Vision to Reality: Getting on Board Midwest High Speed Rail

Join ELPC on Monday, September 14, 2009, for a special evening reception to celebrate our success and learn from a high-powered panel on Midwest High-Speed Rail development.

We will gather over food and drink to celebrate this year’s breakthrough federal commitment of $10 billion for new high-speed rail development and commemorate ELPC’s and our colleagues’ years of effective advocacy to achieve game-changing transportation reform success. Learn more about ELPC’s Midwest High-Speed Rail program.

• South Dakota Program for Small Wind and Solar Projects Begins “Critically Important Step”
• House Passes Historic Global Warming Solutions Bill!
• Wisconsin’s Lt. Governor Calls on House to Pass Climate and Energy Bill
• ELPC’s Grieve: North Dakota Can Lead on Energy
• Midwest is Likely Recipient for High Speed Rail Stimulus Funding

Protecting the Midwest’s Environment and Natural Heritage

The Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) is the Midwest’s leading public interest environmental legal advocacy and eco-business innovation organization. We develop and lead successful strategic environmental advocacy campaigns to protect our natural resources and improve environmental quality. We are public interest environmental entrepreneurs who engage in creative business dealmaking with diverse interests to put into practice our belief that environmental progress and economic development can be achieved together. ELPC’s multidisciplinary staff of talented and experienced public interest attorneys, environmental business specialists, public policy advocates, and communications specialists brings an effective combination of skills to solve environmental problems in our Midwest and Great Plains communities. Learn more.

Listen: Webinar on Accelerating Energy Efficiency

ELPC hosted a webinar on June 9th to review opportunities to improve energy efficiency that have been created through the federal economic stimulus legislation. Listen to a podcast of our 30-minute presentation. The webinar featured ELPC’s Executive Director Howard Learner, ELPC Clean Energy Policy Advocate Barry Matchett, and Craig Sieben, President of Sieben Energy Associates. They described  how the federal economic stimulus funding is being designed and implemented, assessed the potential impact of new Illinois Energy Efficient Building Code and summarized a case study of how a commercial office building can gain efficiency benefits. Click here to listen to a podcast of the webinar.

Take Action: Ask Congress to Support Clean Energy Standards here.