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by Angela Caputo
4:05pm
Fri Apr 17, 2009
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Schakowsky: We Need "All Hands On Deck" To Push Green Agenda

Jan Schakowsky

Yesterday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky joined Environment Illinois and the Center for Neighborhood Technology in calling for an "all hands on deck"
effort by Illinois environmentalists and public health advocates to
push for passage of cap-and-trade legislation.  ...

PI Original
by Adam Doster
2:46pm
Tue Apr 14, 2009
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Shimkus Repeats False Claim About Cap-And-Trade "Tax"

Environment

If we've learned anything in recent weeks, it's that Rep. John Shimkus is not a reliable source on climate change science or energy legislation. Yet the Collinsville Republican keeps trying out new arguments to dissuade Americans from supporting common-sense environmental ...

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by Angela Caputo
4:28pm
Mon Apr 13, 2009

Our Smart Grid Future

Energy

When consumer advocates and utility companies came together last
year to form the Illinois Smart Grid Initiative (ISGI), coming up with
a model for a smart electrical grid
in the short-term seemed more visionary than practical. Nevertheless,
stakeholders began hashing out ...

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by Adam Doster
2:12pm
Mon Apr 13, 2009
2 comments

Ethanol's Hidden Costs

Agriculture

Despite its slowing growth, corn-based ethanol is still a massive industry nationwide. Hoping to protect consumers from unstable gasoline prices and wean
drivers off of fossil fuels, the government has provided agri-business
with heavy subsidies to produce corn that ...

PI Original
by Josh Kalven
4:28pm
Sat Apr 4, 2009
1 comment

Bill Maher Takes Aim At Shimkus

John Shimkus

It had to happen.  After making the rounds on the national blogs and MSNBC this week, Rep. John Shimkus' (R-IL) recent climate change remarks came up during HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher last night.  Maher -- whose highly skeptical view of religion is well-documented -- ...

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by Josh Kalven
12:17pm
Thu Apr 2, 2009
4 comments

Pulido: Global Warming Is A "Hoax"

Immigration

During last night's WTTW debate betwen the three candidates in the IL-5 special election on Tuesday, GOP candidate Rosanna "Chicagolady" Pulido not surprisingly laid out a few of her extreme right-wing policy positions. For instance, she said she opposes a cap-and-...

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by Progress Illinois
9:27am
Thu Apr 2, 2009

"Time For Your Daily Feeding"

Environment

Following Maddow, Olbermann, and numerous national bloggers, Illinois-based political cartoonist Chris Britt has also taken a shot at Rep. John Shimkus' ridiculous "plant food" comments.  Click the image below to view the full version:

Also, the State ...

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by Josh Kalven
9:05am
Wed Apr 1, 2009
2 comments

Maddow And Olbermann Skewer Shimkus

John Shimkus

After burning up the blogosphere on Monday, our video clips of GOP Rep. John Shimkus reading Bible verses and arguing the virtues of greenhouse gases at a recent climate change hearing made their way to MSNBC last night. 

During her recurring "GOP In Exile" ...

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by Josh Kalven
12:40pm
Mon Mar 30, 2009

Biologist Smacks Down Shimkus Straw Man

Environment

Late on Friday, we posted some video of GOP Rep. John Shimkus' ridiculous remarks at a Capitol Hill climate change hearing last week.  In the days since, the two clips have been burning up the internet.  They provoked great responses from Think Progress, Matt Yglesias, and ...