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My, What Big Protections You Have Judge puts Great Lakes wolves back on endangered-species list		30 Sep 2008	News
Posted at 10:54 AM on 30 Sep 2008 The Bush administration misread the law when it removed endangered-species protections from a population of some 4,000 gray wolves in the Great Lakes region, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman reinstated the wolves onto the endangered-species list, agreeing with green groups that Great Lakes wolves are not a "distinct population segme ...
Topics: endangered species, litigation, Michigan, Minnesota, news, wildlife, Wisconsin (all these topics)

No Superior For You! Diversion of Great Lakes water will soon be illegal		23 Sep 2008	News
Posted at 4:50 PM on 23 Sep 2008 If you don't border the Great Lakes, keep your grubby hands out of 'em. That's the general message of a bill that would bar any major water diversion from Lakes Erie, Ontario, Huron, Michigan, and Superior, unless all eight lake-bordering states approve. The so-called Great Lakes Compact, which has passed Congress and heads to the welcoming pen of President Bush, also holds Illinois, Indian ...
Topics: ... legislation, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, news, Ohio, Pennsylvania, politics, state politics, water conflicts, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Nice work if you can get it Wis. utilities want customers to cover all fuel volatility	Sean Casten	02 Sep 2008	Gristmill
Wisconsin's five regulated electric utilities have asked to have fuel increases in gas and coal costs automatically passed along to their customers rather than wait until they can file a formal rate case. Their regulator said no. In a bizarre bit of doublespeak, the utilities argued that passing 100 percent of fuel volatility risk along to their customers would be good because: Executives at several Wisconsin utilities said the changes could benefit shareholders ...
Topics: utilities, business, regulation, energy, electricity, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Too much of a good thing The toll of agriculture and hundred-year rains on Wisconsin's farmland	Jim Goodman	11 Jul 2008	Gristmill
We are, for better or worse, part of the land we live on. We can choose to extract as much as possible from the earth around us, the 'Manifest Destiny' (or nature's in my way) line of thinking. Or we can take as little as necessary and leave as small a trace as possible, the 'Seventh Generation' concept of the Native American peoples. If farming well were easy and profitable, everyone would be doing it. Farming is never easy, no matter how you go about it, but at ...
Topics: agriculture, food, organic food, severe weather, sustainable ag, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Green-collar jobs are here on earth Listen to NPR today for a conversation about green-collar jobs	Kevin Doyle	03 Jun 2008	Gristmill
The drumbeat of interest in "green-collar jobs" just gets louder. Today at 4 p.m. EDT, I'll be on Wisconsin Public Radio's 'Here on Earth' call-in show, along with Keith Schneider from the Apollo Alliance. The show is an hour long, and you can listen live or later here.
Topics: business, green jobs, shameless self-promotion, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Shinier, Happier People How three Rust Belt cities are changing		15 May 2008	Grist Feature
For more on Rust Belt cities, see our full feature on sustainability initiatives underway in Cleveland. It may not be intuitive to link an area historically associated with steel mills, coal mining, and automobile assembly lines to sustainable development. But green growth is catching on in the Rust Belt, long an economically unendowed area of the country -- and its manufacturing-heavy past is coming in handy in emerging ...
Topics: green building, New York, Pennsylvania, placemaking, Smartish Cities, special series, urban planning, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Wisconsin goes to Obama and McCain	David Roberts	19 Feb 2008	Gristmill
The Wisconsin primary goes to Barack Obama and John McCain -- both got about 55%, to Clinton's 43 and Huckabee's 37 respectively (Ron Paul got his usual 4). That's Obama's ninth victory in a row. Clinton's chances of reversing this tide are looking slimmer all the time. On that note, both winners seem to be gearing up for the general. McCain said, 'I will fight every moment of every day in this campaign to make sure Americans are not deceived by an eloquent but empty ...
Topics: Barack Obama, elections, John McCain, politics, presidential race 08, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Election '08: Real alternatives for real food? Questions for Obama and Clinton from a Wisconsin farmer	Guest author	19 Feb 2008	Gristmill
The following is a guest essay by Jim Goodman, a farmer in Wonewoc, Wisc., and a Kellogg Foundation Food & Society Policy Fellow. It first appeared in the Capitol Times (Madison, Wisc.). ----- The candidates have come and gone through Wisconsin for the primary season, but I still have some questions for the Democratic candidates, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama. I would like to be enthusiastic about this election, I really would. After the past ...
Topics: ... agriculture, Barack Obama, biofuels, elections, food, health, Hillary Clinton, local food, politics, presidential race 08, Wisconsin (all these topics)

