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Most Recent News401 Beach closings at Wisconsin beaches 7/29/2010Wisconsin Environment called for adoption of new state rules to limit pollution, along with increased federal funding and strong EPA rules for reducing stormwater pollution. Wisconsin is "Ready to Shine" With Solar Energy 3/31/2010Milwaukee - Today in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Environment was joined by local business and labor leaders to release a new report outlining Wisconsin’s solar potential. Citing the report’s findings, the speakers called for passage of the Clean Energy Jobs Act to boost Wisconsin’s solar industry. Clean Energy Jobs Act Can Ramp Up Solar Power 3/26/2010MILWAUKEE -– Today at the Green Energy Summit in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Environment will release a new report outlining a vision for using the sun to meet 10 percent of the United States’ total energy needs by 2030. The report is the first in a two-part series the group is releasing to build support for state and federal policies to promote solar energy. Most Recent ReportsReady to Shine: The Potential of Wisconsin's Solar Industry 3/31/2010Wisconsin is facing a choice about its energy future. Our dependence on fossil fuels threatens our environment and economy. Clean energy can help Wisconsin reduce our impact on the environment while creating jobs and boosting our economy. Building a Solar Future: Repowering Wisconsin's Homes, Businesses and Industry with Solar Energy 3/26/2010America has virtually limitless potential to tap the energy of the sun. Solar energy is clean, safe, proven and available everywhere, and the price of many solar energy technologies is declining rapidly. By adopting solar energy on a broad scale, the nation can address our biggest energy challenges -- our dependence on fossil fuels and the need to address global warming -- while also boosting our economy. Flawed from the Start: How the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute Gets the Economics of Energy Policy Wrong 1/07/2010As Wisconsin considers sweeping changes in public policy to reduce the state’s dependence on fossil fuels and transition to a clean energy economy, it is imperative that those decisions be made based on a sound understanding of their ramifications on the state’s economy and the environment. Our Issues in the NewsHealth care uproar drowns out climate-change debate 9/03/2009WASHINGTON — The August uproar over health care reform almost muted public discourse over global warming, a climate phenomenon that holds serious implications for Wisconsin and the rest of the nation. State wind initiative pushed 4/01/2009APPLETON — Gov. Jim Doyle wants Wisconsin to be the nation's hub for wind energy development and center for parts to build turbines that generate electricity. Wisconsin can be leader on clean energy plan 3/12/2009With our current economic challenges, one bright spot is the potential to repower Wisconsin and revitalize our economy with clean energy. |