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Most Recent News12,000 Citizens call for passage of Clean Energy Jobs Act 2/15/201012,000 Wisconsinites have signed a postcard to their legislators in support of the Clean Energy Jobs Act. The announcement comes three weeks after four hundred citizens visited the Capitol at the annual conservation lobby day, indicating a groundswell of support for the bill. Wisconsin River Ranked 38th Nationally for Most Toxic Discharges 10/21/2009Madison, WI – Following recent national coverage in the New York Times and Washington Post on the state’s water quality problems, Wisconsin Environment released a new report today showing that industrial facilities dumped 4.1 million pounds of toxic chemicals into Wisconsin waterways. Johnson Controls, Wisconsin Environment and Office of Energy Independence Call for Strong Energy Efficiency Provisions in Federal Energy Bill 9/10/2009A federal energy bill with strong efficiency provisions would create 13,400 new jobs in Wisconsin over the next 10 years and save Wisconsin households an average of $249 per year, according to a new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. Most Recent ReportsFlawed 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. Generating Failure: How Building Nuclear Power Plants Would Set America Back in the Race Against Global Warming 11/20/2009Far from being a solution to global warming, nuclear power will actually set America back in the race to reduce pollution. Wasting our Waters: Toxic Industrial Pollution and the Unfilled Promise of the Clean Water Act 10/21/2009Industrial facilities continue to dump millions of pounds of toxic chemicals into America’s rivers, streams, lakes and ocean waters each year—threatening both the environment and human health. 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. |