Climate rally scheduled for Sept. 1

Illinois Farm Bureau is joining with a broad coalition of economic interests to make members’ voices heard on costly “cap-and-trade” proposals before the U.S. Senate takes up federal climate debate.

Springfield’s Crowne Plaza Hotel is the site for an 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, rally to address concerns about the potential impact of proposed greenhouse emissions caps on future energy, consumer, and farm costs.

A lunch will follow the roughly 45-minute event, one of 22 rallies nationwide sponsored by the group Energy Citizens to oppose House-approved legislation. IFB members are encouraged to attend, and may contact their county Farm Bureau for additional details.

An initial rally last Tuesday in Houston drew an estimated 3,500 people. IFB is part of a statewide coalition that includes the Illinois Petroleum Council, the Illinois Manufacturers Association, the Illinois Petroleum Marketers Association, the Illinois Coal Association, the Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers, the Illinois Retail Merchants Association, the Illinois Energy Forum, the National Federation of Independent Businesses, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association; the Illinois Oil and Gas Association, Midwest Truckers, and GROWMARK.

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