[Peace] Re: It's Time To Get Real about Sustainability/ Rally to Save the Wind Turbine!

[Walter Pituc]

My mistake, the date of the rally is FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12th at 11:30am!

On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 9:50 PM, Walter Pituc <wpituc2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> ***PLEASE FORWARD WIDELY and INVITE YOUR FRIENDS!!!***
>
> WHAT: Rally for the Wind Turbine and Sustainability (please wear black to
> signify the death of the wind turbine)
>
> WHERE: In front of the Swanland Administrative Building at the corner of
> 6th and John
>
> WHEN: 11:30am, December 11th!
>
>
>
> There's going to be a rally at the Swanland Administrative building to put
> pressure on the Chancellor to get real about sustainability on Campus. After
> 5 years Chancellor Herman killed the wind turbine project after getting
> General Electric (GE) to sign on to the proposal and having the Illinois
> Clean Energy Community Foundation commit 2 million dollars to the project.
> Over $250,000 has already been spent in legal and administration fees for
> this project. We are asking people to wear black to signify the death of the
> wind turbine.
>
> It is apparent that Chancellor Herman is NOT serious about sustainability
> on campus and is merely appearing to "go green" for PR purposes. This is
> evident in the newly created and impotent Office of Sustainability which is
> under the purview of the Vice-Chancellor for Public Engagement as well as
> killing this Wind Turbine project.
>
> It is also clear that the Chancellor has acted in bad faith with this
> project and that there was a lack of transparency about the discussion
> process and decision making. The Chancellor planned to announce the
> cancellation of the wind turbine project during or after finals week when
> students would be gone. He clearly wanted to see this go away while with the
> students out of town. BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS!
>
> So please come to the rally for all or part of the time and wear black.
> We'll provide the signs! Tell your friends!
>
> Thank you!
>
>
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