by Scott Blankman | Sep 4, 2019 | clean energy, climate change, Energy & Climate, solar, wind
In August, Governor Tony Evers signed an executive order to formally set a statewide goal of 100% clean energy by 2050, and to establish an Office of Clean Energy & Sustainability within the Department of Administration. Similar to the transition to clean energy...
by Jon Drewsen | Aug 16, 2019 | clean energy, climate change, Press Releases
Executive order sets tone for state action on climate change MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin strongly supports Gov. Tony Evers in signing an executive order to formally set a statewide goal of producing 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050 and to establish an Office of...
by Jon Drewsen | Aug 14, 2019 | clean air, Clean Power Plan, climate change, dirty coal, legal action, Press Releases
MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin and nine other environmental organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday opposing the Trump Administration’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, arguing the rule unlawfully sidesteps the Clean Air Act by relaxing emission...
by Katie Nekola | May 22, 2019 | clean air, clean energy, climate change, Energy & Climate
Why we don’t need the proposed Nemadji Trail Energy Center Last October, the global scientific authority on climate change issued a stark warning: we need “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society” to avoid disastrous changes...
by Paul Mathewson | Feb 20, 2019 | climate change, Energy & Climate, Under the Lens column
One of the anticipated impacts of climate change in Wisconsin is an increase in extreme storms and subsequent flood events. Those of us in southern Wisconsin got a taste of this from the storm last August that dropped nearly of a foot rain in parts of Dane County, and...
by Jon Drewsen | Nov 15, 2018 | climate change, Energy & Climate
Much of Wisconsin experienced record flooding after heavy rains poured down on our communities this summer. When historic amounts of rain lead to death and this amount of destruction, we cannot afford to look the other way and deny reality. These storms, such as the...
