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     Member Rich Keating is helping to organize a Sierra Club book group, an idea that has surfaced occasionally over the years. Environmental authors could range from Henry David Thoreau to John Muir, Al Gore to William Least Heat-Moon. Talk to Rich about your ideas for readings and meeting times and places. Please contact him directly at: (618) 656-3647.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
The Sierra Club is a non-profit, member-supported, public interest organization that seeks to:
  • Explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth
  • Practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources;
  • Educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment;
  • Use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.

 
 
Cold Weather Preparation Tips
for your homes
 
 
 
 
7th Annual Green Gift Bazaar

Saturday, Dec. 12th

10am-8pm

NEW Location!!!

Riverbender.com Community Center  (lobby area of former downtown bank); 200 West Third Street; Alton, IL 62002

Free Workshop, at 12 and 2pm during the event: How to Green Your Holiday Get Together!

 

UPDATE: STAR Bonds Floodplain      Development Subsidies
 

New STAR bonds bill to be introduced next session

BY WILL BUSS - News-Democrat

Lawmakers negotiating over a bill that would create a new funding option in Illinois and pave the way for a $1 billion development in the metro-east have come up with a new bill two months after Gov. Pat Quinn's amendatory veto of the previous bill.

The bill's sponsor, Rep. Tom Holbrook, D-Belleville, said that after meeting and negotiating with other state legislators Wednesday and Thursday, a new bill has been drawn up that would create sales tax and revenue, or STAR, bonds as a another funding resource for developers in the Land of Lincoln. But Holbrook would not reveal the details.

However, he said the new bill will not be introduced during the veto session, which concludes Friday. Rather, the new bill will eventually be released to metro-east municipalities to get feedback. Then, the bill will be introduced in the next session.

WE WILL NEED  YOUR HELP TO DEFEAT THE NEW BILL NEXT SESSION!

Environmental Tip of the Month
by Zak Krug, Intern    
 
Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Three words that could make a world of difference in your life. Every year tons upon tons of garbage is dumped into our nation’s landfills. These landfills are not only eyesores, but are hurting our nation’s environment. By starting a recycling program even in your own home, you could help conserve and save our natural environment. You could start small, just by recycling aluminum cans you are helping keep those out of landfills, and reusing them to make other products. This continuous cycle or reducing, reusing, and recycling can help us become a more sustainable nation as a whole.

Our battle against logging interests in Pere Marquette State Park!! Please click on this address:
www.illinois.sierraclub.org/
piasapalisades/ll.htm

Are you concerned about environmental issues in Madison and surrounding counties?  Then, you may want to join us!  The Sierra Club is involved in numerous conservation efforts in the River Bend region.  We hold monthly educational meetings about environmental topics and offer local outdoor outings that anyone can participate in.  We are also active in issues that affect our community such as air and water quality, land use, and forest issues.  

 
 
 

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