Political Quotes

“let us not forget that today is Earth Day. Of course, Earth Day is an important day for all of us who care about our environment. Clearly, one message of Earth Day we should never forget is to think globally and act locally. I am proud of the locally-led efforts in the South Side of Chicago and the south suburbs of Chicago that have worked to establish some important local environmental initiatives: to establish the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in the former Joliet Arsenal, efforts to establish the Calumet National Heritage area in the biState area northwest in Indiana, in the South Side of Chicago efforts to save the Kankakee River from sand and silt sedimentation. All three are local priorities, locally led; local partnerships working to save the environment locally. The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is the largest conservation area of its kind, the first national tallgrass prairie. Calumet National Heritage Area will be a unique biState national ecological area established in a former industrial area. And, of course, the Kankakee River, the solution to save the Kankakee River, deserves the same kind of national priority as restoration of the Everglades. Let us remember to think globally and act locally. It works.”