“Bike accident” is if you fall over or get tangled with another bike. NOT crushed by a 4-7,000 lb hunk of metal with a blotto ‘driver’. Why can’t news media report things correctly?!?

Early data suggest that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last year to strike down affirmative action in college admissions—and none of the other admissions factors that give preferential treatment to wealthier White applicants like legacies and boosts for children of donors—has

Great to see Transit Champ Ram Villivalam today w/new Respiratory Health Association Pres/CEO Rob Anderson celebrating an #ElectricVehicle rebate award to Village of Skokie from #CEJA-related ComEd Beneficial Electrification program. Governor JB Pritzker presented $45k award w/ComEd CEO Gil Quiniones

Here in Illinois, we're building a clean energy future where everyone can thrive.   Thanks to our CEJA and Equitable Energy Future Grant Program, we're leaning into that future by training a diverse and skilled workforce that will power our growing clean energy ecosystem.

Sunny day to celebrate #Skokie getting $45k in #EV rebates from a CEJA ComEd rebate program - along with Governor JB Pritzker Ram Villivalam Senator Laura Fine Jen Gong-Gershowitz Gil Quiniones Kevin Burns and others! #CEJAWorks and is helping get more CLEAN #ZeroEmission EVs on IL roads. Illinois Clean Jobs

Talking in Chicago’s Chinatown about the need to address diesel truck pollution and policies needed to get more #ZeroEmission #electric trucks on IL roads, with Grace from CBCAC Chicago & St. Rep Mah Theresa Mah ! Me & Linda Trey . Illinois Clean Jobs

The Illinois Rural Electric Cooperative Scorecard is officially here! This tool, launched in partnership w/ CUB Illinois, helps co-op member owners better understand their co-op and make sure they are getting the power they deserve. prairierivers.org/illinois-rural…

Fantastic cover story this week by Doug Dowson featuring this killer chart economist.com/interactive/un…

Volvo's new #ElectricTruck showing up in 2025 will go up to 373 miles, about double what their current semi model does. Enough to get from #Chicago to Detroit, Indy, St. Louis, and almost to the TwinCities without stopping. insideevs.com/news/732474/ne…

America has a killer-car problem. Its roads are nearly twice as dangerous as the rich-world average. It doesn’t have to be that way econ.st/4eaTYGq

A reminder that the US has the most dangerous roads in the developed world because we have normalized driver lawlessness. Our news agencies are more concerned about the convenience and property of drivers than the mobility, health or safety of people on foot, bike or transit.

August was also the 13th month in a 14-month period where the global average temperature exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. Will we like frogs just boil to death, or can we act? UK Health Alliance on Climate Change bbc.co.uk/weather/articl…

Researchers have found that exposure to wildfire smoke can worsen eczema, adding to growing evidence of how air pollution harms skin health. ehn.org/wildfire-smoke…

Bloomberg: June-August 2024 =hottest 3 summer months on record worldwide. Mississippi River is so low shipping is being curtailed (again). Maybe its time to get #ZeroEmission car & truck rules in place in #IL? Y'know cut CO2 emissions driving the problem? chicagobusiness.com/climate/drough…

Published/peer rev'd study: Does long-term exposure fine particulate matter (PM2.5) affect fertility? YEP -PM2.5 raises infertility risk in men by 24% when exposure is higher than average. CleanTruckRule in IL/more electric trucks would cut that soot! theguardian.com/society/articl…

Chicago budget deficit cutting idea #238....

Wondering if Village of Oak Park Oak Park or City of Evanston will be the first local governments in Illinois to support this growing effort? fossilfueltreaty.org/endorsements/#…

My hot water heater is set lower than this. We NEED to cut #GlobalWarming. Moving transportation away from oil & towards #ZeroEmission electric cars and trucks is critical. IL can join many other states in adopting rules that make more such vehicles available for sale HERE. #EVs

It hit 88F in Sweden yesterday.

Good EV news! #Chicago just got $15m grant to build out 'community level' charging, working with local organizations to site locations so those w/o personal garages can charge their #EVs. Some Chicago Public Library locations too! chicago.gov/city/en/depts/…