David Wilhelm is well-known as a Democratic political operative from his days as director of Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign, and as chairman of the Democratic National Committee. We talked with him recently about energy and environmental issues in the presidential race.
Dr. Knute Nadelhoffer explains the basics. Nadelhoffer is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Michigan, and a science advisor to the Environmental Law & Policy Center.
Photographer Terry Evans has an obsession with the prairie. It's been her principle subject for three decades. She has photographed prairie in its natural state, and after it's been touched by development. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Baltimore Museum of Art.
Illinois is moving to adopt tough new standards to reduce pollution, benefiting the region's health and reducing global warming pollution-while also improving the area's economy.
The Environmental Law & Policy hosted a recent visit to Chicago by Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Dr. Pachauri spoke with leaders in government, business and the non-profit sector about the urgent need for action, leadership and collaboration to mitigate the disastrous effects of climate change.
Electronic waste, or E-Waste, includes TVs, computers, monitors, and other electronic equipment. It is the fastest growing part of the solid waste stream, and can pollute ground water if it leaks out of even the most well-run landfill. ELPC is proposing legislation in Illinois to create an E-Waste recycling program.
How can renewable energy sources help solve the global warming crisis? John Moore, senior attorney at the Environmental Law & Policy Center and an expert on farm energy, explains.
The Environmental Law & Policy Center is the Midwest's leading public interest environmental advocacy organization working to achieve cleaner energy resources and implement sustainable energy strategies, promote innovative and efficient transportation and land use approaches. Watch this video to learn more about our programs, and how you can help.
Lawmakers really do listen! Allen Grosboll, co-legislative director of the Environmental Law & Policy Center, explains how you can have a positive impact on policy.
Small Firms Beef Up Retirement Services - Wall Street Journal Small businesses are helping employees become better managers -- of their own money. When it comes to managing their retirement-savings accounts, small-business employees often are at a disadvantage compared with their counterparts at large companies ...
Widely Held Attitudes to Different Generations - Forbes A recent survey by Harris Interactive conducted for Charles Schwab and Age Wave asked almost 4,000 Americans aged 21 to 83 what they thought of different generations. Specifically, they were asked about people aged 13 to 31 or Generation Y; those ...
The Secret to Retirement Planning - Safe Haven "When it comes to planning for the future, most people think of retirement. Retirement planning is important because it allows you to do the things that you were unable to do while working -- travel, start a business, go back to school, be closer to ...
Income Planning and Safe Withdrawal Rates - Seekingalpha.com It has become more and more evident to me that most investors have almost no real sense of what they need to save for retirement—an issue that is closely linked to the problem of determining how much income an investor can safely draw from his/her ...
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