Action Alert Archives
8/99-6/00
URGENT!!! Would you guys please put out your campfires so we can have a few trees left that are not burned up. If it is not clubs like you guys it is this crazy government burning everything up. I thought you guys were supposed to love the outdoors - maybe that is just all talk. You/they - your buddies in government - want to arrest me for picking up a rock but these fires do more damage than if I picked up a trillion rocks. Oh yes, I almost forgot, thanks for the high gas prices. I will remember your governmental friends this November.
Concerned Citizen
USA - Tuesday, June 13, 2000 at 21:11:31 (CDT)
The 131 Scenic Byway Coalition is sponsoring a PUBLIC FORUM on the question: "Should Commercial Truck Traffic be restricted on the new road going through the Kickapoo Valley Reserve?" The forum will be Monday July 10th at 7 p.m. in Ontario at the Community Hall on Garden Street. We believe if we can limit the use of the road to local travel and tourist travel, then we can downsize the design of the road. We need bicycling, hiking, camping and canoeing enthusiasts to BE PRESENT at the FORUM and to stress the importance of keeping the Reserve Road safe and scenic for tourism.
Pat Conway <pat@mazinfo.com>
Ontario, WI USA - Friday, June 09, 2000 at 11:36:33 (CDT)
Sen. Clausing has announced a day-long hearing on DNR's proposed dove hunt on Wed. June 21, 2000, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Room 411 South, State Capitol, Madison WI before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform. Testimony is limited to 5 minutes each speaker.
Caryl Terrell <cterrell@execpc.com>
Madison, WI USA - Saturday, June 03, 2000 at 13:41:25 (CDT)
Action Alert!
The Electric Power Market Competition and Reliability Act (S. 2098): Fails to stop the multi-billion dollar bailout of investor-owned utilities; Forces consumers to pay billions for the clean-up costs of nuclear reactors; Does not establish "community choice" or "opt-out" municipal aggregation; Fails to protect consumers from "slamming" and "cramming"; Provides no support for programs for low-income customers, or programs to encourage energy efficiency and the development of renewable energy sources; Fails to encourage the creation of Citizen Utility Boards; Does not create an office of consumer counsel at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Disregards the privacy concerns of consumers; Ignores the toxic pollution produced by about 500 coal-fired power plants exempt from provisions of the Clean Air Act; Overlooks the need to establish a renewable portfolio standard or net-metering and interconnection standards; Inhibits open access to the nation’s transmission systems; Ignores the need to establish non-profit ownership and operation of the nation’s transmission systems; Fails to protect public and private interests from unneeded or inappropriate transmission lines; Encourages dubious utility mergers; Fails to create competitive wholesale electricity markets; Ignores abuses at the hands of utility holding companies; Fails to protect utility workers from unsafe working conditions or inappropriate lay-offs; and gives FERC the power of eminent domain. ........................................................ Call the legislators and let them know this bill is unacceptable!!! The vote will be (May 24th in the morning) so don't wait act today!!!
Stacy Volk <stacy@wakeupwisconsin.com>
Glen Flora, WI. USA - Saturday, May 20, 2000 at 21:53:30 (CDT)
An organizational meeting to gain state awareness concerning extraction of spring waters in the State of Wisconsin will be held from 7-9 p.m. Monday, May 22, at the Westfield Elementary School, 329 Hawk Lane, Westfield. In attendance will be members of Central Wisconsin Trout Unlimited, Friends of the Mecan, Savin' New Haven of southern Adams County and Concerned Citizens of the Town of Newport, Columbia County. All other interested individuals are invited to attend. The groups will discuss concerns over a proposed bottling plant and removal of spring waters at Big Springs, Town of New Haven, Adams County by The Perrier Group of America, and plan strategy to oppose all "water mining" from Wisconsin ground water reserves that feed surface waters. For additional information, call Jon Steinhaus, Briggsville, at (608)981-2534 or Mike Jacobi, Wautoma at (920)787-4808.
Mary Jane Schmudlach <theschmuds@juno.com>
WI USA - Friday, May 12, 2000 at 15:04:16 (CDT)
You have until Friday April 21, 2000, to express your opinions on the Conservation Congress spring hearing ballot. If you did not attend and vote, you can mail your opinions with your name, address and County where you live to: Keith Warnke, DNR-WM/4, Box 7921, Madison WI 53707.
