Archive for June, 2009
RENEW contacts Doyle to ask for veto
RENEW hand-delivered the letter below to Governor Doyle almost at the end of business on Friday afternoon, since Doyle may sign the budget bill this weekend. June 26, 2009 Governor James E. Doyle 115 East, State Capitol Madison, Wisconsin 53707 Dear Governor Doyle: RENEW Wisconsin and its members across the state respectfully request a veto [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rooftops are ill-suited for wind turbines
From a fact sheet published by Focus on Energy: Rooftop wind turbines are one of the most talked about trends in renewable energy. City dwellers and suburbanites, inspired by the spread of large turbines and intrigued by the idea of producing their own energy, are today inquiring about rooftop wind systems in record numbers. But [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Revitalizing Ourselves Through Renewable Energy
From a presentation by RENEW’s Michael Vickerman at the Energy Fair of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association: Energy Policy Must Recognize Energy Realities + Supplies of liquid fuels peaked in 2008 + Capital is disappearing before our very eyes + Energy and food are the original currencies + The shift from stores to flows is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Wind siting bill passes major legislative hurdle with strong bipartisan support
From a news release issued by Clean Wisconsin: Madison, Wis. – Wisconsin could soon see greater growth in the promising wind energy industry after the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities passed Assembly Bill 256 today, a bipartisan bill that would encourage growth in the clean energy industry by replacing a chaotic patchwork of local [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Wind siting reform and local control
From Wind for Wisconsin: SB 185/AB 256 would direct the PSC to establish statewide siting standards for wind energy projects. Projects fewer than 100 MW in size would still be reviewed and approved by a local unit of government after the rules are adopted. + The status quo is the only approach to wind siting [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Businesses invited to support Homegrown Renewable Energy Campaign
In December 2008, four organizations–Wisconsin Farmers Union, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, Clean Wisconsin, and RENEW Wisconsin–launched the Wisconsin Homegrown Renewable Energy Campaign. This campaign was developed to spur clean energy job creation right here in Wisconsin and advance the Governor’s goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025. As you know, advancing a renewable energy economy [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )End unnecessary obstacles to wind power
From an editorial in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The single biggest constraint on increasing wind generation of electricity in Wisconsin is the permitting process, according to Clean, Responsible Energy for Wisconsin’s Economy, a group working on implementing the recommendations of the Governor’s Task Force on Global Warming. And one of the biggest problems in the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Lake Erie likely to get wind turbines first
From an article by Tom Content in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The first wind turbine development on the Great Lakes could be built within three years or so, experts on offshore wind power said during a conference Wednesday in Milwaukee. The first project is expected to consist of three to five turbines just off the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Wisconsin’s clean economy: “Small and losing”
From a post on Tom Content’s blog on JSOnline.com: Wisconsin’s clean-energy economy is smaller than the national average and lost jobs between 1997 and 2007, a new report published Thursday says. Wisconsin employed more than 15,000 jobs in the clean-energy sector, according to a study by the Pew Charitable Trusts. But employment in the clean [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )PSC Sensible Agency for Wind Rule-Making
From Wind for Wisconsin: SB 185/AB 256 direct the Public Service Commission (PSC) to initiate an administrative rule-making process to establish statewide siting standards for wind energy projects. The bill draft requires the PSC to establish an advisory committee of diverse interests to advise the Commission on the rules. The legislature will have the opportunity [...]
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