorchester Avenue, Chicago Featuring Brian Urbaszewski Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago Did you know that two of the dirtiest coal plants in the United States are located right here in [...] [...] [ August 6, 2010 to August 8, 2010. ] MTR Delegation Coal River Valley, West Virginia This will be our second delegation to Coal River Valley, the place where coal mining and climate change converge through the activism of local residents. The purpose of this delegation is to link the negative impacts of mining, processing and burning of coal with their devastating effects on communities and [...] [...] |
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