Caryl Terrell <cterrell@execpc.com>
Madison, WI USA - Wednesday, April 19, 2000 at 09:57:28 (CDT)
Fox River Revival--Sat. April 8,2000 1:00-4:00 p.m. DePere at Voyageurs Park. Family fun...raffle for a dinner cruise...music...speakers on river cleanup issues...bake sale. For more information, contact Jennifer Feyerherm, Midwest Sierra Club Great Lakes Program 608-257-4994.
Caryl Terrell <cterrell@execpc.com>
Madison , WI USA - Wednesday, April 05, 2000 at 10:12:44 (CDT)
SB 414 is stalled in committee. We must call and keep moving. After everyone's hard work, it cannot stop now.  Please make these calls today. Pass out the numbers to those that do not have the phone numbers. We must revive the phone campaign. SB 414, introduced by Senator Shibilski, will close a gaping loophole in state law. Under current state law, the Department of Natural Resources can only consider a proposed well's impact on the nearest municipal water supply as a grounds to deny a permit for a high-capacity well. This bill is critical for those concerned with Perrier's water bottling plans in Wisconsin.  We need to focus our efforts on Representative DuWayne Jonsrud, (608-266-3534) where the bill is in committee, and Speaker Scott Jensen (608-266-3387).
Mary Jane Schmudlach <theschmuds@juno.com>
WI, USA - Friday, March 17, 15:15:23 (CST)
Please help us get emergency action from EPA!  Toxic PCB chemicals have been exposed to Fox River currents by an incomplete dredging project in Green Bay, Wisconsin.   This was supposed to be a demonstration of how to conduct dredging, but the polluters are taking advantage of serious demo project flaws to claim that all dredging is dangerous --- thereby hurting legitimate cleanup proposals.  THE MESSAGE:  The federal EPA needs to step in and finish the job bungled by the Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources --- to protect public health and prove that dredging can produce positive results, if done properly and completely.  PLEASE WRITE A LETTER to Frank Lyons, Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region V, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL  60604 or send an email to Frank Lyons by clicking on his name and to EPA's Community Involvement Coordinator for the Fox River proposed Superfund site.
Rebecca Leighton Katers<cwac@execpc.com>
Green Bay, WI USA - Thursday, March 09, 2000 at 16:17:12 (CST)
NO WAY PERRIER. Perrier has done us a favor----focused bi-partisan attention on the potential loss of valuable springs.SB 414, introduced by Senator Shibilski, will close a gaping loophole in state law. Under current state law, the Department of Natural Resources can only consider a proposed well's impact on the nearest municipal water supply as a grounds to deny a permit for a high-capacity well. SB 414 will be on the Senate floor on Tuesday March 7, 2000. Please call your state senator on Monday 3/6 or Tuesday morning 3/7. Toll FREE legislative Hotline is: 800-362-9472. MESSAGE: "Support SB 414 BUT remove the exemption for agriculture. It is okay to "grandfather" existing industrial and agricultural high capacity wells." WHY? DNR says that only 2 or 3 agricultural wells have posed any threat to springs so far. But Wisconsin needs to prepare for the future. What if a mega-hog or dairy farm needed a high capacity well near to a spring or trout stream? Shouldn't DNR be able to review such a well permit? Shouldn't DNR be able to put conditions on such a well? Please call you state Senator right away.
Caryl Terrell, Sierra Club <cterrell@execpc.com>
Madison, WI USA - Friday, March 03, 2000 at 20:17:14 (CST)
Do ditches or storm sewers feed polluted runoff into your favorite lake?  As water runs over agricultural land, it picks up fertilizers, pesticides, and loose soil.  Water running through feedlots picks up manure.  Water running though streets in urban areas picks up salts, oil, grease, toxic chemicals, heavy metals and loose soil from construction sites.  These pollutants wind up in our lakes where they poison fish, suffocate gravel spawning areas, fill in our lakes with muck, feed obnoxious algae blooms and cause winter fish kills.  Administrative rules have been drafted by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) which will shape the future of Wisconsin's program to control this polluted runoff, called Nonpoint Pollution.  Attend one of the March hearings held across Wisconsin on this important issue and help protect our lakes and streams.  Click here for more details.
