Springfield nature & environment
I was surprised how many piece I'd written about Illinois environmental issues in my years before the mast. Many appear on this site under other topics; these touch only on such issues as mattered to Springfield specifically. This list is not comprehensive; for example, it includes only one of my nearly annual exhortations about leaf-burning in the "Prejudices" years.
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Cities don’t make floods but they make them worse
"Prejudices" Illinois Times July 21, 1993
A Park that Needs Protection from People
Springfield’s Carpenter Park under threat
Illinois Times September 15, 1978
Soft alternatives to soft-headed flood control
“Prejudices” Illinois Times July 29, 1993
Springfield recycles excuses about waste disposal
"Prejudices" Illinois Times July 2, 1992
Lake Springfield, etc.
Does water conservation add up for Springfield?
“Dyspepsiana” Illinois Times February 21, 2014
Springfield builds a lake with no water in it
“Prejudices” Illinois Times June 3, 1977
The Natural History of an Unnatural Lake
Lake Springfield, this is your life
Illinois Times May 27, 1977
Is It Time to Build Lake II?
After 30 years, Springfield still doesn’t know
Illinois Times August 18, 1988
Supply and demand and municipal water
"Prejudices" Illinois Times November 10, 1988
Subdividing Lake Springfield's shorelands
“Prejudices” Illinois Times March 23, 1979
The noise from boom cars is confusing Springfield aldermen
“Dyspepsiana” Illinois Times May 20, 2010
Our feathered friends are trying to tell us something
“Dyspepsiana” Illinois Times January 29, 2015
It's Not the Heat, It's the Corn
Are row crops making summers unbearable?
“Dyspepsiana” Illinois Times July 12, 2011
Is a bad tree worse than no tree at all?
“Dyspepsiana” Illinois Times July 24, 2014
Re-using resources doesn’t always add up in Sangamon County
"Dyspepsiana" Illinois Times December 10, 2015
Something There Is That Doesn't Love a Tree
Re-treeing Springfield means transplanting attitudes too
"Dyspepsiana" Illinois Times June 2, 2016
Seeking the scenic in central Illinois
"Dyspepsiana" Illinois Times August 19, 2010
Greener Than Thou
Mayor Davlin wants to make Springfield the No. 1 green city
"Dyspepsiana" Illinois Times September 16, 2010
Springfield City Water, Light & Power
Burning coal in a power plant makes energy production a national environmental issue. Burning coal in city-owned and managed power plants makes it a local issue in Springfield.
The newest energy crop from Illinois fields
“Dyspepsiana” Illinois Times January 21, 2010
It’s Not the Heat But the Stupidity
Summer cooling technologies remain unevolved
“Dyspepsiana” Illinois Times July 29, 2010
Can CWLP be managed for the people’s benefit?
“Dyspepsiana” Illinois Times December 20, 2012
Will CWLP not have to clean up its act?
“Dyspepsiana” Illinois Times October 5, 2017
‘Great Refrigerator Roundup’ Is a Bad Bargain
CWLP’s efficiency rebates are inefficient
“Dyspepsiana” Illinois Times October 8, 2009
Not all gas emitted by CWLP comes out its chimneys
“Prejudices” Illinois Times October 20, 1983
The dilemmas of public power on a warming planet
“Dyspepsiana” Illinois Times July 27, 2017
Green Is As Green Does
Can the City of Springfield really reduce energy use in the capital?
"Dyspepsiana" Illinois Times October 28, 2010
Need Springfield gag on stormwater?
“Dyspepsiana” Illinois Times August 11, 2011
Springfield as the No. 1 green city
“Dyspepsiana” Illinois Times September 16, 2010
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