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Johnson Controls, Inc. Moves Toward Renewable Energy
Via RenewableEnergyAccess.com:- "In response to increasing global demand for renewable energy, Johnson Controls, Inc. [based in Milwaukee WI, USA] is expanding its business direction in the areas of designing, installing and servicing geothermal,
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Electricity a Byproduct of Indian Sanitary Revolution
We've pointed to a number of innovations that use farm animal wastes as the feedstock for energy production. In India, where a "quiet sanitary revolution" is providing toilets for people who don't have access to them (nearly 2/3 of the country's
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Green Accumulates At The Foot Of The Lake
The citizens of Fond du Lac County Wisconsin seem to be the beneficiaries of some unusual green services. A few years back we wrote about a proposed wind farm project where "property owners who live within one-third of a mile of one turbine would
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Milwaukee Closes The Loop On Poop
We recently learned from Lloyd about a proposal to wrap a natural gas-fired, generator proposal in "green" by adding solar photovoltaic capacity to the project. The Milwaukee Wisconsin USA, Metro Sewer District has a project in mind that seems
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Boss Hog: Rolling Stone Gets Down in Pig Manure
Move over, Upton Sinclair and Michael Pollan. Make room for Jeff Tietz, who has written an extraordinary article in Rolling Stone, of all places, about how "America's top pork producer churns out a sea of waste that has destroyed rivers, killed
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Park(ing) Day: an Activism Success Again
Change is hard. Activists threatening the status quo may be jeered, arrested or worse. Perhaps that is what broadens our smile as we think about the Rebar installation art/urban planning demonstration event. How can it not bring a grin to see a
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The TH Interview: Beth Fetterley of the Urban Ecology Center
Since its inception in 1991, the Urban Ecology Center has continued to expand its program
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Electric Harley
When you think Harley, do you think TreeHugger? Well, think again. If a hog can still be called a Harley without the trademark engine roar, then Harley has joined the parade of design innovations which allow the modern TreeHugger to love his (or her)
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New Grist Organic Beer
We learned recently about New Grist from Grist Magazine (hmm…go figure). Brewed at the Lakefront Brewery along the Milwaukee River in Wisconin, they not only offer organic beer but it’s also the first beer brewed without malted barley or any
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Green Burials
The ritual of burying remains is considered to be one of the first indicators of "culture" in human evolution, perhaps meaning that how we bury loved ones is a hallmark of who we are as a people. If so, the recent increase in ecological burial options
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SustainLaine's Ranking of US Cities by Catastrophe Risk
Few of us are willing or able to relocate based on pure environmental risk. This fundamental human trait is why people hold on to their dreams in tornado alley, on the banks of the Mississippi River, in the Gulf Coast hurricane zone, and over
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The Cavalry Rides
In April of 2005 Uncle TreeHugger wrote here that "When the cavalry rides, and it will eventually, there's going to be thundering hooves, just like the first Earth Day". As of May of 2006, the hook and bullet crowd is saddled up. Celebrate the
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Milwaukee's New Sustainable Garden Park
Following in the footsteps of the fantastical Calatrava designed art museum, the new Public Market and the upcoming Discovery World science museum, the Erie Street Plaza will be yet another feather in Milwaukee's 'city progressive' cap. The city
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Chicago Wal-Mart to Sprout Green Roof
The first Wal-Mart inside Chicago’s city limits will also be the first Wal-Mart to host a grassy meadow on its roof, according to the Chicago Sun Times. The initiative is part of a deal the mega-chain made with Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Covering
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Bush Promotes Alternative Energy During Trip
On Monday, President Bush visited three states and promoted alternative energy on the way. As alternatives to oil, Bush promoted battery-powered cars at the stop in Wisconsin and solar power at a later stop in Michigan. He ended the day in Colorado,
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Invenergy to Pay Landowners in Sight of Turbines
Invenergy, a Chicago based windfarm developer, is proposing compensation for property owners near a proposed Wisconsin wind farm project. Is it just a creative twist for gaining local approval? Or a symbol of social change? Given that the offer comes
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Popularity of Public Transportation Increasing in US
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) reports that the ridership of public transportation has increased in the US. "Increased use of public transportation is the single most effective way to reduce America's energy consumption, and it
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Cleaner and Greener with the Leonardo Academy
Per the Cleaner and Greener Website: "[We are] working to offset the emissions created due to energy use associated with the US Green Building Council's fourth annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. The Cleaner and Greener program
