Keep Illinois on track for cleaner energy

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission did in fact, as a Sun-Times editorial stated, rewrite energy rules in a way that is obscenely beneficial for coal and other fossil fuels.

By Letters to the Editor

Wind turbines spin in a breeze at the Crescent Ridge Windpower Project near Tiskilwa, Ill. — Wind turbines spin in a breeze.

Thank you for the recent editorial concerning the Illinois energy markets and December’s ruling by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

The ruling, as the editorial stated, “rewrote energy rules in a way that is obscenely beneficial for coal and other fossil fuels.”

It’s important for our citizens to know how distant agencies’ rules and policies can impact our crucial transition to clean energy sources. Fortunately, we have a way around the negative effects of the FERC ruling, but — as you so well explained — it will require timely action by the Illinois legislature.

I implore every citizen to stay informed on this admittedly arcane matter, and keep constant pressure on your state representative.

Michael Zurakov, Skokie

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Obama Center needs a redesign

This writer joins all the other admirers of former President Obama in looking forward to the erection of his presidential library. Before construction begins, I would urge the former president to go back to the drawing board with his architect and come up with a more traditional structure.

The present structure would fit in nicely on the banks of the Nile River as a tribute to a pharaoh. It is stark, monolithic and too tall, and looks totally out of place in the park setting.

A radical makeover is called for, not tinkering around the edges. A traditional-type building is needed. One we can be proud of and not something that would prove to be an eyesore and an embarrassment to our former president.

Ned L. McCray, Tinley Park