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60 mpg? How about 100?
Apr 23, 2008
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By Robert Sanchez, Daily Herald writer
For some young men, the trunk is the perfect spot for a huge set of car speakers.
But brothers Andrew and Chris Ewert have put something far more powerful in the back of their parents' Toyota Prius: a lithium-ion battery pack capable of dramatically boostin...
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Lawmakers Push Proposals For House Food Safety Measure
Apr 16, 2008
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Lawmakers pressing for stricter food import regulations and mandatory recalls of tainted products see a potential vehicle in food safety legislation expected within the next week from the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Panel Chairman John D. Dingell, D-Mich, unveiled a discussion draft last...
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Flood mitigation needs continue to rise
Apr 2, 2008
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In a case of déjà vu, area communities once again are bracing themselves as a rising Des Plaines River threatens area homes and businesses damaged by flood waters last August. The swelling river is yet another reminder of the need to fund and complete flood mitigation projects to ensure ...
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Roskam reports from the other side of trade debate
Mar 1, 2008
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For the past week, and with increasing intensity, Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have tried to top each other in their critiques of American trade policy and its effects on factory jobs in Ohio and the nation. They've decried outsourcing and promised to rewrite t...
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ROSKAM APPLAUDS CONGRESS FOR TAKING MAJOR STEP TOWARDS ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
Dec 18, 2007
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Congressman Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) today joined in a bipartisan effort to pass H.R. 6, the 2007 energy bill, which Roskam believes is “key to prosperity and national security.”
“Today’s vote is a major step towards removing our nation from the grips of unstable and unfriendly countrie...
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ROSKAM VOTES TO OVERRIDE BUSH VETO ON WRDA
Nov 6, 2007
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Congressman Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) today voted to override President Bush’s veto of H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (WRDA), calling it an “essential funding measure” for local infrastructure development and water conservation projects.
“The Illinois Water System is a preci...
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Illinois' great energy hunt
Jun 17, 2007
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By Jim Tankersley, Chicago Tribune Washington Bureau writer.
Coal burrows in gentle hills near Carbondale, corn sprouts ankle-high from the black earth around Bloomington, and outside Urbana, Shaq-size grass sways in a professor's test field.
Here, in an outdoor showroom lined with glea...
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CONGRESSMAN ROSKAM PUSHES TO CUT CO2 EMISSIONS, REDUCE GAS CONSUMPTION
Jun 12, 2007
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Congressman Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) continued pushing his legislative agenda to develop alternative energy by helping to introduce legislation that establishes a research grant program to accelerate the introduction of technology that will reduce gas use and carbon emissions for buses, long-haul truc...
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The Importance of Alternative Energy
Apr 18, 2007
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Over the past few years, alternative energy has risen to the forefront of America’s policy consideration. Why do we care so much about alternative energy? It is such a critical issue because our energy policy is an area that has far-reaching implications both domestically and globally. Because we ar...
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ROSKAM AMENDMENT PASSES HOUSE
Feb 8, 2007
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Congressman Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) today successfully offered an amendment on the House Floor advancing the development of alternative energy while saving $10 million in taxpayer dollars. The amendment was added to H.R. 547, the Advanced Fuels Infrastructure Research and Development Act, and require...
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