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August 24, 2023

As seen in the Wisconsin State Journal   We may hardly notice the delivery of fossil fuels until disaster strikes. A gasoline tanker…

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Wisconsin celebrates one-year anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act

August 16, 2023

Today marks one year since President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, and it’s already creating change in Wisconsin.…

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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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Clean Energy Backlash

May 17, 2023

To reach our climate goals, Wisconsin needs to build one major wind project and three to four large solar farms every year for the next few decades. But a wave of pushback could be coming. Some Wisconsin communities are working to pass ordinances making it harder to build those clean energy projects. It’s something happening across our region.…

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Three Big Things

April 11, 2023

The goal is in sight. We know Wisconsin can reach a clean energy future within a generation, one where we breathe cleaner air,…

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Climate Cash: How Wisconsin can make the most of historic federal funds

April 11, 2023

How much will you get from the Inflation Reduction Act? Find with Rewiring America’s IRA Calculator Historic federal funding measures could make a…

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Q & A with Energy Program Manager Ciaran Gallagher

April 11, 2023

Clean Wisconsin has a new Energy Manager! A recent graduate of the Energy and Resources Ph.D. program at UW-Madison, Dr. Ciaran Gallagher specialized…

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Solar vs Corn for Ethanol: Which land use produces the most energy?

March 13, 2023

We’re hearing it more and more: Solar farms in Wisconsin are taking away prime farmland used for food. But it turns out, a million acres of farmland in Wisconsin are already being used energy production by growing corn for ethanol. A quarter of all the corn grown in our state is processed into ethanol. Nationwide, it’s 45%.…

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Corn Ethanol vs. Solar Land Use Comparison

March 11, 2023

How corn for ethanol and solar photovoltaics differ on overall energy production and land-use efficiency.…

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