Illinois energy bill

Energy bill proves there’s a new way in Springfield

Published by admin on Sun, 09/12/2021 - 9:54am

"This is what decentralized, collective leadership looks like," declared House Speaker Chris Welch's spokesperson Jaclyn Driscoll not long after the chamber approved the climate/energy bill on an unexpectedly lopsided 83-33 roll call on Thursday.
The vote was without a doubt a spectacular victory, especially considering the Senate was unable to put together its own package that could pass both chambers and be signed into law.

Here’s who’s to blame for failed Illinois energy bill

Published by admin on Sun, 09/05/2021 - 2:51pm

While a huge cloud of coal ash exploded around Springfield's coal-fired electric power plant late in the afternoon, the state's top three Democrats were huddled in a Statehouse conference room trying to find a way to slash electric power plant carbon emissions to zero by 2045.
The irony was both unmistakable and irresistible.
The giant ash plume, caused by an equipment failure, finally dissipated hours later. But by then it was also clear that any attempt to pass a climate/energy bill by the end of the day was doomed - and that was a human failure.