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Posted by Zach W on February 24, 2010, at 6:01 am

Terrence Wall’s Greatest Hits, Volume 1 – Global Warming & Renewable Energy

Watch as Republican U.S. Senate candidate Terrence Wall shares his thoughts on global warming and renewable energy:

Not only does Wall demonstrate he doesn’t know the difference he doesn’t know the difference between climate and weather (and yes, there is a difference), he also shows he’s ignorant of the fact that Wisconsin can in fact generate [...]

Posted by Zach W on February 16, 2010, at 5:33 am

But Milwaukee is a business hell!

Despite the asertion that Milwaukee is a terrible place to do business (at least according to conservatives), Ingeteam, a Spanish manufacturer of wind-turbine generators, will locate its new factory in the Menomonee Valley. Julia Taylor, President of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, indicated the plant will create about 270 jobs, and Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett [...]

Posted by Zach W on February 6, 2010, at 6:35 am

Security and our energy future

The following is an editorial that originally appeared in the February 2, 2010 edition of JSOnline.com:

Our nation is facing one of the biggest threats known to date. Unlike the past, however, this threat comes not from other nations but our dependence on foreign fuels. Moving to clean, homegrown energy and reducing our carbon emissions are [...]

Posted by Zach W on February 5, 2010, at 6:27 am

Milwaukee project would convert waste to energy

A new proposal planned for Milwaukee would convert trash to energy, creating 250 construction jobs and 45 full-time jobs. The proposal, named Project Apollo, would cost parent company Alliance Federated Energy $225 million to develop, with the first phase expected to be running by 2013.The plant would use technology developed by Westinghouse Plasma Corporation [...]

Posted by Zach W on October 18, 2009, at 6:03 am

Robin Eckstein, Iraq war veteran, talks Operation FREE

On Friday night I had an opportunity to meet Robin Eckstein, a Wisconsin native and Iraq war veteran, as well as the other veterans traveling across the country as part of Operation FREE northern bus tour. I had a great time meeting all the veterans involved with Operation FREE, and I had a great [...]

Posted by Zach W on October 14, 2009, at 5:58 pm

Operation FREE coming to Wisconsin

Earlier this week, I wrote that Operation FREE was coming to Milwaukee, and I have an update regarding the events that will be held here in Wisconsin.

Date
Location
Time
Venue

16-Oct
La Crosse, WI
1:00 – 2:30
Public Library – TENTATIVE Press Conference

16-Oct
Madison, WI
5:00 – 6:00
State Capital of Vets Hall-TENTATIVE Working with Veterans for Peace

16-Oct
Milwaukee, WI
7:30 – 8:30
Milwaukee County [...]

Posted by Zach W on October 12, 2009, at 5:49 am

Operation FREE coming to Milwaukee

Next week Friday, October 16, the veterans of Operation FREE are going on a bus tour and will be stopping in La Crosse, Madison and Milwaukee.

Operation FREE is a coalition of leading Veterans and national security organizations who recognize that climate change is a major threat, and support fast, bold action. Operation FREE [...]

Posted by Zach W on September 2, 2009, at 5:56 am

WE Energies to build biomass plant

As part of a settlement of a lawsuit involving construction of the Oak Creek power plant, WE Energies has announced plans to build a 50-megawatt power plant in Rothschild, Wisconsin. The plant would burn wood, waste wood, and sawdust, and it would generate enough power to supply 40,000 homes. In addition to being [...]