Archive for September, 2010
Business, labor, renewable groups support evaluation of transmission line
For Immediate Release September 29, 2010 For More Information Contact: Dave Poklinkoski: (608) 256-8896 Brandon Scholz: (608) 244-7150 Michael Vickerman: (608) 255-4044 BUSINESS, LABOR, RENEWABLE GROUPS SUPPORT EVALUATION OF BENEFITS OF BADGER COULEE TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT MADISON, Wis. – American Transmission Co. (ATC) recently announced that, after two years of study, a 345-kilovolt transmission line [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Touring this year’s renewable energy crop
Commentary by Michael Vickerman, RENEW Wisconsin September 27, 2010 One of the abiding pleasures of my job at RENEW Wisconsin is going out into the field to visit renewable energy installations. Many of the systems sprouting across the state owe their existence to state and federal policies that make these systems economically viable to their [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Conference highlights solar energy progress
From an article by Tom Content in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: It was five years ago that renewable energy proponents dubbed this Wisconsin’s Solar Decade – the 10 years that would move solar energy from the fringe to the mainstream. In 2010, solar remains a fraction of the state’s energy mix, but it’s growing. And [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Take action! U.S. senators introduce stand-alone RES
Urge Your Senators to Support the Renewable Electricity Promotion Act Take action! [Tuesday] afternoon, Senators Bingaman (D-NM), Brownback (R-KS), Dorgan (D-ND), Collins (R-ME), Udall (D-NM), and Udall (D-CO) introduced a 15% by 2021 renewable electricity standard (RES) bill, The Renewable Electricity Promotion Act. This opens the door for us to move a national RES into [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Federal aid helping rural Wisconsin power itself
From a story on WQOW, Eau Claire: Dunn County (WQOW) – Millions of dollars in federal aid are heading to rural Wisconsin to help our farms and businesses. Part of the goal is for them to become more energy efficient. It’s part of a program to reduce energy consumption and stir the economy. Deborah Dillaway [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Doyle announces $1.5 million for turbine component manufacturer
From a news release issued by Governor Jim Doyle: CUBA CITY – Governor Jim Doyle today announced up to $1,506,000 in assistance to Wausaukee Composites and Grant County to support the company’s efforts to create 200 full-time jobs. The funding comes from the Community Development Block Grant for Economic Development program overseen by the Department [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )International peak oil speaker in Madison, Sept. 22
A CENTURY OF CHALLENGES: Building Local Resilience in an Era of Economic Turmoil & Resource Depletion Wednesday, September 22nd, 7:00 PM Room 180 Science Hall, 550 N. Park St., Madison Peak Oil and the implosion of high-leverage finance schemes around the world are converging into a “perfect storm” that may threaten prosperity and social cohesion. The [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Wind turbine will power a Fountain Prairie beef cattle operation
From an article by Lyn Jerde in the Portage Daily Register: Town of Fountain Prairie – John and Dorothy Priske kept their eyes on the sky. The town of Fountain Prairie farmers had waited four months to see a three-blade wind turbine on their skyline, and on Friday afternoon, their wait was over – almost. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Webinar — Rethinking Biogas: An Emerging Energy Source in the Midwest
From an announcement issued by the Energy Center of Wisconsin: Free live webinar Wednesday, September 29, 2010 1:00pm – 2:00pm CDT Presented by Peter Taglia, Staff Scientist, Clean Wisconsin The Midwest contains the world’s largest concentration of productive agriculture and food processing, and produces enormous amounts of animal and food waste. The Midwest is also [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )MGE Rate Filing Rewards Fossil Fuel Use, Penalizes Renewable Energy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 2010 MORE INFORMATION RENEW Wisconsin Michael Vickerman 608.255.4044 mvickerman@renewwisconsin.org MGE Rate Filing Rewards Fossil Fuel Use, Penalizes Renewable Energy RENEW Wisconsin, a statewide renewable energy advocacy organization, today called on Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) to scrap its pending request to substantially increase the cost of participation in its voluntary [...]
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