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| As the presidential candidates prepare to discuss some of the most important issues facing our country at their final debate tonight, Environment Illinois released a new report documenting that the average temperature in Chicago in 2007 was 2.2°F above the historical average. The year 2007 tied for the second warmest year on record globally and was the 10th warmest year on record in the United States. These record temperatures are part of a trend toward rising temperatures resulting from global warming. | |
| Environment Illinois today hailed a letter sent by seven Illinois Representatives and 145 other Representatives to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi laying out a blueprint for U.S. action to solve global warming. The letter establishes principles for “strong, fair, and science-based†legislation. | |
| The Senate voted 48-36 this morning to move forward on the Climate Security Act (S. 3036), falling short of the necessary 60-vote threshold and causing consideration of the bill to end without any substantive votes on the measure. An additional 6 senators, who missed the vote, submitted statements indicating that they would have voted to move forward had they been present. | |
| In a new statewide poll, a remarkable 89% of people surveyed said they support or strongly support the idea of paying $1,000 more for a new car at the time of purchase if they can recoup those costs in gas savings within two years. | |
| If lawmakers pass the Illinois Clean Cars Act currently under debate in Springfield, the state’s drivers will see fuel cost savings of approximately $1.24 billion. | |
| Scientists have said for years that global warming was “loading the dice†when it comes to increasing the frequency of severe storms, and a new Environment America report makes it clear that the East North Central region of the United States is already experiencing extreme downpours much more frequently. Specifically, the new report found that storms with heavy precipitation are now 22% percent more frequent in the East North Central region (including Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin) than they were 60 years ago. | |
| Chicago, IL–A new Environment Illinois report, entitled “Driving Towards a New Energy Future,†finds that the automobile fuel economy provision in the Senate energy bill would save Illinois consumers $1 billion at the pump in 2020, reduce oil consumption by more than 44,000 barrels per day and would be the equivalent to taking more than half a million cars off the road. | |
| Illinois rated a “rising star†for its recent moves to increase renewable energy and save electricity, according to a report released today by Environment Illinois. The Environment America report, “America’s Clean Energy Stars: State Actions Leading America to a New Energy Future†praised Illinois officials for adopting bold policies to promote clean energy that can provide a model for the entire nation. In releasing the report, Environment Illinois and several state legislators called on Congress to follow the lead of the states by passing a strong energy bill that increases renewable energy, fuel economy and energy conservation. | |
| Today the state of Illinois joined 13 other states in suing U.S. EPA to compel the agency to act on the states’ petition to implement their own, more protective standards for automobile pollution. | |
| Chicago – The death toll from extreme heat in Chicago will increase from about 110 to nearly 243, resulting in 3,192 additional heat-related deaths by mid-century as global warming drives up summertime temperatures, according to a new report released by Environment Illinois and conducted by Applied Climatologists, Inc. experts Dr. Laurence Kalkstein of the University of Miami and Dr. Scott Greene of the University of Oklahoma. | |