Climate change
SC Johnson cuts GHG emissions by 26 percent
From an article by Leslie Guevarra on GrrenBiz.com: SC Johnson, the maker of household products ranging from Windex to Ziploc bags, has met — if not topped — five-year environmental goals that were to be accomplished by 2011, the company said in a new accounting of its sustainability efforts. Key achievements included absolute reductions in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Small projects have wind in their sails
From an article by Tom Content in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Companies working toward energy independence The stalled state of wind farm development in Wisconsin has led to little development activity for large wind farms. But on a much smaller scale, wind projects are moving ahead as companies fulfill commitments to environmental and energy independence. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Utilities warn of higher rates because of pollution rules
From an article by Tom Content published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on August 19: Two state utilities said this week new federal pollution rules will lead to higher electricity costs come January. Wisconsin Public Service Corp. of Green Bay said its residential customers can expect an increase of more than $4 a month next [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Wind generation reduces climate-changing emissions
From a report titled “The Facts about Wind Energy’s Emissions Savings” prepared by the American Wind Energy Association: . . . four of the seven major independent grid operators in the U.S. have studied the emissions impact of adding wind energy to their power grids, and all four have found that adding wind energy drastically [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Utilities building dozens of old-style coal plants
From an Associated Press article by Matthew Brown published in The Washington Post: WYODAK, Wyo. — Utilities across the country are building dozens of old-style coal plants that will cement the industry’s standing as the largest industrial source of climate-changing gases for years to come. An Associated Press examination of U.S. Department of Energy records [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )UW-Madison’s Charter Street coal plant embarks on its transition to cleaner fuels
From an article by Ron Seely in the Wisconsin State Journal: It’s not easy going green. Just ask John Harrod Jr., who is helping guide the $250 million green makeover of UW-Madison’s Charter Street Heating Plant. The coal-burning plant will be converted so that it burns natural gas and cleaner, farm-grown fuels such as switchgrass. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Energy Fair to host renowned author, June 19
From an article by Nicole Strittmater in the Wausau Daily Herald: An environmental superstar will visit Custer this week to help inspire central Wisconsin residents to go greener. Bill McKibben, who wrote the first book about global warming 21 years ago and recently created an international campaign called 350.org to solve the climate crisis, is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )A Cruel Month for Renewable Energy
From a commentary by Michael Vickerman, RENEW Wisconsin’s executive director: Renewable energy businesses and activists entered the month of April with high hopes of seeing the State Legislature pass the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA), a comprehensive bill designed to propel Wisconsin toward energy independence, along the way creating thousands of new jobs and strengthening [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist misguided, wrong
A letter to the editor in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel by Jeff Anthony, Director of Business Development of the American Wind Energy Association and a member of the board of directors of RENEW Wisconsin: John Torinus’ column celebrating the demise of Wisconsin’s Clean Energy Jobs Act legislation couldn’t be more misguided and wrong (April 25, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )This Earth Day a bust at State Capitol
From a column by Bill Berry in The Capital Times: It was the 40th anniversary of Earth Day last week. Fittingly, we celebrated the past — because the present hasn’t given us much to brag about. In fact, 2010 will go down as a real stinker in Wisconsin when it comes to the environment. Gov. [...]
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