EJC Blog Posts
Eco-Justice Collaborative's posts explore current issues around climate, sustainability, and justice. Each respects our mission and work in each of these areas, including local, regional or statewide campaigns.
Vandana Shiva & John Edel to Keynote Great Lakes BIoneers Chicago, November 2012
Vandana Shiva and John Edel to Keynote Great Lakes Bioneers Chicago November 2012 Event!
EJC is collaborating with others to bring the first-ever Bioneers event to Chicago the weekend of November 2-4, 2012! The gathering will take place at the University of Illinois, Student Center east. We're proud to announce that Vandana Shiva and John Edel have accepted invitations to keynote our inaugural event!Vandana Shiva is one of the world's most powerful voices for global environmental justice and cultural and ecological diversity. She also is author of numerous books including Stolen Harvest: The Hijacking of the Global Food ... READ MORE
Hansen Speaks Out about Climate Change
Dr. James Hansen referred to his grandchildren in a 2012 TED talk and said “It would be immoral to leave these young people with a climate system spiraling out of control.” Climate change is a key driver behind our work at Eco-Justice Collaborative. Please take the time to watch this video, pass it along, and join our journey to work towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions by transitioning from fossil fuels to a clean energy economy ... READ MORE
BREAKING – Chicago Coal Plants Closing!
VICTORY!! EJC Announces Chicago's Coal Plants Will Close
Eco-Justice Collaborative, the initiator of the most recent campaign to close Chicago's coal plants and one of the founders of the Chicago Clean Power Coalition, announces a major victory for the people of Chicago! After 2 1/2 years of continuous organizing by grassroots organizations and environmental groups, Midwest Generation, owner and operator of Fisk and Crawford coal plants on the city's southwest side has agreed to permanently retire these corporate polluters. They are the largest sources of stationary pollution in the city of Chicago and two of the oldest and dirtiest coal plants ... READ MOREHistoric Victory! Coal-Free Chicago
Historic victory: Coal-free Chicago will electrify clean energy movement
by Jeff Biggers, journalist and author, 'Reckoning at Eagle Creek' and 'In the Sierra Madre. In a move that should electrify the clean energy movement across the country, the tireless champions with the Chicago Clean Power Coalition have announced that Midwest Generation, a subsidiary of multinational giant Edison International, will soon shut down the Windy City's two Model-T-era coal-fired plants. The historic victory, after a decade-long battle, marks a shift in the clean energy battle for the country: If Chicago, once hailed as the "world's largest market of coal," can go ... READ MORE