Lisa Conley <Lisa Conley>
Madison, WI USA - Thursday, March 2, 2000 at 14:07:31 (CST)
Please join a broad coalition of Wisconsin organizations for a rally at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, February 23, on the Capitol steps in Madison --- to show public support for the restoration of the Wisconsin Public Intervenor Office, and support for the de-politicizing of the appointment of the DNR Secretary and top DNR administrators. Be sure to wear a red shirt, red plaid shirt, and/or blaze orange to signify your support. Everyone is also encouraged to participate in individual legislative visits on these issues on Wed., Feb. 23 and Thurs. Feb. 24 --- drop by our information room anytime between 9 am and 4 pm these days to pick up background information before your legislative appointments, and to get pointers or have questions answered. Meet us at the North Hearing Room, 2nd Floor of the North Wing of the Capitol, in Madison.  For more information about this action, click here.
Rebecca Katers <Rebecca Katers>
Green Bay, WI USA - Wednesday, February 16, 2000 at 13:53:25 (CST)
Action Alert on Highway 131 IN THE KICKAPOO VALLEY. The Federal Highway Administration has approved plans by the Wisconsin DOT to scar the Kickapoo Valley with a new road corridor. Despite the strong public opposition registered against the inadequate Environmental Impact Statement and the lack of choices presented, WDOT is pushing ahead with the plan that will draw heavy traffic through Wildcat Mountain State Park, The Kickapoo Valley Reserve and the towns and villages of the valley. US Senators Feingold and Kohl and Representative Kind have sent a letter to the Federal Highway Administration asking pointed questions about the agency's refusal to grant protective status (called section 4(f) classification) to the Kickapoo Valley Reserve land. Our elected officials should be thanked for their efforts and asked to go further in negotiating a reasonable alternative to the destructive WDOT plan. The senators were responsible for writing the section of the Water Resource Development Act of 1996 (WRDA) which authorizes federal funding for Highway 131 improvements and the transfer of dam project lands to the State of Wisconsin and the Ho Chunk Nation. They need to hear from constituents that the WDOT plan is out of keeping with the WRDA mandate of minimum development. We believe our members of Congress have the influence to intervene on our behalf and GET WDOT TO PRODUCE THE LOW-IMPACT HIGHWAY PLAN ALTERNATIVE that they have never offered. Such a plan would follow the existing right-of-way and grade and would be much like the existing area highways such as Highway 33 through Wildcat Mountain State Park and Highway 82. Such a plan would be much less expensive, much less disruptive to the Reserve and State Park and attract much less commercial long-haul trucking. Please thank these elected officials and urge them to insure that WDOT follows the law and protects this beautiful area. If we don't get this help our only option is to go to court. Below are the e-mail addresses of the officials. Please include your full name and physical address in your correspondence. Please pass this alert on to all e-mail corespondents you can. Phone calls and letters to the Congress members would also be very helpful. russell_feingold@feingold.senate.gov senator_kohl@kohl.senate.gov Ron.Kind@mail.house.gov
Kickapoo Valley Stewardship Alliance kvsa@mwt.net
Dave Ebbert <kvsa@mwt.net>
La Farge, WI USA - Tuesday, February 08, 2000 at 14:19:33 (CST)

The Wednesday article in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel about Perrier abandoning its plans to tap the Mecan Springs is UNTRUE. The story should be merely a repeat of the earlier AP or Wisconsin State Journal article: Perrier has dropped plans to drill on PUBLIC land at the Springs, but is still looking at sinking wells on adjacent PRIVATE lands. The difference is only a matter of a few feet, but the Perrier spokesperson describes it as "the same general area" in Waushara County! Whether the high-capacity pumps are on DNR or private lands, they are still pumping from the same springs......
Zoltan Grossman <zcgrossm@facstaff.wisc.edu>
Madison, WI USA - Monday, February 07, 2000 at 09:53:02 (CST)
Please contact Co-chairs of Joint Finance Sen. Burke and Rep. Gard and ask them to bring SB244 up for review. SB244 provides an alternative and additional source of funding for the DNR. This legislative session is short and ACTION must be NOW.
Hubert Nett
Sheboygen, WI USA - Friday, February 04, 2000 at 17:25:36 (CST)
Commercial Logging is scheduled for Wood County's Powers Bluff Park. Targeted are about 1500 trees in this popular 160 acre jewel and native burial area. News articles on the project have appeared in the Stevens Point Journal, Marshfield News Herald, Etc. and can be accessed here.  A wildflower authority from the UW has pointed out that wildflower variety and growth will suffer as a result. Some of the trees marked are home to squirrel and currently or potentially home to cavity nesting birds. Many of the trees are healthy oak marked for thinning. Fewer forest areas are left to natural processes as development and "managed" forestry intervene. Increasingly communities adjacent to such parks are realizing that logging is not an economic asset in the traditional sense. It is the high-quality environment that provides a high quality of life that is the primary economic asset to communities that are fortunate to have such resources. If you would like more comprehensive information and/or If you might be interested in helping out a local grassroots group forming to oppose this cutting, please contact: David Manthey, 715-569-4916. In a true "Town of Nashville" fashion Wood County already considers this a done deal without much public input or advance knowledge of the project. Bids are to be awarded on Feb. 2nd for the contract.
