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3 Cheers for Climate Beer!

May 10, 2024

Kernza, the world's first perennial grain crop, could be a game changer when it comes to sustainable food production and using our land to help fight climate change. But the big question: does it make a good beer?…

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No Mow May: Does it work?

April 28, 2024

In this episode, Amy walks through a typical Wisconsin yard with pollinator expert Elizabeth Braatz.…

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Truth About Natural Gas

March 8, 2024

"Replacing coal with gas isn't going to get us anywhere close to where we need to be. These things are locked in."…

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Last Line of Defense: Battle Over Wisconsin Gas Plant Intensifies

January 23, 2024

"We're the last line of defense to protect our, our, our sacred spaces, our water, our air."…

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A Toast to 1939

December 20, 2023

1939 — It’s the year researchers at the University of Wisconsin developed a hearty red corn that could tolerate Wisconsin winters and feed…

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Fallout of ‘Forever Chemicals’

November 14, 2023

Some states have found PFAS tainting their milk and meat and contaminating crops. What are the health consequences of population-wide exposure to these toxic chemicals?…

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Wisconsin’s Vanishing Bee

September 19, 2023

In this episode, we walk deep into the Wisconsin woods for the rarest of discoveries: a nest of endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee queens.…

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Suppressing Solar? Alliant Energy, MG&E target home solar in rate plans

September 6, 2023

Net metering. It doesn’t sound that exciting, but it’s actually one of the biggest incentives for families and small businesses to go solar. When your rooftop panels produce more energy than you can use, that energy goes into the grid, and your utility credits you for it. Now, MG&E and Alliant Energy are taking aim at that net metering incentive. Both are seeking approval from the Public Service Commission to drastically change the way they treat customers who install solar panels.…

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Farming the Sun: WI Farmers Find a Lifeline in Solar

July 30, 2023

It’s no secret, Wisconsin has been rapidly losing its small family farms, and with them, a way of life that’s defined much of our state for more than a century. But there is a lifeline coming.…

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The Disinformation Game

June 13, 2023

Scientific, peer-reviewed studies. Turns out they just don’t hold a candle to what your neighbor says. Or your friends on Facebook. And that can be really bad news when it comes to fighting climate change. A sea of misinformation is getting in the way of badly-needed clean energy projects.…

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