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Air/Energy Projects for 2008 will include involvement with the Chicago
Climate Action Plan, preparing a carbon-neutral plan for the
sought-after 2016 Olympics, and pushing for more congressional
action on climate change.
All
Air/Energy Committee
Meetings are normally held the first Monday of the month starting 6:00pm at the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club, 70 East
Lake Street, Suite 1500. (Google
Map)
Join Chicago Group’s thriving new air
and energy group and be a part of the effort to make global
warming and air pollution a thing of the past. The committee
is taking a wide variety of approaches to solving air
pollution problems and has fun while doing it. Be a part of
the solution! If you are interested in joining the Air/Energy
Committee, please contact A/E Chair Tony Fuller at
arfarf13@sbcglobal.net.
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Front Burner -- Making Global Warming a Top Priority in
Chicago
The Air and Energy committee needs your help. We are
launching "Front Burner," a global warming media,
outreach and social action packed agenda to raise public
awareness and involvement in fighting global warming. Our goal
is to get public and elected officials to see global warming
as the top priority facing us and to get them to agree to
support proposal that address global warming at the local,
state and national level. By engaging the public and raising
their awareness of the issue, we believe we can help make that
happen.
We wanted to make it as easy as possible for people to see how
they could help fight global warming so towards this end we
have complied a list of activities that people can volunteer
to participate in. You can find a list of proposed Front
Burner activities on the
Front Burner web page.
Michael Konwiak,
mkonwiak@gmail.com, is leading the Front Burner
campaign. Please contact him or the Air & Energy Chair, Tony
Fuller,
arfarf13@sbcglobal.net and let either of them know what
activities may interest you.
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Take Steps to Fight Global Climate Change
Ever wonder what effect global climate change will have on
the City of Chicago? Want to know what steps you can take to
help fight it? Front burner is raising public awareness of
climate change by circulating this information at CTA stops
and here online.
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 OCT.22
[new date]
Front Burner Global Warming Speaker and Socials Series
The Air & Energy Committee is happy to announce the
next event in its series – an opportunity to learn about
global warming issues in a casual neighborhood
setting while meeting your fellow environmentally
concerned friends and neighbors. Socializing will start at
6:30pm with the presentation starting at 7:00pm.
So join us at Irish Eyes bar, 2519 N. Lincoln, not far
from the Fullerton Red Line stop. The topic will be:
Hope in Copenhagen? The prospects for a new international
agreement in Copenhagen to address Global Warming.
While Chicago is focused on Copenhagen for IOC
determination of the host city of the 2016 Olympics, in 72
days Copenhagen will also play the host for the the next
United Nations Convention on Climate Change which
could determine whether the world finally takes serious
action to stop global warming.
Our speaker, Kyle Gracey, will bring the youth perspective
to these negotiations and what actions need to be taken at
the national and international level for a successful
agreement. Kyle Gracey is graduate student at the
University of Chicago and
Chair
SustainUS a
nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of young people
advancing sustainable development and youth empowerment in
the United States.
To RSVP please email or call Tony Fuller at
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Home Owner Energy Efficiency Resource Guide
Save Money and Reduce your Carbon Footprint
The Chicago Climate Action Plan released by the City of
Chicago has identified buildings as being responsible for 70%
of greenhouse gas emissions due to energy used to heat and
cool our homes and offices. By making our homes more energy
efficient, we can take a big step towards reducing our impact
on the environment and save money at the same time.
Those who have retrofits performed on their homes can expect
to see a return on investment for residential energy
efficiency improvements of 12.5 – 30 percent! This guide
contains a list of some the resources that can help you
identify and fund energy saving changes that can be made to
your home including: government programs, utility rebates, tax
incentives, and home energy auditors that can help get you
started.
View the Guide ...
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