<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Illinois IGNN: Green News</title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/news/</link><description>The Illinois Government News Network (IGNN) section is your online source for news from the State of Illinois. Choose from the IGNN Links on the right to locate press releases in the categories that are of interest to you, or use the search the news feature to locate specific press releases or a different topic of releases. For other media, access the Illinois Information Service (IIS) Radio page for digital radio feeds and news soundbites.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright &#169; 2009 State of Illinois</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><ttl>2</ttl><webMaster>cms.rss@illinois.gov</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:32:02 CST</lastBuildDate><image>  <title>IGNN</title>  <link>http://www.illinois.gov/news/</link>  <url>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/images/IGNN133x45.jpg</url>  <width>133</width>  <height>45</height>   </image><!-- Note: You can get the HTML version by replacing .xml to .htm --><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Signs Legislation to Support Energy Efficiency Projects - New Law will Help Jump-Start Job Creation, Construction Projects]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=75&#x26;RecNum=8015</link><description><![CDATA[PEORIA – November 12, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation that provides a statebacked guarantee supporting construction of energy efficiency projects that will create jobs across Illinois. The backing expands a law Governor Quinn signed in July that created the same guarantee for renewable energy and clean coal projects in Illinois.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">1F7AA6705D5B742085538C627F6F9C2B</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor Quinn Announces Site for New Veterans’ Home in Chicago - Construction Date Set for 200-Bed, LEED Silver Certified Facility]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=75&#x26;RecNum=8006</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO – November 10, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today announced the site of the Illinois Veterans’ Home at Chicago, a 200-bed facility that will begin construction in 2010. The $65 million project is part of the Illinois Jobs Now! capital plan, signed into law by Governor Quinn earlier this year.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">00482B9BED15A272730FCB590FFEBDDD</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PARTNERS FOR CLEAN AIR COALITION ANNOUNCES THE GREEN PAYS ON GREEN DAYS GRAND PRIZE WINNER OF A 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS - Green Pays on Green Days Program Recognizes Residents for Taking “Green Actions” to Fight Air Pollution and Global Warming]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=75&#x26;RecNum=7897</link><description><![CDATA[CHICAGO –Partners for Clean Air selected Susan Adams of Crystal Lake as the winner of a 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid last night at the Green Pays on Green Days grand prize drawing.  The Green Pays on Green Days program ran by Partners for Clean Air and administered by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA), is a public education initiative created to help Chicago-area residents understand how individual actions impact the quality of the air we breathe.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">908075EA2C025C335F4865F7DB427062</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illinois Transportation Secretary Announces Federal Grant for a Greener Illinois - 7 Illinois Communities to Receive Funding for New Buses]]></title><link>http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=75&#x26;RecNum=7873</link><description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Transportation Secretary Gary Hannig announced today that 31 paratransit buses in seven transit agencies across the state will be replaced with hybrid-electric buses to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in Illinois.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CST</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">44E215CFFF0D2A4A66E595D3923CB843</guid></item></channel></rss>