Illinois Clean Energy Policy - Andy Heaslet on the making of a model

Renewable energy Return On Investment is booming, across the U.S. and worldwide. With uber-real concerns about this trajectory on environmental minds, Earthworms reviews how a powerful coalition of advocates - in a timely turn of events - moved Illinois state lawmakers to achieve results for people, planet and economics.

Consider what we can learn and apply from this story, as the Fossil forces go for every last greenhouse gasp.

           Andy Heaslet, Earthworms' esteemed audio engineer, dug into the details of CEJA, the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act enacted into Illinois law in September 2021. He shares the story from his research for Masters' level coursework at Southern Illinois University, which was one nexus of collaborative activism that make this landmark policy a law both powerful and replicable.

      

Give a listen - be inspired!

Thanks, Andy, for how Earthworms sounds - with BIG THNX as well to Jon Valley of KDHX Production.

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