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Lan and Pam Richart are Co-Directors of Eco-Justice Collaborative, a non-profit that utilizes grassroots education and advocacy to address urgent environmental issues through the lens of social, economic, and environmental justice. Lan is an ecologist and Pam a land use planner. For over 20 years they were principals and owners of a Chicago area environmental consulting firm specializing in environmental impact assessment and public involvement.
In 2004, Lan and Pam sold their business to three senior employees and began the journey into the non-profit world. Since then, EJC has brought organizations and individuals together in coalition, working to address global climate change, reduce the use of fossil fuels, promote environmental sustainability and support the development of renewable energy.
EJC was the lead organizer of the 2012 and 2013 Bioneers conferences held at UIC and Roosevelt University. They were the the motivating forces behind the Chicago Clean Power Ordinance that led to the closure of the Fisk and Crawford coal plants. They organized a grassroots effort that helped force Dynegy Midwest Energy to begin a cleanup of 3.3 million cubic tons of toxic coal ash along Illinois’ only scenic river and also led to the passage of the Coal Ash Pollution Prevention Act in 2019.
EJC is now leading a statewide coalition opposing the current build out of thousands of miles of CO2 pipeline by the oil and gas industry; part of a plan to prolong the use of fossil fuels by capturing tens of millions of tons of carbon emissions and injecting them underground in central Illinois.
Welcome – Coalition to Stop CO2 Pipelines (noillinoisco2pipelines.org)
This event will be hybrid, for those who are unable to attend in person.
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Socializing begins at 5pm in-person, program begins at 6 pm.
Cohosted by The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County and Duke’s Alehouse and Kitchen
Green Drinks is a monthly, informal meeting between people in the environmental field and environmentalist that takes place throughout the globe. McHenry County’s Green Drinks is held on the first Wednesday of every month at Duke’s Alehouse and Kitchen in Crystal Lake. Every month features a new speaker on a topic related to environmentalism. Join us!