CEJA & the Future of Renewable Energy in Illinois
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English - November 19, 2019 18:00 - 14 minutes - 9.68 MB - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsNatural Sciences Science News climate climate change climate crisis environment chicago illinois springfield global warming planet conservation Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episode 002: CEJA & the Future of Renewable Energy in Illinois
with Jen Walling and Cary Shepherd of the Illinois Environmental Council
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In this episode, host Anni Metz chats with Jen Walling and Cary Shepherd, of the Illinois Environmental Council, about the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA) and the future of renewable energy in Illinois.
The Illinois Environmental Council is a membership-based advocacy organization that allows environmental organizations to pool their resources and work together to protect the environment in Illinois, including people, plants, animals, and eco-systems. Founded in 1975 by a small group of activists, IEC’s coalition is currently comprised of more than 90 environmental and community organizations and 300 individual members. Find them online at https://www.ilenviro.org/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ilenviro/, and on Twitter and Instagram at https://twitter.com/ilenviro and https://www.instagram.com/ilenviro.
Update: On November 10, Governor JB Pritzker announced that the Clean Energy Jobs Act will be taken up by the IL General Assembly in January. The Chicago City Council also unanimously passed a resolution supporting the passage of CEJA on November 13.
If you’d like to learn more or get involved and help pass CEJA, please visit https://ilcleanjobs.org/.
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