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Posts tagged Greta Thunberg
2020 will require clear vision for future
What kind of year will it be? From the presidential race and the fair tax to climate change and the U.S. Census, the decisions are up to us.
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Ted Cox2020, 1984, 2001, Greta Thunberg, Illinois Primary, Illinois Fair Tax, Illinois Progressive Income Tax, Illinois Graduated Income Tax, Trump Impeachment, Bill Brady, Richard Guebert Jr., Illinois Youth Climate Strike, Illinois Legalization, Illinois Legal Cannabis, Illinois Legal Marijuana
'What a difference a governor makes'
Pritzker, Lightfoot take office with ambitious progressive agendas as new highs beckon and a record low goes in the books
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Bruce Rauner, Donald Trump, Kelly Cassidy, Rebuild Illinois, Illinois Marijuana Legalization, Lori Lightfoot, Toni Preckwinkle, Income Inequality, Gini Index, U.S. News & World Report, Illinois Youth Climate Strike, Greta Thunberg, Clean Energy Jobs Act
Illinois Youth Climate Strike renews call for action
Hundreds march through Chicago, stage die-in at Bean
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Ted CoxIllinois Youth Climate Strike, Zara Linneman, Ella Barry, Clean Energy Jobs Act, Josh Simpson, Social Justice Institute, GoodKids MadCity, Greta Thunberg, Climate Refugees, Miranda Green, Sunrise Movement Chicago, League of Women Voters of Illinois, Lori Lightfoot, University of Illinois, Madrid Climate Conference
U. of I. declares climate emergency
President Killeen joins more than 200 universities in signing letter delivered to Madrid climate conference
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Ted CoxClimate Change, Global Warming, Timothy Killeen, University of Illinois, UIUC, UIC, University of Illinois System, University of Illinois at Springfield, Madrid Climate Conference, COP25, Greta Thunberg, Antonio Guterres, Illinois Youth Climate Strike
UN head warns of encroaching 'point of no return' on climate change
Secretary-General Guterres urges ‘taxing pollution instead of people’
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Ted CoxUnited Nations, Antonio Guterres, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases, Global Warming, Inger Andersen, UN Environment Programme, Greta Thunberg, Illinois Youth Climate Strike, Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, Marcia Bernicat
UN climate report calls for emission cuts now
‘We need to catch up on the years in which we procrastinated,’ says UN agency head
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Ted CoxDonald Trump, United Nations, UN Environment Programme, Inger Andersen, Paris Agreement, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases, Greta Thunberg, Illinois Youth Climate Strike, Clean Energy Jobs Act
Conservative DePaul prof. rags on Greta
Tenured Jason Hill courts controversy anew with attack on ‘ecofascist’ and ‘your smug generation’
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Thousands of striking students march over climate change
Illinois Youth Climate Strike pushes for Clean Energy Jobs Act
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Ted CoxJ.B. Pritzker, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Illinois Youth Climate Strike, Clean Energy Jobs Act, Green New Deal, Ida B. Wells, Isabella Johnson, Global Climate Strike, Greta Thunberg, Ann Williams, Serena Worley, Avery Martin, Patricia Agnes, Angela Diaz, Emily Graslie, Field Museum
Students seek to expand support for strike on climate change
Friday march in Chicago calls for state to pass Clean Energy Jobs Act
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Ted CoxGreta Thunberg, Chicago Youth Climate Strike, Illinois Youth Climate Strike, Global Youth Climate Strike, Jessica Sun Li, Donald Trump, USMCA, Cristina Castro, Ann Williams, Bruce Rauner, Citizens Utility Board, Amazon, Chicago Public Schools