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A greener future: Builders see demand for homes based on sustainability
- La Crosse Tribune (new window)
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2008-02-10 |
| The majority of homes and buildings in Wisconsin get energy today from the same sources — mostly nonrenewable natural gas and electricity from coal, considered a major polluter. But the energy landscape is changing. | |
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State Endorsing Emissions Reduction
- Wisconsin State Journal (new window)
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2007-11-15 |
| Vowing to make the Midwest the "Saudi Arabia of renewable energy," Gov. Jim Doyle and nine other governors and regional leaders will sign an accord today to reduce the release of greenhouse gases linked to global warming. | |
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Midwest pact sought on climate change
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (new window)
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2007-11-10 |
| Frustrated by inaction in Congress on global warming, Midwest governors will convene in Milwaukee next week to craft a regionwide strategy to curb greenhouse gas emissions and boost renewable energy. | |
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Kohler: Honor Nobel prize with action on global warming
- Wisconsin State Journal (new window)
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2007-10-19 |
| As if we needed further impetus to take action addressing global warming, Al Gore and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have received the Nobel Peace Prize. | |
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State's Safe Climate Act debate begins
- The Capital Times
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2007-09-26 |
| Janet Moldenhauer told legislators she wasn't about to debate the science of global warming, just share what she has observed in her own hometown of Oshkosh. | |
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Average temperature higher here last year
- The Capital Times
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2007-07-24 |
| The average temperature in Madison was 2.6 degrees Fahrenheit above average in 2006, according to a report released today by Wisconsin Environment. | |
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Report: Climate hits state hard
- Stevens Point Journal
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2007-06-03 |
| According to a report released Wednesday by Wisconsin Environment, the newly formed environmental arm of the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group, Wisconsin will sustain continued economic, wildlife and recreational devastation if global warming is left unchecked. | |
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Research looks at global warming's danger to state
- Green Bay Press Gazette
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2007-05-31 |
| The issues of global warming are being brought to the state level with research that points to perceived threats on Wisconsin's natural resources. The report titled, "An Unfamiliar State: How Global Warming Could Change Natural Wisconsin," aims to spread awareness of possible changes to Wisconsin's waterways, forests, outdoor recreation and farming industry. | |
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Global warming a risk to state's cows
- The Capital Times
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2007-05-30 |
| Wisconsin's sacred cows -- literally, that is -- may be in danger from global warming. According to a report released today, if temperatures continue to rise, the state's cattle will be at increased risk from heat stress, which can reduce milk production. Heat stress already costs Wisconsin dairy farmers $60 million a year, the report says. | |
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Combat climate change with natural advantages
- The Capital Times
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2007-04-21 |
| In organizing the first Earth Day, Wisconsin's Gaylord Nelson sought to "restore a proper relationship between man and his environment, between man and other living creatures." | |
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Pollution 'wake-up call' tells state to shape up
- The Capital Times
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2007-04-16 |
| Wisconsin's increase in pollution from fossil fuels has outpaced increases in many other states, according to a report from the Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group. | |
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