Illinoiss unemployment rate hit 10.4% this July, the highest in a quarter-century and one full percentage point above the national average. Clearly, theres never been a more important time to repower America and our economy with clean energy.

The Blue-Green…

On July 13, 2009 the new crop bid for corn was $2.90 at the local elevators. Our cost of production is approx. $4.00, depending on how much the crop yields. I was told by an elevator manager that there is…

Mr. Quinn in an article on 3/26 states “proponents of nuclear power like to say that sustainable energy from the wind and sun is too limited, yet last year the town of Rock Port ,Missouri made national news for being…

What has happened to our country? I am all of 33 years old and I see the struggle that we are going through now and it breaks my heart to see how our great nation has detoriated in my short…

I’m support President-elect Barack Obama’s position on creating a massive program of green jobs as the best solution to the multiple severe problems we face—unemployment and home foreclosures, global warming, and ruinous wars for oil. I hope he includes Van…

Vote No on Everything. Well, almost everything. When you go to the polls in a little more than a week, be sure to vote against Proposition A, C and Constitutional amendment 1.

Proposition A is first and foremost another sin…

Reference:  Critics say Ameren customers are paying extra for nothing, By Michael Sorkin

Ameren needs to stop the gimmicks like their Pure Power Program and get serious about investing in efficiency and clean, safe and renewable energy.   A department of energy…

Regarding the letter “Nuclear power is not safe or sustainable” by Barbara Jennings of the Midwest Coalition for Responsible Investments:  It’s interesting to note in her letter, Ms. Jennings gives no reasons for not using nuclear power.

The fear generated concerning Nuclear…

Many people think that allowing drilling to commence, everywhere, in the United States would solve all of our energy problems, instantly. Few people realize that any oil recovered, discovered, or brought to the market will go onto the WORLD market…

The letters from readers section on Saturday, August 23 had four letters arguing against oil and nuclear power from people allied with The Midwest Coalition for Responsible Investments, Audubon, and the Sierra Club.  Naturally they proposed the usual solutions, wind, solar,…