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With new battery hub, Chicago seeks to lead nation on electric vehicles
Chicago has often been called the nation’s candy capital, murder capital, basketball capital, steakhouse capital and even the capital of “false confessions.” Now Chicago boosters are planning to add the title “battery capital” to the list.By Kari Lydersen .
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U.S. Chamber's fracking job boom: Behind the numbers
There's no question that widespread extraction of shale gas will have a significant economic impact. The scope of that impact, however, will likely be more difficult to pin down than industry projections might suggest.By Kari Lydersen .
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What will Midwest Generation bankruptcy mean for Illinois coal plants?
Midwest Generation’s four remaining Illinois coal plants will continue to operate as usual for the near future, even after its parent company filed for bankruptcy on Monday. But local experts say the filing is the culmination of writing that has been on the wall for some time.By Kari Lydersen .
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Commentary: 'Rosy' Illinois fracking jobs report rife with flaws
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce last week released a pretty, remarkably rosy sounding report, speculating on the potential impacts that fracking might have on Illinois’ economy.By Guest Contributor .
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Municipal aggregation: a new direction or the same old thing?
Ohio symbolizes the way aggregation can be a complicated mix of idealism and pragmatism, of making realistic deals in the present while hoping for more sweeping changes in the future.By Kari Lydersen .
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Environmentalists sue to stop controversial Illinois frac sand mine
Three environmental groups have sued the state of Illinois in a last-ditch effort to stop a controversial frac sand mine from being built near Illinois’ most-visited state park.By Dan Ferber .
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Fracking regulations back on the agenda in Illinois
Fracking regulations will likely be discussed by Illinois legislators either during a six-day veto session scheduled for Nov. 27-Dec. 6 or a short lame duck session in early January, if not both.By Kari Lydersen .
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How Chicago's municipal aggregation could be a boon for renewable energy
A community choice aggregation activist says Chicago can have its cake and eat it too – generating cost savings while sparking a boom of local and regional renewable energy construction; creating solar, co-generation, wind and other installations owned largely by the city and individual residents.By Kari Lydersen .
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Investor call fuels doubts about Illinois coal plants' future
Midwest Generation -- which recently closed its two Chicago coal plants and operates four others in Illinois -- continues to lose money and could see its parent company Edison Mission Energy file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to Edison International’s third quarter earnings conference call on Thursday.By Kari Lydersen .
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