Solar Power: Be Careful What You Ask For.

Solar power is one of the major renewable energy sources being touted and rapidly developed for replacing carbon based power generation systems. Yes, by all means, once the panels are built, they seem to be carbon neutral. A good thing…but let’s not pretend that solar power is benign. Just recently…

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So What Was Senator Ron Johnson Thinking?

One of my favorite items in the Sunday Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is the Congress Following the Vote feature. There is always a short description of major bills voted on in Congress the previous week with a breakdown on how the Wisconsin contingent voted…PART TWO! This past week the US Senate…

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Milwaukee as a biodiesel hub?

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting Innovation Fuels Company has purchased the old Shell Oil terminal at the Port of Milwaukee, with plans to use the terminal for distributing biodiesel and other renewable fuels in the Midwest. Here’s a photo of the terminal in question: According to Innovation Fuels Company’s…

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