What:

Environment Illinois will release a new report documenting how unabated global warming's could hurt Illinois’s corn farmers. Illinois ranks second in the nation for corn production, making corn a crucial component of Illinois’s economy. Representatives of the farming industry, environmental groups, and clean energy businesses advocate for reduced carbon emissions.

Congress is poised to vote next week on the American Clean Energy and Security act—a historic bill to combat global warming and launch America’s transition to clean energy. 

Where:

Champaign Public Library (map)

Robeson Pavilion Room A

200 West Green Street

Champaign, IL 61820

Who:

* Illinois Corn Growers Association

* Wes Jarrell, Prairie Fruits Farm

* Jody Nord, Bauer Power

* Sierra Club

* Experts on Climate and Agriculture

* Christine Del Priore, Environment Illinois 

Visuals:

* Hotter Fields, Lower Yields report

* Concerned farmers, constituents, students