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The Sierra Club proudly endorses
Rahm Emanuel for Mayor. With a solid track
record of supporting environmental issues, such as the Great Lakes
Compact, he will continue to be an advocate in City Hall. Emanuel
supports making Chicago the "Bike Capital of America", increasing
the quality of Chicago's green spaces, completing Northerly
Island, expanding the CTA Red Line further south and creating
green jobs throughout the city. |
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As a member of the Illinois
General Assembly, Susana Mendoza has been one of the
most proactive members on environmental issues, including
pushing for the Illinois Clean
Car Act. As City Clerk, Mendoza will be a champion for clean
cars in Chicago. She
supports the goal of incentivizing the purchase of electric
cars and other clean
vehicles. Mendoza will continue to be a leader for Sierra Club
priorities. |
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As a co-sponsor of the Chicago Clean
Power Ordinance, Alderman Joe Moreno has a
great track record of supporting environmental issues. Moreno
worked hard to improve his
Ward’s recycling by 20%. He also supports designating new parking
spaces for I-Go and
Zip cars and finding better ways to connect the existing CTA
infrastructure. Moreno will
also be an advocate for strengthening Chicago’s Department of the
Environment. |
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As a life member of the Sierra Club
and co-sponsor of the Chicago Clean Power
Ordinance, Sierra Club proudly endorses Alderman Bob Fioretti. He
has supported new
traffic strategies to make his Ward more pedestrian-friendly,
planted 1,500 trees in the
last four years, increased recycling in his Ward, and hosted
regular Green Clean-Up Days.
With ideas to improve public transportation, facilitate the
modernization of the city’s
aging infrastructure, and install LED lighting in all public
buildings, Bob Fioretti is a
strong ally in making Chicago greener. |
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As a member of the Illinois General
Assembly, Will Burns has been a leading
advocate for environmental issues. As a State Representative, he
opposed the building of
the Leucadia coal gasification power plant on the south side of
Chicago and worked to ban
BPA. Burns will work hard to ban styrofoam in the Chicago public
school system and get
the federal government to help pay for improvements to the CTA
system. Having supported
Will Burns for State Representative in the past, the Sierra Club
now proudly endorses him
for Alderman. |
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As a co-sponsor of the Chicago Clean
Power Ordinance, Sierra Club proudly
endorses Alderman Leslie Hairston for another term. She has worked
tirelessly to bring
two new LEED certified schools into her Ward and find places for
people to park I-GO and
Zip cars. It was her idea to begin Chicago’s city-wide recycling
program and continues to
stand by expanding the program into more Wards. |
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As a leader in her community,
Alderman Freddrenna Lyle has worked fiercely to
create a sustainable community in her Ward. She helped to
transform Chicago State
University into a leading environmental research institution, has
previously worked on a
geo-thermal housing project for her Ward, and is an important
co-sponsor to the Chicago
Clean Power Ordinance. Being a proponent of community composting,
building
weatherization, and urban farming the Sierra Club enthusiastically
endorses Alderman Lyle
for another term. |
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Alderman Sandi Jackson has a proven
track record of working with the Sierra Club
and she is proudly endorsed for another term. She is a co-sponsor
of the Chicago Clean
Power Ordinance. She has supported LEED-certified buildings in her
Ward, has made it more pedestrian-friendly, and has plans to
create more connection points on trains to help
reduce the need for commuting by car. Additionally, Alderman
Jackson supports creating
more green jobs in Chicago and offering incentives for Chicagoans
to buy electric cars. |
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As a leading community activist, the
Sierra Club endorses newcomer Jesse Iniguez
for Alderman. With his bright ideas and hunger for change, we are
sure Iniquez will put
his innovative thinking and entrepreneurial skills to work in
becoming a strong advocate
for environmental issues. |
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Alderman Jason Ervin has made a
commitment to support the Chicago Clean Power
Ordinance. Ervin is also a proponent of bringing recycling to the
constituents of his
Ward and wants to better utilize more open spaces in his Ward.
Ervin supports the Green
City Power Initiative and the Sierra Club is enthusiastic about
moving this forward. |
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The Sierra Club is proud to endorse
Alderman Ariel Reboyras for another term.
Reboyras has been a key co-sponsor of the Chicago Power Ordinance.
He supports the
creation of a Green Caucus in City Council and wants to champion
clean air, clean water
and clean energy issues. He will also work to make the city more
bike-friendly and will
work with other aldermen to make this possible. |
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Alderman Scott Waguespack is proudly
endorsed for another term as alderman. He is
a co-sponsor of the important Chicago Clean Power Ordinance, is
working to expand
recycling in his Ward, will work to build more bike
infrastructure, and to repurpose old
manufacturing areas into environmentally friendly green business
zones. Waguespack will
continue to be a leading advocate for environmental issues in City
Council. A |
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As a co-sponsor of the Chicago Clean
Power Ordinance, Alderman Rey Colon is
endorsed for another term. He is a leader in making Chicago
greener, advocating for new
and safer bike paths throughout his Ward, working to make his Ward
less car dependent and
creating more open spaces. Colon has also worked to bring a
farmer’s market to his
neighborhoods and will continue to work diligently on
environmental issues. |
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Michele Smith is endorsed for
Alderman in this open seat race. She has championed
environmental issues in her previous jobs, including working to
make clean diesel engines
and redeveloping abandoned areas into green places. As a Sierra
Club member and community activist, Michele will be strong
advocate for the environment on Chicago’s City Council. |
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Harry Osterman has been a leading
advocate for environmental issues in the
Illinois General Assembly, and the Sierra Club supports his run
for Alderman. Osterman
will prioritize funding Red Line improvements, as well as look
into a bus program to
connect travelers from the CTA to O’Hare. He supports expanding
recycling throughout the
entire city, recognizes the importance of park spaces in his Ward,
and will work with
Chicago public schools to develop an environmental curriculum.
With a track record for
supporting environmental issues, he will clearly be an asset in
City Council. |
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The Sierra Club enthusiastically
endorses Alderman Joe Moore for another term.
Alderman Moore is the chief sponsor of the Chicago Clean Power
Ordinance, the number one
priority campaign of the Chicago Group of the Sierra Club. He will
continue to support
this important clean energy plan, along with other environmental
priorities in Chicago’s
future. |
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