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by Angela Caputo
4:56pm
Fri Jul 17, 2009
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Wind On The Prairie

Environment

Yesterday, we highlighted
a rare bit of good news for Illinois schools: Revenue from large-scale
wind projects are providing relief to some downstate school districts
who've been struggling to cope with unreliable state funding. For
instance, by next year, the ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
10:40am
Wed Jul 15, 2009

Illinois Wind Giving Schools "Something To Fall Back On"

Education

Struggling to stretch every dollar, a growing number of Prairie
State schools have turned their attention to wind power over the past
year as a way to curb energy costs. Aside from spurring some interesting collaborations (Wind for Illinois Schools is one good example...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
12:05pm
Thu Jun 11, 2009

Is Illinois' Green Economy Really Slowing?

Wind power

How big is the so-called green economy? That's the question the Pew Charitable Trust set out to answer in a study released yesterday.
The report attempts to define the clean energy economy and then
calculate the actual number of jobs, businesses, and investments
...

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by Josh Kalven
10:33am
Thu May 14, 2009

WTTW Looks At Wind Power "Growing Pains"

Energy

We've written a great deal about the potential for wind power development in Illinois -- a position that was reaffirmed when the Windpower 2009 expo took place in Chicago last week.  In late April, Gov. Pat Quinn said he'd like to see turbines in "every nook and cranny ...

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by Angela Caputo
2:13pm
Wed May 6, 2009

Sierra Club Victory Brings Wind To State Capitol

Springfield

As Illinois environmental groups push for
expanded renewable energy use, they will inevitably engage in some
political give-and-take with traditional suppliers. A prime example is
some dealmaking led by the Sierra Club almost three years ago. In that
case, the nonprofit ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
4:47pm
Wed Apr 29, 2009

Wind Power Makes Moves In The Statehouse

Wind power

While on hand to dedicate the downstate "gob knob" wind farm in Farmersville last week, Gov. Quinn had some rather enthusiastic praise
for wind power, calling it "the wave of the future" and adding that
he'd like to see turbines in "every nook and ...

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by Angela Caputo
11:36am
Thu Feb 12, 2009
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All Aboard The Green Power Express

Wind power

This week, a plan to build the nation’s first green infrastructure highway
was unveiled. And with Illinois at the center of the project, more
green jobs and environmental protections could be on the horizon here.

Michigan-based ITC Holdings Corp. has announced
...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
2:57pm
Fri Jan 30, 2009

Wind Outpowering Coal (UPDATED)

Wind power

Buried in a mountain of news about our financial woes, the State Journal-Register highlights one area of Illinois’ economy that continues to grow: wind power.

In
downstate Logan County, reporter Chris Young looks on as a crew -- more
than 200 workers in all -- ...

PI Original
by Angela Caputo
4:58pm
Thu Jan 22, 2009
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No Slowdown For Illinois Wind

Wind power

For a bright spot in Illinois’ otherwise gloomy economic forecast, look no further than downstate Sheldon. Today the Daily Journal has the details on how a $350 million investment in a new 150-megawatt wind farm will help breathe new life into the slumping local economy ...