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Energy Choices and Global Warming

Dave Kraft, Nuclear Energy Information Service

Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 6:45 p.m.
Vernon Area Library

W&W Public Meeting

As we look for solutions to global warming, some say our choice is to continue with dirty, carbon spewing coal fired power, or sweet and pristine nuclear energy. Is this a true choice, or are there other alternatives that can reverse climate change? We're lucky to have David Kraft of the Chicago-based Nuclear Energy Information Service as the speaker at our May 28 meeting. Mr. Kraft will explain the real questions about nuclear energy and it's future.

According to Kraft, what is not well known is that we currently possess a great deal of the technological know-how needed to begin creating an energy future that will be BOTH carbon free, and nuclear free -- and by the year 2050.

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Conservation Committee Meeting Immediately preceding 6:00 p.m.

Antioch Approves Phosphorus Fertilizer Ban!

Lake Marie, Phosphorus polluted brown waters. © Evan Craig
Lake Marie, phosphorus polluted brown waters. © Evan Craig
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The Woods and Wetlands group of the Sierra Club promotes enjoyment and protection of the local, state, and national environment in the north east Illinois region. The Group includes 2300 Sierra Club members in Lake and Northeastern Cook counties.

 

Does your yard look like the picture?

If you live in Lake County, IL, chances are pretty good that it used to. If you look closely near the middle of the picture, you can imagine that you see an egret that was catching small fish on the day of the picture. There were also some Herons! (Click the one in the top left W&W logo to hear them.) Besides serving up fast food for endangered species, these wetlands purify the water as it seeps into the ground, and reduce flooding of the rivers. The woods in the background complete a common scene in our territory, after which we name the group. The presence of many other ecosystems here, in addition to the woods & wetlands, makes our territory home to more threatened and endangered species than any other in Illinois. Our Forest Preserves feature prairies, savannas, lakes and dunes. Because many species rely on vast open space beyond the borders of our Forest Preserves, we cannot rely on them alone to retain our spectacular wildlife. Please explore this website, and join us in protecting our environment ... for our families, for our future.

Links to Environmental Sites
Sierra Club Home Page Illinois Chapter, Sierra Club Environmental Law & Policy Center
Illinois Environmental Council League of Conservation Voters Union of Concerned Scientists
Worldwatch Institute Planning & Sprawl EDF Scorecard
Great Lakes Endangered Species PIRG New Energy Future EPA Community Environmentalism

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