http://www.environmentillinois.org/reports/new-energy-future/energy http://www.environmentillinois.org/reports/new-energy-future/energy/green-recovery-a-program-to-create-good-jobs-and-start-building-a-low-carbon-economy For the past year, the U.S. economy has suffered through a serious economic slowdown caused by the collapse of the housing market bubble, the destabilizing effects of the housing implosion on financial markets, and the sharp rise in oil prices. The resulting increase in unemployment—reaching 5.7 percent in July 2008—is in fact even worse when taking into account a labor market where people are working fewer hours than they wish, taking pay cuts, or becoming discouraged from looking for work. What’s more, most evidence suggests the slowdown will continue for at least another year, extending in exaggerated form an eight-year pattern of economic performance that has done little for most Americans. http://www.environmentillinois.org/reports/new-energy-future/energy/green-recovery-a-program-to-create-good-jobs-and-start-building-a-low-carbon-economy Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:08:47 -0500 http://www.environmentillinois.org/reports/new-energy-future/energy/building-an-energy-efficient-america-zero-energy-buildings-and-high-efficiency-buildings http://www.environmentillinois.org/reports/new-energy-future/energy/building-an-energy-efficient-america-zero-energy-buildings-and-high-efficiency-buildings Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:12:22 -0500 http://www.environmentillinois.org/reports/new-energy-future/energy/renewing-america-a-blueprint-for-economic-recovery Across the country, Americans are hurting. From the big cities of http://www.environmentillinois.org/reports/new-energy-future/energy/renewing-america-a-blueprint-for-economic-recovery Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:06:46 -0600 http://www.environmentillinois.org/reports/new-energy-future/energy/the-power-of-efficiency-opportunities-to-save-money-reduce-pollution-and-expand-the-economy-in-the-midwest Illinois is sitting on a vast reserve of http://www.environmentillinois.org/reports/new-energy-future/energy/the-power-of-efficiency-opportunities-to-save-money-reduce-pollution-and-expand-the-economy-in-the-midwest Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:11:53 -0500