Friday, April 27, 2012
An Evanston resident explains in a letter to the editor why using climate-friendly sources of power would be a boon to local businesses and households.
The following is a letter to the editor from Evanston resident Jack Darin: March's election results show that Evanston residents like the idea of gathering our strength to get a better deal on the power we buy for our homes and small businesses. The voters are right — aggregating our electricity purchasing will save us all money on our power bill, and can help clean the air by using 100% green power. However, there are other bottom-line benefits to going to an all-green supply that we need to capture for taxpayers and Evanston businesses. First, buying green power is a bargain for Evanston taxpayers. Evanston's Climate Action Plan, which has the support of the City Council and a broad spectrum of residents and community organizations, …
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Evanston is hosting public discussions on operations and governance relating to the referendum.
Evanston is hosting forums for public input tonight and April 9 to help develop operation and governance plans for its electrical aggregation program. The sessions follow an initial discussion hosted Tuesday. Evanston residents approved the referendum by 73 percent during Spring elections, going forward "the City legally may arrange for the supply of electricity for its residential and small commercial retail customers who have not opted out of such a program," according to the municipality's website. Earlier: Electrical Aggregation Referendum Passes These forums are the next steps to finalizing a new supplier, though ComEd will still be in charge of infrastructure and delivery of the electricty. After public comment is collected, Evanston…
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The D65 referendum failed, but voters backed township dissolution, electrical aggregation and Jan Schakowsky.
Last night, Evanston Patch kept you informed with up-to-the-minute results from the city's most important races. Here is a rundown of the final results. District 65 Bond Issuance Referendum The only Evanston referendum to fail Tuesday was also the closest race. 54.7 percent voted in opposition to District 65 issuing more than $48 million worth of bonds to finance the construction of a new 5th Ward elementary school, as well as repair and make additions to existing district schools. Some opponents of the referendum decried the proposed issuance as financially irresponsible and burdensome for both District 65 and Evanston residents, while supporters envisioned the 5th Ward school as a community-resurrecting catalyst for the surrounding …
Richard Schulte
6:15 am on Sunday, May 6, 2012
Townhall columnist Marita Noon: The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicted in 2007 that “Glaciers in the Himalayas are receding faster than in any other part of the world and if the present rate continues, the likelihood of their disappearing by the year 2035 and perhaps sooner is very high if the Earth keeps warming at the current rate.” Then, in 2010, they had to retract the … more ›