Feb 1, 2021 | News Stories
Nearly two dozen employers across the state urge lawmakers to strengthen clean energy and transportation programs during the 2021 legislative session. SPRINGFIELD, IL—Nearly two dozen companies and higher education institutions in Illinois urged state lawmakers today...
Dec 21, 2020 | Podcast, Season 1
ENERGY EQUITY Season 1: Episode 7 How do we achieve a more equitable energy economy? If you ask Denise Abdul-Rahman with the NAACP, she’ll kindly tell you that we need a system that increases employment opportunities and decreases pollution externalities. We need a...
Dec 3, 2020 | Take Action
Join E2 December 7 – 9 for Clean Energy Days of Action in Illinois On behalf of one of our Rise Up partners, Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), we share the following event, asking IL clean energy businesses to advocate for clean energy in the state. E2 is a...
Nov 11, 2020 | Podcast, Season 1
BEYOND COAL Season 1: Episode 6 Did you know that uneconomical coal plants in the Midwest are costing you, the ratepayer, millions of dollars? In recent years, utilities across the region have been clinging to uneconomical coal assets while slow-walking investments in...
Nov 9, 2020 | News Stories
We already know how important the clean energy sector is, employing more than 1 in every 50 Americans in 2019. But what do those jobs look like, and what do they pay? The first-of-its-kind Clean Jobs, Better Jobs report released by E2, the American Council on...
