SE MC Water Auth 🤔

By: Diane Benjamin Understand the title? It is an abbreviation for Southeast McLean County Water Authority. I wrote about them last year when a new line appeared on my property tax bill: https://blnnews.com/2025/05/16/new-line-on-my-property-tax-bill/ I found no trace of this organization on the County website. They claim to be subject to the Freedom of Information Act […]

Will Bloomington’s Planning Commission Ask Questions?

By: Diane Benjamin Biden’s war on fossil fuels will be ending. So will the tax rebates and grants for alternative expensive energy. Did you know most solar panels are made in China? They aren’t using them but are more than willing to export them to countries who think solar can replace fossil fuels: https://www.sunsave.energy/solar-panels-advice/solar-energy/where-are-solar-panels-made Tomorrow […]

More Co2 sequestration

By: Diane Benjamin One Earth Energy is now courting Gibson City for Co2 sequestration. See this article: https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/environment/gibson-city-companys-proposed-co2-pipeline-concerns-environmental-group/article_60f24002-2192-589e-a42a-4d3824f3707d.html Excerpt: Pamela Richart said a number of companies are eager to proceed with such projects because of the tax credits available from the federal government. “Developers can get $85 a ton for this and make billions of dollars,” she […]

Sometimes the left and the right agree

By: Diane Benjamin What can possibly go wrong with capturing cardon dioxide and pumping it into the earth? Both people on the Right and Left don’t want to find out! The below postcard was designed by Illinois People’s Action. I don’t know if the local group still has printed copies, but you can print and mail these […]