Earth Day Rally Draws Hundreds to Springfield for Clean Jobs Legislation

May 2016

Earth Day Rally in Springfield
Citizens across Illinois rally for the Clean Jobs Bill in Springfield on April 21st.

On April 21st, HOI Group members joined hundreds of citizens from across the state in a large rally for passage of the Clean Jobs Bill, Senate Bill 1485 and House Bill 2607, which is intended to create an energy policy that promotes non-polluting clean energy and efficiency resulting in an estimated 32,000 new jobs. Peoria area Senator David Koehler was a keynote speaker at the rally and he is a chief co-sponsor for the legislation in the Senate.

Please send a Thank You to Senator Koehler at senatordavekoehler@gmail.com to thank him for his leadership on the Clean Jobs Bill. Please email your state Representative and Senator to request they support the Clean Jobs Bill. More information about Illinois Sierra legislative priorities can be found on the state Sierra web page.  

Earth Day Rally in Springfield
HOI members John Wosik, Joe Laszlo and Holly Love attended the Earth Day Rally in Springfield for passage of the Clean Jobs legislation.