Richard Wentzel <rwentzel@commplusis.net>
USA - Monday, January 17, 2000 at 15:17:57 (CST)
Defeating the COMM 83 administrative rule is vital for protecting drinking water and productive agricultural land, woodlots and wetlands. These rules, which would impact where septic systems could be sited, WOULD OPEN 9 MILLION ACRES TO NEW DEVELOPMENT PRESSURE. THAT'S 25% OF THE WISCONSIN LANDSCAPE. Please take a minute today to send an E Mail or US Mail letter asking the chairs of the two standing committees to vote to defeat COMM 83. Please ask Sen. Alice Clausing and Rep. DuWayne Johnsrud to hold a Committee vote in public on objecting to the COMM 83 rules.  For a little more background on the rules, click here.
Caryl Terrell <cterrell@execpc.com>
Madison , WI USA -
As many of you are aware, the states, federal and provincial governments have released Stage 3 of the Lake Superior Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP). This stage is the implementation stage of the LaMP where "reduction strategies and remedial measures are selected." Wisconsin is AWOL. Wisconsin makes no commitments on PCB phaseouts, solid waste management, product stewardship, purchasing policies, demolition, electric production, and more. Wisconsin also is completely silent on Murphy Oil. There is a public comment period available for this portion of the LaMP. Details and some talking points prepared by the National Wildlife Federation can be found by clicking here. Please take a moment to scan through these and write a letter to the governments reflecting your concerns. And you can view the LaMP plan released by the various governments by clicking here.
Tony DeFalco <defalco@nwf.org>
Ann Arbor, MI USA - Wednesday, December 15, 1999 at 11:45:32 (CST) 
The DNR's Natural Resources Board will again take up the petition requesting that the DNR establish rules for implementation of the Mining Moratorium Law. The meeting will be Wednesday, Dec. 8 in Madison. It will be held in in room 027 of the GEF II building, at 101 S Webster St. and starts at 8:30 a.m. The petition is scheduled as the 2nd item on the agenda. A few speakers will be allowed before the meeting and a great turnout of supporters in the audience will be very helpful. If you want to address the Board, you need to call Judy Scullion at 608-267-7420. We worked hard to get the law passed and now is the time to make sure the DNR carries out the law's intent. Click here for more background and to see what you can do.
Will Fantle <wfantle@execpc.com>
Eau Claire, WI USA - Wednesday, December 01, 1999 at 14:42:03 (CST) 
Next step on  345 KV Transmission Line is review and comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. Request a copy of the DEIS for the Arrowhead-Weston Transmission Line Project, Docket # 05-CE-113, within the next two weeks from: Barbara Pickhardt , Electric Div. Public Service Commission of WI P.O. Box 7854 Madison, WI 53707-7854 or fax request to her at 608-266-3957.
Caryl Terrell <cterrell@execpc.com>
Madison, WI USA - Sunday, November 21, 1999 at 11:21:41 (CST) 
In response to Minnesota Power and Wisconsin Public Service's proposed HUGE 345,000 volt transmission line (which would cross 250 miles of Northern Wisconsin and ultimately provide the sale of electricity to Chicago and the Crandon Mine) two rallies are being held. You are invited to be there.  They are on Nov. 9th and Nov. 13th.  The Nov. 9th Rally in Madison to Stop the Giant Transmission Line will be held at the Public Service Commission office at 610 North Whitney Way at 11AM. On Saturday Nov. 13th the connection between the Crandon Mine and the 345,000 volt line through farming and woodland country will be brought home by a rally.  It will be from 2 to 3 pm at the intersection of Highways 8 and 45/47 near Monico, about 12 miles west of Crandon.  For more details about both events, click here.
