Global Warming
$105 million settlement includes renewable energy commitments
From a story posted on the Web site of The Business Journal of Milwaukee: The three owners of the Elm Road Generating Station in Oak Creek will pay $105 million over a 25-year period for Lake Michigan protection projects to end a three- year legal battle over the water intake structure at the power plant, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Alliant picks biomass suppliers for Cassville plant
From an article by Paul Snyder in The Daily Reporter: Wisconsin Power & Light Co. is lining up candidates to deliver biomass fuel to a plant expansion it doesn’t yet have approval to build. The company, a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corp., announced it selected five Wisconsin companies as candidates for a supply chain for [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Pro and con of coal-fired Cassville plant
From two guest editorials in the Wisconsin State Journal: Pro power plant: Step toward greener future By Louis Okey, Cassville village president Building the proverbial bridge to a greener future is a challenge we all embrace. It will be costly and require innovation, but it will be a small price to pay for protecting the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )RENEW Wisconsin Comments on Comprehensive Strawman Proposal for Governor Doyle’s Global Warming Task Force
From a statement on behalf of RENEW Wisconsin submitted by Michael Vickerman to the Governor’s Global Warming Task Force: These comments, submitted on behalf of RENEW Wisconsin, address the strawman proposal developed by the co-chairs of Governor Doyle’s Global Warming Task Force. I represented RENEW in the Electric Generation and Supply Workgroup and took part [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Groups pan Alliant coal-plant plan
From a news release from the Sierra Club: Madison – When Alliant Energy announced plans to shut down a small coal plant in a vain attempt to deal with the huge amounts of pollution that may be spewed from its proposed new coal plant in Cassville, Mark Kresowik, the corporate accountability representative for the Sierra [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Alliant to retire aging coal plant, build more wind, double biomass commitment, and increase energy efficiency, to reduce carbon ‘footprint’
From a media release issued by Wisconsin Power and Light, parent company of Alliant: MADISON, Wis., June 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT – News), proposed today to reduce its generation fleet’s greenhouse gas emissions by retiring a coal-fired generating unit, dramatically increasing its [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Kansas governor rejects two coal-fired power plants
From an article posted on the Environmental News Service: TOPEKA, Kansas, March 21, 2008 (ENS) – Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius today vetoed legislation that would have overturned a decision of her administration to deny an permit application to build two new coal-fired power plants because of the greenhouse gases they would have produced. The measure [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Policy Options to Reduce Wisconsin’s Contribution to Global Warming
From a report by Wisconsin Environment: Wisconsin could reduce its contribution to global warming much further by adopting 13 key policy strategies. There are numerous tools available to Wisconsin to reduce global warming pollution. The following policies can help the state reduce carbon dioxide emissions from energy use. 1. Adopt the Clean Cars Program. The [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Suggested comments on Global Warming Task Force proposals
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