Is Andre Jacque trying to break wind?

State Rep Andre Jacque (R-Depere) is getting hysterical about wind turbines after a study funded by the Public Service Commision found levels of low frequency/infrasound in homes near the Shirley Wind Farm in Glenmore, WI . From the greenbaypressgazette.com:

“Rep. Andre Jacque, R-De Pere, has called on the Public Service Commission to issue an emergency [...]

Rep. Ryan Continues To Lie About the Keystone XL Pipeline

While campaigning in Ohio, GOP Republican Vice-Presidential candidate and Representative Paul Ryan (WI 1 CD) trotted out the lies about the Keystone pipeline helping make the US energy independent:

Mitt Romney’s administration on Day One would approve a pipeline that would run from Canada to U.S. refineries in Texas, creating thousands of jobs and pushing [...]

Mitt Romney’s lies on green energy

Here’s Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, attacking President Obama’s green energy efforts at Wednesday’s presidential debate.

You put $90 billion into green jobs…And these businesses, many of them have gone out of business, I think about half of them, of the ones have been invested in have gone out of business.

Of course, virtually everything [...]

Shrill Labarre Supports Mimes!

Shrill Labarrel, failed tea party candidate and fringe right winger, today filed papers to recall Senator Bob Jauch. In her filing she let it be known that Senator Jauch was being recalled, because he voted against MIMES!

H/T Politiscoop:

As if the “tea party” hasn’t done enough damage, they now want to flood [...]

Flammable Markets

Or perhaps inflammable markets… I can never remember. But I have a question:

Why do Americans think they have a Constitutional Right to cheap gasoline?

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Frank Lasee Breaks Wind Again

State Senator Frank Lasee ( R-Flatulence) seems determined to break wind. Wind power, that is.

Last October Lasee sought a moratorium on new construction of wind turbines until the Public Service Commission received a report from the Department of Health Services on the possible health effects of wind farms. To date there is no evidence [...]

Tony Zielinski, incumbent, MKE 14th Aldermanic District

More than a few months ago I promised profiles on the candidates for the aldermanic seat from the Milwaukee 14th district. Some family issues kept me from the initial timely follow up I proposed and after that there was a fair amount of procrastination on my part. So I owe both Mr. Jan Pierce and [...]

Hybrid and electric vehicle sales around the country

Very interesting infographic from NPR mapping where hybrid vehicles sell the most around the country. Not unsurprising Madison leads in our state with 3.1% of vehicle sales being hybrids. Milwaukee follows with 2%. San Francisco takes the lead at 8.4% according to TPM, the source for this embedded image. [...]

CLIMATEGATE!!!

Remember ClimateGate? The horrors of climate scientists ‘fudging” data to help prove their point? It proved beyond any doubt that global warming is not man made! That we have NOT had the warmest temperatures on record. That we have NOT had more extreme weather events lately! yes Case closed. just ask local yocals:

1. Owen [...]

Good News: Walker Creates Clean Energy Jobs, Bad News: They are in Canada

The following is a guest blog by Democratic State Rep. Brett Hulsey of Madison: Good News: Walker Creates Clean Energy Jobs, Bad News: They are in Canada

In another blow to jobs and clean energy efforts in Wisconsin, Republican Governor Scott Walker signed the “Clean Energy Jobs for Canada Act” SB 81 this week to [...]