Will Fantle <wfantle@execpc.com>
Eau Claire, WI USA - Monday, November 8, 1999 at 8:47:22 (CST) 
State Senate votes soon on SB 181 Impartial Justice bill. ANTI-Environmental MONEY funds legislative, judicial and gubernatorial campaigns. Once elected, these folks are pressured to pay back contributions by voting to defeat pro-Environmental bills. We need to take back the system. Please contact your State Senator by telephone (1-800-362- 9472 toll-free) or use the WSN link to your legislator. SB 181 Impartial Justice starts reforming campaign finance with Supreme Court races. Full public financing is just a quarter per voter. Click here for more talking points.
Caryl Terrell <cterrell@execpc.com>
Madison, WI USA - Saturday, November 06, 1999 at 17:45:30 (CST) 
Thanks for your help. SB 27 which restores the traditional independence of the DNR Secretary was passed by the Senate Tuesday Nov. 2,1999 on a bipartisan vote of 18-15.All Democrats plus Republican Sen. Rob Cowles voted in favor. The next stage is the Assembly where our work is cut out for us getting a committee hearing and getting the bill to the Assembly floor. Your letters should now be sent to your State Assembly representative. Use the WSN link to the Wisconsin Legislature.
Caryl Terrell <cterrell@execpc.com>
Madison, WI USA - Tuesday, November 02, 1999 at 15:38:15 (CST) 
Please call your State Senator and urge him or her to vote for SB27. SB27 would restore the appointment of the WI DNR Secretary to the Natural Resources Board, as opposed to the Governor, as is currently the case. It is scheduled to be discussed on the Senate Floor tomorrow, Nov. 2.  It may bepostponed until Thursday.  This legislation would free the DNR from much of the political ties that have prevented it from doing an effective job since 1995 when the appointment procedure was given to the Governor. Click here  to  find your Senator's phone number.
Ann Finan <finana@itis.com>
Madison, WI USA - Monday, November 01, 1999 at 17:48:09 (CST) 
Chuck Cushman, Executive Director of the American Land Rights Association, will speak at 7 pm, Monday, Nov. 1, 1999 at Hooties Bar and Grill.
Rich Schultz <funhawg@baraboo.com>
Baraboo, WI USA - Saturday, October 30, 1999 at 01:59:27 (CDT) 
For those of you that haven't been able to keep track, DNR has been going through a Master Planing process for the property around the Willow Flowage in Oneida County since it was purchased two years ago. The DNR is being torn between those that want the Willow property turned into another ATV and snowmobile trail system, and those of us that would like to see it stay the way the land has been historically managed. The former owners kept the land accessible to the public only through non-motorized methods. That is why this place was so valuable, it is one of the last large, relatively quiet places in the North. There will be only one more opportunity for folks to comment/participate in creating the Willow Master Plan that will determine how this land and water will be managed well into the 21st Century. That chance will be Thursday, November 4th from 5:00-9:00 PM at MATC, Truax Campus, Rm 142A in Madison. The DNR web page will get you to Willow Flowage page, with a little searching, for more information and e-comments. Please take a bit of time to let DNR know what you think. Time is short and we are quickly losing what's left of the quiet places in the Northwoods. Once it's gone, it's gone forever. Thanks.
Jim Wise <ecowise@newnorth.net>
Tomahawk, WI USA - Friday, October 29, 1999 at 17:25:40 (CDT) 
Help ensure that the Governor signs the recycling legislation in the budget bill. Both the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce and Waste Management have launched heavy lobbying campaigns against the recycling portions of the state budget bill. Ask the Governor to support continuing the recycling program provisions, providing cost sharing for communities and a stable source of funding for the program. The Governor can be reached at: telephone(608)266-1212; Fax (608)267-8983 ;email; USPO mail: Governor Thompson, PO Box 7863, Madison, WI 53707
Caryl Terrell <cterrell@execpc.coom>
Madison, WI USA - Monday, October 18, 1999 at 09:19:16 (CDT) 
As someone who loves the natural beauty of our Northwoods here in WI. I must ask everyone who has a voice, why are you not speaking up against the disaster that is being planed for our Northwoods? I'm speaking of the Arrowhead to Weston transmission line project. "Power Up Wisconsin" intends to litter 250 miles of our very special resource with their 130 foot high transmission towers. The projects study area also comes very uncomfortably close to the Crandon Mine site. I believe that if the businesses, environmental groups and citizens are truly worriers for our environment it is time to stand up and speak out! Lets do away with all the political BS and stand up for what is right! We only get one time around with this life of ours, so lets make a difference for the generations to come! Thank You.........
