Jeff Biggers: Chicago’s Coal-Free Future: Clean Power Coalition Lights the Way by Jeff Biggers 17 Mar 2010 3:07 PM In 1892, an editorial in the Chicago Tribune opined: “Doubtless the end of the coal, at least as an article of a mighty commerce, will arrive within a period brief in comparison with the ages of [...] [...]
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[ March 19, 2010; 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm. March 20, 2010; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Welcome to the Saudi Arabia of Coal A Multi-Media Play by the Coal-Free Future Project Conway Center, Columbia College 1104 S. Wabash Avenue, Chicago Tickets: $15 General Admission $10 Students Click here for a flier “Welcome to the Saudi Arabia of Coal” an original play by Jeff Biggers created by The Coal Free Future Project Featuring Jeff Biggers, Ben Evans and Stephanie Pistello Directed by [...] [...] [ April 17, 2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. April 22, 2010; 12:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Coal-Free Future Roadshow! SATURDAY, APRIL 17 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM QUINLAN LIFE SCIENCES BUILDING 1050 W SHERIDAN ROAD THURSDAY, APRIL 22 11:00 AM CONWAY CENTER, COLUMBIA COLLEGE 1104 WABASH AVE. Eco-Justice Collaborative, Rainforest Action Network, Greenpeace, Topless America and the 8th Day Center for Justice have created an “eco” roadshow that highlights the REAL cost of coal and offers up local solutions. First stop? [...] [...] [ April 30, 2010; 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm. ] The REAL Costs of Coal Mountain Top Removal film by Haw River Discussion with Pam and Lan Richart, Eco-Justice Collaborative Sponsored by the Environmental Footprint Committee of the Ethical Humanist Society of Greater Chicago April 30, 2010, 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM 7574 Lincoln Avenue Skokie, IL We know that the burning of coal pollutes the air we breath, the water we [...] [...] [ March 22, 2010; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Organize for Clean Power! On March 22, 2010 all members of the coalition are invited to gather from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the offices of the Sierra Club at 70 East Lake to begin crafting a master plan of outreach to the Mayor, aldermen and general community. If you havenʼt already, we encourage you to [...] [...] [ March 14, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Food Fight Film Screening and Discussion No Exit Cafe 6970 North Glenwood Avenue Chicago (Rogers Park) Eating good food is a sensual experience. We taste it, we savor it, and we remember great meals. Sharing those meals with family and friends helps define our humanity. And the food we choose to eat expresses a fundamental choice about the kind of [...] [...] [ March 20, 2010; 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ] Forum on Coal Pollution in Chicago Chicago Public Library – Lozano Branch 1805 S. Loomis Street, Chicago, IL Two coal-fired power plants in Chicago spew toxic chemicals into Chicago’s air, causing respiratory problems, lung disease and even neurological damage especially for those living next to these plants. This forum will provide information on the impacts, but also talk about [...] [...] [ March 16, 2010; 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm. ] Toxic Tour for Health Professionals and Aldermen Chicago’s Little Village Neighborhood The tour will take you through a residential area into an adjacent industrial area which includes a drum manufacturing plant, chemical sites and a coal-fired power plant. The Little Village neighborhood is a great example of why stronger air quality standards, like the recently proposed USEPA Ozone [...] [...] [ April 29, 2010; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] SAVE THE DATE! Thursday, April 29th 2010 6:00-9:00 p.m. The Chicago Presbytery’s End Hunger and Homelessness Mission Team (EHHMT) Gathering & Potluck Dinner First Presbyterian Church of Chicago 64th and South Kimbark Avenue Gather with other congregations and people of faith working on issues of Hunger and Homelessness in their communities. Share ideas and resources, successes and challenges during facilitated discussion, [...] [...] [ March 20, 2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Join Us at a Candlelight Vigil, Fisk Coal-Fired Power Plant 1111 W. Cermak Road, Chicago Stop the 40+ deaths per year from Pollution! P.E.R.R.O (the Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization) along with residents and other groups, will hold a candlelight vigil outside the Fisk coal-fired power plant in Pilsen (at 1111 W. Cermak Rd.) The vigil is being [...] [...] |
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