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Taking steps toward a new energy future - Wisconsin State Journal (new window)
12/22/2007
With the first meaningful improvement in gas mileage standards in a generation, Congress took a significant step toward a new energy future this week in an energy bill signed by President Bush.
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08/01/2007
I am writing in response to a recent weblog post, "Dirty power – Pleasant Prairie power plant reportedly among nation’s 20 worst for mercury emissions," that highlighted one of the many problems with our current energy production in the United States.
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07/20/2007
America's energy situation today is less secure than it has been in recent memory. Our domestic production of oil peaked decades ago and our production of natural gas may be peaking now. As a result, we import more of our energy than ever before, leaving our energy supplies and national security vulnerable to political instability abroad.
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06/23/2007
If the almost 100 pinwheels planted Friday morning in the ground of Opera House Square had been full-scale wind turbines, half of Oshkosh could have gotten all the electric power it needed.
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Environment gets high marks in Badger Poll - Capital Times (new window)
05/02/2008
A majority of Wisconsinites give the state's natural environment high marks, but want more done to protect our air and water as well as requiring power companies to produce more electricity through renewable sources.
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03/31/2008
When it comes to how we generate our energy in Wisconsin, we are truly at a crossroads. For too long, we’ve relied on dirty, dangerous sources of energy – namely, coal and oil - that have polluted our skies, threatened public health, spewed mercury into our lakes and contributed to global warming.
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