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Illinois is currently ranked 46th in the nation when it comes to hydropower. With Senate Bill 1474 going into effect, lawmakers hope to shepherd in advancements in Illinois’ renewable energy sector.
Summary and audio linked here.
Chicago’s political leadership is floating a pension buyout program as evidence it is seriously addressing the city’s thirty-six-billion-dollar unfunded pension liability, but Mark Glennon, founder of the Illinois policy research organization Wirepoints, said that the proposal moves debt from one column to another rather than reducing it, and that the broader fiscal picture facing the city continues to deteriorate across every measurable dimension. Audio here.
Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
Full interview and summary linked here.
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Rivers freeze in the cold frigid north. Not a reliable power source.
If we could get a dam installed downstream from Pritzker’s toilet, that should provide enough power for about half the city.
If he has toilets?
Great, now we can expect Pritzker to be crowing about Illinois being the epicenter of hydropower, even though it isn’t and never will be. The guy has an incredible inferiority complex.
If we could just harness the hot air spewing out of the politicians mouths we would have more energy than a supernova.