Author: christinenannicelli

Join Hands Across the Sand to Call for Clean Water and Clean Power

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NRG Energy’s recent decision to continue burning coal at its plants in Waukegan, Pekin, and Romeoville, Illinois, condemns the surrounding communities to more years of deadly air and water pollution.

On Sunday, September 28, community leaders who live next to these plants will join forces at Waukegan Municipal Beach in Waukegan, Illinois, to demand a fossil fuel-free, clean energy future for their communities.

The event, hosted by the Clean Power Lake County Campaign, will kick off at 2 p.m. with a beach clean-up. Afterward, at approximately 2:45 p.m., community leaders and environmental experts will share their hopes for a cleaner, healthier future.

Scheduled speakers include Dulce “Candy” Ortiz and David Villalobos, Clean Power Lake County; Ellen Rendulich, Citizens Against Ruining the Environment (CARE); Tracy Fox, Peoria Families Against Toxic Waste; and Faith Bugel, Environmental Law & Policy Center.

We will stand together on Waukegan’s beach to send a clear message that our communities are ready for a healthy clean energy future.

Will you stand with us?

Event Summary

What: Hands Across the Sand: Solidarity for Clean Water and Clean Power

Where: Waukegan Municipal Beach, 201 Sea Horse Drive, Waukegan, IL 60085 (parking fees will be waived; park in North Lot by the beach)

When: Sunday, September 28, 2014, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

RSVP and questions: Christine.nannicelli@sierraclub.org

 

Clean Power Lake County Gets the Word Out at Monarch Festival

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Clean Power Lake County volunteers talked with hundreds of Waukegan residents of all ages on September 7 during the fifth annual Monarch Festival in downtown Waukegan.

Designed to raise awareness about the environment and healthy living, the family-friendly festival was an appropriate venue for the Clean Power campaign’s positive messages — moving beyond coal, and bringing clean energy to the community.

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Clean Power Lake County volunteers promote clean energy during the Waukegan Public Library’s Monarch Festival. [Photo by Clean Power Lake County Campaign.]

Several festival-goers posed for photo petitions addressed to David Crane, CEO of NRG Energy, the owner of the coal-burning power plant on Waukegan’s lakefront. Petitions — in English and Spanish — urged Crane to move beyond fossil fuels and to ensure a healthy lakefront.

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A local family addresses photo petitions in English and Spanish to David Crane of NRG Energy. [Photo by Clean Power Lake County Campaign.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Representatives of Most Blessed Trinity, a partner in the Clean Power Lake County campaign, look on as a festival-goer poses for a photo petition. [Photo by Clean Power Lake County Campaign.]