Stacy <stacy@wakeupwisconsin.com>
Northern, WI. USA - Friday, October 08, 1999 at 10:31:59 (CDT) 
You can now view the Legislative Fiscal Bureau memos on the State Budget. You will need an Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available as a free download.  The Joint Finance Committee unanimously adopted the recommended budget bill late on Monday 10/4/99. It will now go to the two houses of the Legislature.  And for a view of the lobbying campaign that went on behind the scenes, click here for a Wisconsin Ethics Board report.
Caryl Terrell <cterrell@execpc.com>
Madison, WI USA - Tuesday, October 05, 1999 at 09:23:04 (CDT) 
On Oct 2, over 100 friends of the Kickapoo marched and rallied against a proposed road widening of STH 131 for 18 wheelers that threatens to destroy the scenic and serene Valley. Ben Logan, Kickapoo native and author of The Land Remembers, read his open letter to Governor Thompson. Kickapoo Valley residents and statewide environmental, canoeing and conservation groups oppose the new truck route between Rockton and Ontario. WisDOT has announced a public hearing from 4-7 p.m. on Nov. 3, 1999 at the Brookwood High School at the north end of the project near Ontario. Comments on this projectshould be directed to: Joe Olson, District Director, WisDOT District #5, 3550 Norman Coulee Rd., La Crosse WI 54601-6767.  And to see a letter author Ben Logan sent Gov. Thompson about the road, click here.
Caryl Terrell <cterrell@execpc.com>
Madison, WI USA - Monday, October 04, 1999 at 10:19:22 (CDT)

Protect Fairfield Marsh & Leech Creek- Support Refuge Proposal Alternative C.  You have an exciting opportunity to help establish the Aldo Leopold National Wildlife Refuge. The US Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior needs to hear your support to preserve and restore fish and wildlife habitats associated with the historic Fairfield Marsh of northeast Sauk and northwest Columbia Counties, Wisconsin. Please take a moment to telephone your comments to the US FWS at the toll-free number 1-888-659-9443 extension 15 (Steve Lenz, program manager) Or write to: Thomas Larson, Chief of Ascertainment and Planning, US Fish and Wildlife Service, BHW Federal Building, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111-4056. For more information, use the US FWS website.  And to see an alternative proposal raised by local conservation groups, click here.  The deadline for comments is Oct. 4, 1999.
Caryl Terrell <cterrell@execpc.com>
Madison, WI USA - Tuesday, September 28, 1999 at 22:22:24 (CDT) 
A hearing on a legislative proposal to raise adequate funding for DNR program activities will be held in Madison. The hearing begins at 10 am in Room 300 SE. The proposal is being pushed by the Sheboygan County Conservation Association. For more details on the plan and what you can do, click here. And at the same time and place, a hearing on restoring DNR independence by making the agency Secretary an appointee of the Natural Resources Board.  SB27, the bill that would do so, would help accomplish what is a major goal of the WSN, making the DNR Secretary independent from the Governor's office and whims.
Will Fantle <wfantle@execpc.com>
Eau Claire, WI USA - Sunday, September 26, 1999 at 15:02:41 (CDT) 
The Mining Moratorium Rules petition is finally on the Natural Resources Board agenda for the meeting on Wed., Sept. 29 in Sturgeon Bay, WI. The meeting will start at 8:30 a.m. and the petition will be taken up by the Bd. shortly thereafter. Please consider attending the meeting to support the Petition, or even to speak to the Bd. about it. If you wish to speak, contact Judy Scullion w/DNR at 608-267-7420 by this Friday (9/24/99)to be placed on the agenda. We are looking for as many supporters and speakers as possible! The meeting is at the Leathan Smith Lodge in Sturgeon Bay, 1640 Memorial Drive. Take Hwy 42-57 over the new bridge and turn on the first left (Memorial) after you cross the bridge. You'll see the Lodge right away. Contact me via email if you have any questions. Hope to see you there!
Dave Blouin, Mining Impact Coalition <burroak15@aol.com>
Madison, WI USA - Tuesday, September 21, 1999 at 10:33:03 (CDT) 
Review comments on Draft Recommendations for the Noxious Weed Law Program Revisions. An 18-member committee drafted the recommendations to deal with a law that is viewed as "ineffective, rarely enforced and lacking a dynamic element that could react to changes in weed issues." To receive a paper copy contact the Bureau of Endangered Resources at 608-266-7102 or endanb@dnr.state.wi.us or read this on the dnr website at www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er and then look for the draft weed law. They would like comments by Nov. 15, 1999.
