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2010
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February 2010
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from past events
River Conferences (2002-2004)
Sprawl
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Illinois
Chapter
National
Sierra Club
Links
to Environmental orgs
Our
battle against logging interests in Pere Marquette State Park!! Please
click on this address:
www.illinois.sierraclub.org/
piasapalisades/ll.htm
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The Sierra Club is a non-profit, member-supported, public interest
organization that seeks to:
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Explore,
enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth
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Practice
and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and
resources;
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Educate
and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the
natural and human environment;
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Use all
lawful means to carry out these objectives.
Cold Weather Preparation Tips
for your homes
Kit McGurn, Sierra Club’s national Arctic expert, will be touring
Illinois to give a vivid presentation on the dramatically growing threat
of climate change and oil development in Alaska’s most pristine areas,
including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the Western Arctic, and
the Arctic Ocean.
Monday, February
8, 2010
7:30pm
First Unitarian Church; corner of 3rd and Alby
Streets in Alton, Il. 62002
2010 Illinois Solar Rebate Program
Seminars Free!

This
seminar is for residents, representatives of non-profit organizations,
businesses, governments and other agencies to learn about putting solar
voltaic cells on their homes/buildings. RSVP at 618-462-6802.
Co-Sponsored by
and

Wednesday, Feb 10 from 6pm-8pm
U of I Extension
Jersey County Office Auditorium 200 North Lafayette, Suite 6 2nd Floor
Jerseyville, IL 62052
Wednesday, Feb 17
from 1pm-3pm
U of I Extension
Calhoun County Office 818 S. Park, P.O. Box 366 Hardin, IL 62047
River Road Litter Clean
Up: Help clean the Mississippi's shores and trails of trash, litter, and
debris!
Saturday, Feb. 20,
2009 from 9am - 11am
RSVP:
cfavilla10@sbcglobal.net
or 618-462-6802.
Energy Star Appliance Rebate Program
The
State of Illinois just announced the Illinois ENERGY STAR®
Appliance Rebate Program, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO).
This program provides incentives for Illinois
consumers to replace older appliances with specific residential ENERGY
STAR qualified appliances, water heaters, and HVAC equipment. The new
appliances must be purchased in Illinois through participating retail
stores or contractors.
Click
HERE to find out how and when you can receive 25$ CASH back!!!
2010
Electronic Recycle Drives
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June
4th: Jerseyville (2pm-6pm)
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June
5th: Jerseyville (9am-1pm)
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June
12th: Collinsville (9am-1pm)
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June
19th: Brighton (9am-1pm)
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September 11th:
Hardin (9am-1pm)
Location details T.B.A. in May: 618.462.6802
What we'll accept and what's prohibited




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!

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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