The Velorution Will Be Incentivized Wisconsin college gives away bikes to students who pledge not to drive		14 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 10:25 AM on 14 Feb 2008 Photo: iStockphoto Ripon College, a private liberal-arts school in Wisconsin, has launched a program to give new bikes to first-year students who pledge not to bring their cars to campus for the year. Prompted by concerns that the school might have to expand parking lots into green space if the growing student population keeps driving to (and parking at) sc ...
Topics: bikes, education, innovation, news, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Ask a Brokeass: We get around On eco-friendly transport for the not-so-rich	Kate Sheppard	16 Feb 2007	Gristmill
Dear Brokeass, What I'm having the worst issue with is that most of the stuff we do has such a small impact. Recycle, reuse, on and on. I know the biggest place to make an impact is transportation, but the vehicle cost has me down. I'd love a hybrid car, but when you're strapped for cash and you need transportation to get to work/school, used hybrids in the $2,000 range just do not exist. My small town public transit is a travishamockery [Brokeass note: I think th ...
Topics: bikes, biofuels, cars, fuel efficiency, hybrids, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Bluster's Last Stand DOD declares wind turbines can interfere with radar, but says some can proceed		29 Sep 2006	Daily Grist
Bluster's Last Stand DOD declares wind turbines can interfere with radar, but says some can proceed The Defense Department has finally completed a long-awaited study on how wind farms impact military radar, which clears the way for some stalled wind projects to continue. At least a dozen projects in Illinois, North Dakota, and Wisconsin had been put on hold pending the ...
Topics: Department of Defense, energy, Illinois, news, North Dakota, wind power, Wisconsin (all these topics)

When the Chippewas Are Down A virtual walking tour through Wisconsin's Sokaogon Chippewa community with Tina Van Zile	Mary Wiltenburg	23 Mar 2006	Main Dish
Click image to take the tour. �� Photo by Mary Wiltenburg. Like many tribal lands across North America, the Sokaogon Chippewa reservation in Northern Wisconsin faces environmental perils that threaten not only the land, but also the livelihood and culture of the people who live on it. The Sokaogon spent close ...
Topics: environmental justice, mining, politics, Poverty and the Environment, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Everything New Is Old Again Wisconsin power-plant expansion could have long-term eco-consequences		31 May 2005	Daily Grist
Everything New Is Old Again Wisconsin power-plant expansion could have long-term eco-consequences The fate of a Wisconsin coal-fired power plant could augur poorly for the environment, say its opponents. At issue is what does and doesn't count as a "new" power-generating facility: Under the Clean Water Act, new facilities are subject to strict regulations on cleaning technology; an addition to an existing ...
Topics: coal, energy, news, US EPA, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Green Quixote Humboldt-Based Candidate New Front-Runner for Green Party Nomination		15 Jan 2004	Daily Grist
Green Quixote Humboldt-Based Candidate New Front-Runner for Green Party Nomination Meanwhile, far from the madding crowds in Iowa, Green Party activists are fishing about for a standard-bearer of their own. Ralph Nader said no thanks; he's planning to lose the 2004 presidential race as an Independent. But a potential front-runner has emerged in the person of David Cobb, a lon ...
Topics: California, elections, Florida, political groups, politics, Texas, Wisconsin (all these topics)