Caryl Terrell <cterrell@execpc.com>
Madison, WI USA - Saturday, September 11, 1999 at 15:05:30 (CDT) 
In Eau Claire County, Superior Services wants to convert 88 acres of our county forest into an expansion site for their Seven Mile Landfill. We say NO! The DNR must approve the withdrawal of any county forest land in Wisconsin and its withdrawal must be based on a "higher and better use" criteria. We do not believe the DNR will live by this creed unless the public places enough heat on the agency. This move would be precedent setting in Wisconsin and is bad public policy. Our woeful Eau Claire County Board already approved the transfer when they sold the landfill to Superior Services several years ago. Now only the DNR stands in the way. If you don't think county forest land should be turned into a dump please send a comment to the DNR opposing the withdrawal of 88 acres of Eau Claire County forest land for conversion into a dump. You can email comments to STEVE EDGE at edges@dnr.state.wi.us or you can write/call him at DNR, PO BOX 4001, EAU CLAIRE, WI 54702, 715-839-3782. Comments are due in on Friday, Sept. 10.
Will Fantle <wfantle@execpc.com>
Eau Claire, WI USA - Wednesday, September 08, 1999 at 20:07:32 (CDT) 
Attention Wetlands resource enthusiasts: There is a legislative effort to split the DNR into separate agencies, one that handles environmental regulations, the other to serve as an independent fish and game agency. A hearing is being held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, August 26th, in the State Capitol Building (G.A.R. Hearing Room). Testimony from concerned citizens will be heard. Splitting the DNR into separate agencies could have potentially grave consequences for the state's wetlands and water resources, based on a similar split of Michigan's DNR in 1996. If you're interested in more information, click here!
Charlie Luthin <wetlands@execpc.com>
Madison, WI USA - Monday, August 23, 1999 at 19:11:18 (CDT) 
Dear Anglers and activists,  AND activist anglers - Please attend the hearing coming up in Hayward. Come and let your representative know that we need to tackle the mercury problem in Wisconsin's lakes and waters. Show support for for the Burke / Kaufert Mercury Cap Bill - (SB 177). The Senate Mercury Hearing, chaired by Alice Clausing, will take place on August 25th at the Sawyer County Courthouse - 5th and Main in Hayward - and run from 2 to 6pm. Some of us will be gathering before the hearing at 1pm in the Anglers Bar at 1st and Main.
Thor Backus <tbackus@itis.com>
Madison, WI USA - Tuesday, August 17, 1999 at 12:04:12 (CDT) 
Presently, The WI Public Service Corporation of Green Bay and Minnesota Power of Duluth are quietly planning a 150 foot wide, 250 mile long High Voltage corridor from Wausau, WI to Duluth, MN in order to purchase power from Canada. This project will not only make America and Wisconsin more dependent on power sources we do not control but is purely profit motivated. The swath it will cut will destroy already rapidly diminishing farmlands and forests alike, reducing property values, altering bird, wildlife and plant habitat, raising health concerns and adding all the aesthetic beauty equivalent to 250 miles of solid billboards. The noise and Electro Magnetic Fields produced by 345,000 volt transmission lines have effects on humans and wildlife that have not yet been properly studied. Objections to the project should be directed to: Mr. Neil Michek, Public Service Commission of WI, P.O. Box 7854, Madison, WI 53707-7854.
Richard Wentzel <rwentzel@commplusis.net>
Edgar, WI USA - Friday, August 06, 1999 at 22:27:33 (CDT) 
As soon as we announce it, they postpone it! DNR's response to our petition for rule-making on the Mining Moratorium Law will NOT be on the August 25 Natural Resources Board agenda,Hayward WI meeting. On 7/29/99, Sec. George Meyer pulled it from the agenda. The item will be on either the Sept. (Sturgeon Bay) or the Oct. (Madison) NR Board agendas. HOWEVER, if Hayward is not too far away from where you live, please consider signing up to speak about the need for DNR rules to interpret the Mining Moratorium Law. To speak, you must contact Judy Scullion no later than Friday Aug. 20th at 608-267-7420 to register to speak under the Citizen Participation agenda item. Please contact me to receive our fact sheet.
Caryl Terrell <cterrell@execpc.com>
Madison, WI USA - Monday, August 02, 1999 at 16:35:31 (CDT)