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City: New building code to save energy, money
- Chi Town Daily News (new window)
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2008-10-29 |
| Homeowners will pay slightly more for construction costs but save money in the long-term under a proposed building code that requires better-insulated homes and reduces Chicago's carbon emissions, city officials say. A joint committee on energy and buildings at City Hall unanimously passed the code yesterday after environmental organizations and contractors’ and builders’ associations joined to support it. | |
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Code Green
- Chicago Reader (new window)
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2008-10-28 |
| It’s safe to say that most of those present Tuesday morning for the meeting of the City Council’s building and environment committees didn’t grasp every last detail of what was being discussed. Among the less-than-illuminated were the six aldermen expected to vote on it. | |
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Moving Toward New Energy Future
- Chicago Tribune (new window)
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2008-10-1 |
| With gas prices soaring all summer across Illinois, Congress finally took action last week to address our oil dependence. Unfortunately, they acted to actually increase our dependence on oil by repealing a 30-year ban on off-shore drilling in protected areas on our coasts. | |
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Spreading The Word About Energy Efficiency
- WMBD/WYZZ-TV - BLOOMINGTON (new window)
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2008-07-29 |
| For a group in the basement of the Bloomington Government Center, Environmental action starts now. "Our solution is that we make better advantage of the energy we already generate," says of Environment Illinois member Brian Granahan. | |
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A Greener Way To Travel
- Rockford Register Star (BusinessRockford.com) (new window)
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2008-07-28 |
| For local transportation companies, it’s not easy being green. But with diesel prices approaching $5 a gallon and global warming warnings growing more dire, those companies are starting to look for alternatives. | |
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Three Steps -- Cutting Energy Consumption Doesn't Have To Be Painful, But It Is Necessary
- Illinois Times (new window)
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2008-07-17 |
| The United States of America uses approximately 20 percent of all energy generated worldwide. We cannot continue down this path — and the good news is that we have the tools to get more efficient immediately. | |
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Cleaner, Cheaper Solution
- Chicago Tribune (new window)
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2008-07-16 |
| Oil man T. Boone Pickens is correct about the magnitude of our nation's energy problem and the incapacity of our political leaders to get it. But the cleanest and cheapest solution is to do more with the energy we already generate. | |
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