Stand up for clean, renewable energy jobs

I am writing to encourage my neighbors and friends to stand up for clean, renewable energy jobs in our South Side Chicago neighborhoods. Solar, wind and geothermal energy technology can bring these jobs to our corner of the world. I do not want more dirty, polluting coal industry here in our community.

Our community has more than its fair share of polluting industries. The cumulative effect of the air pollution of these industries must be taken into account. Many are concentrated here where our air quality is some of the worst in the nation. The few jobs that will be produced by the Leucadia coal plant are not the renewable energy jobs that we need.

- Nanette Zier, Chicago