Tag: Wisconsin - Page 2
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Mosquitos From Climate Change Hell Chasing Midwesterners Back Inside
Fear of disease is such a strong motivator. And most people hate insects,. Hence, you will occasionally see reference to the risk of climate-led outbreaks of
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Condo Sales Office Built Out of Shipping Containers And Looks It
There is no form of architecture more ephemeral than the condo sales office, where a lot of money is spent to construct a temporary building that tries to represent the image of the building. Rarely does it go against type.
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Hey Congress, How About $4 Billion for High-Speed Rail?
Fourbillion.com wants folks to jump on the high-speed train, and pump up Amtrak, too. The four billion is a mantra being used by Transportation for America to push Congress to approve $4 billion more for bullet trains in 2011,
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Massive Orgy Tracked On Weather Radar In Wisconsin
"The bugs are showing up as bright pink, purple, and white colors along the Mississippi River mainly south of La Crosse. After the bugs hatch off the water and river areas, they are caught in the south-southeast winds while airborne for about 10-20
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Cougar Gets Wisconsin Heifer - First Recorded Attack In A Century
In Wisconsin this past weekend a cougar attacked a 1-year-old heifer. The attack was
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Extreme Spring Weather Kills Valuable US Ginseng Crop For Chinese Export
The USA doesn't legally export much high-value product to China. Some high tech
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Raw Milk, Public Health Standards, And Personal Responsibility
I'm visiting in my home state and blogging about local news which may have national importance. Item: the Wisconsin State Legislative Assembly is ready to vote on a measure to allow in-state sale of raw milk produced
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Wisconsin Bans Phophorus In Lawn Fertilizer To Protect Drinking Water And Tourism Industry
Lawn grass only needs phosphorus to establish a root structure - one growing season. An established lawn needs virtually no phosphorus in the nitrogen/phosphorus/potash blend.
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Trend Watch: Wisconsin State Legislators Overwhemingly Support BPA Ban For Baby Bottles
Direct from the Stevens Point WI Journal: "A bill banning the manufacture or sale of plastic baby bottles and cups in Wisconsin that contain the chemical bisphenol-A (BPA) has passed both houses of the
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Dpt. of Good Ideas: Wisconsin May Shut Down Five Coal Plants
Photo: Sierra Club The Power Stations are in Violation of Clean Air Regulations Sadly, sometimes it seems like it takes a lawsuit to make things happen. In 2007, the Sierra Club brought the state of Wisconsin to court over emissions from some state-run
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Pulp & Paper Industry To Cultivate Genetically Modified Eucalyptus In Southestern USA
I grew up amidst the commercial poplar stands of God's Country. Sure, there were clear cuts; but, in June we got to pick blueberries in last year's openings; and, in summer, wild
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Sustainable Energy Development, Wisconsin Style
At a time of serious State budget deficit, a declining forest products industry, and continued high dependence on fossil-fueled electricity,
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Flying Asian Carp, If You Can't Fight 'Em Eat 'Em
Mid-Westerners are so desperate to halt a threatened Great Lakes invasion by the aggressive and ecologically destructive Asian Carp, a.k.a. the
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Cheap Great Lakes Water Offered In Exchange For Jobs: Sustainable Or FAIL?
It's quite common for US state and local officials to entice businesses to build factories by offering to defer or cut taxes, give
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Water-Fueled Internal Combustion Engine: Urban Legend To Engineering Possibility
I know what you're thinking: urban legends about cars that 'run on water' have been around forever. Some guy invents a special carburetor in his garage, then 'sells out' the patent rights
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Stencils and Mud Make for Artful Eco Graffiti
Images: Mud Stencils Youngster Jesse Graves has been running around Milwaukee stenciling his artistic messages of eco-sanity on sidewalks, walls, and concrete pylons. But lucky for his lungs and his criminal record, he's doing it with mud instead of
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Diverts Almost 100% Stormwater Runoff
Through a neat program, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is diverting 84% of their stormwater runoff and keeping it for use around campus, reports the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
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Little Things Matter: Take The Bait
"14 inch Brown that took a size 26 spinner with antron wings," Spring Creek near State College, Pennsylvania. Image credit:John Gremmer, via Central Wisconsin Trout Unlimited Remember that debate over whether 'little things' with lifestyle changes,