A Mine Is a Wonderful Thing to Waste Wisconsin Tribes End Mining Threat by Buying Site		30 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
A Mine Is a Wonderful Thing to Waste Wisconsin Tribes End Mining Threat by Buying Site In a stunning victory for environmentalists and Native Americans, Wisconsin's Sokaogon Mole Lake Chippewa and Forest County Potawatomi tribes announced Tuesday that they had bought the rights to a zinc and copper mine near Crandon, ending a 25-year controversy. The $16.5 million purchase was the surpr ...
Topics: commercial and industry organizations, mining and drilling, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Air Bawl States Tighten Air Rules in the Wake of Federal Loosening		17 Oct 2003	Daily Grist
Air Bawl States Tighten Air Rules in the Wake of Federal Loosening A number of states and cities are thumbing their noses at the Bush administration's moves to weaken air-pollution rules by imposing their own stricter regulations. Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and other states, as well as a few cities, announced yesterday that they are making or ...
Topics: air pollution, Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, politics, pollution and waste, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Come on Baby, Fire My Light		04 Jun 2003	Daily Grist
Come on Baby, Fire My Light Compact fluorescent light bulbs, those money- and energy-saving improvements on the old-fashioned incandescent variety, are extraordinarily popular in Wisconsin. About 12 percent of all light bulbs sold in the state are CFLs, a figure that trounces the national average of roughly 1 percent. That's thanks largely to Wisconsin's Focus on Energy program, which educates h ...
Topics: energy, energy at home, energy efficiency, news, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Paddle-tale		02 Jun 2003	Daily Grist

Topics: lakes, rivers and watersheds, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Sturgeon General Warning Wisconsin anglers band together to protect an elusive fish	Erik Ness	22 May 2003	Main Dish
Every winter, on the outskirts of Appleton, Wis., the world's strangest subdivision suddenly appears. Thousands of shacks, each about the size of a two-hole outhouse, proliferate on the frozen expanse of Lake Winnebago. Dick Koerner in his shack on Lake Winnebago. Photo: Erik Ness. Early in the morning on Feb. 8, Dick Koerner jockeyed his pickup along the frozen track to his weather-beate ...
Topics: green living, marine life, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Sturgeon General Warning		22 May 2003	Daily Grist

Topics: lakes, marine life, wildlife, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Wow We		30 Apr 2003	Daily Grist
Wow We For the second time in the last two weeks, a major utility company has reached a settlement with the U.S. EPA to clean up its act under the New Source Review rules of the federal Clean Air Act. Last week, it was the Richmond, Va.-based Dominion Resources; now, it's We Energies, a Wisconsin electric company that will spend as much as $600 million to upgrade plants and reduce emissions in ...
Topics: air pollution, climate, energy, Michigan, US EPA, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Super-efficient Cheeseheads		28 Jan 2003	Daily Grist
Super-efficient Cheeseheads Going green could save Wisconsin more than $225 million over the next two years, according to a coalition of state environmental groups. Yesterday, the groups released a "Green Budget" itemizing ways Wisconsin could save money while protecting the environment. One of the budget's simplest recommendations -- using more efficient lighting and turning ...
Topics: business, green living, placemaking, pollution and waste, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Whoop-de-do		18 Oct 2001	Daily Grist
Whoop-de-do Folks who happened to be scanning the skies in central Wisconsin yesterday were witness to a strange sight, as people in bird costumes flying ultra-light aircraft led a flock of nine whooping cranes on the first leg of a 1,250-mile migration. The flight was part of an experiment to teach the extremely rare birds to migrate from the state's Necedah Wildlife Preserve to the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge in ...
Topics: Florida, wildlife, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Twenty-first Century Fox		03 Oct 2001	Daily Grist
Twenty-first Century Fox More than 30 tons of toxic PCBs will be dredged from 19 miles of Wisconsin's Fox River if a cleanup plan announced yesterday wins public support. To atone for decades of dumping the toxins, a consortium of seven paper companies would pick up the $308 million price tag for the cleanup of the Fox, which is the leading ...
Topics: commercial and industry organizations, Great Lakes, pollution and waste, rivers and watersheds, toxics, Wisconsin (all these topics)

Zinc About What You're Trying to Do to Me		26 Sep 2001	Daily Grist
Zinc About What You're Trying to Do to Me A proposed zinc and copper mine in northern Wisconsin may have run into trouble last Friday when the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Sokaogon Chippewa have the right to regulate water quality on their reservation downstream from the mine site. The court rejected arguments by Wisconsin that it alone had the authority to establish water quality standar ...
Topics: mining and drilling, water pollution, Wisconsin (all these topics)

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