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• Night Sky Filling Up With Light Pollution - Nick Vander Puy files this audio report from Eau Claire. [This is a mp3 audio file - make sure your speakers are on.]
• At The Tipping Point - From Global Warming To Global Sustainability conference planned for Feb. 8-9.
• Why, Again, Is Coal The Best Choice For Power? - Wausau Daily Herald questions selection of power source for new plant given cleaner alternatives.
• SOUL Sponsors Citizen Energy Forum - Help build a sound energy policy on Sept. 13-14 in Wausau.
• Global Warming Conferences Planned For Stevens Point And Eau Claire - Interfaith religious coalition sponsoring Sept. 22 and Sept. 28 events.  And check out this list of climate change resources.
• Reducing Emissions Takes A Local, Global Effort - Time to wake up and smell the coffeee before it boils over says Wausau Daily Herald.
• Public Service Commission Must Take Responsibility - Politically appointed Commissioners have been "holding a wild party" for utilities, says CUB's Steve Hiniker.
• SOUL Planning Citizen Energy Forum - Event will be held in Wausau on Sept. 13-14 with policy paper as goal.
• SOUL Presses Transmission Line Fight Despite PSC Approval - Only round one as fight continues.
• PSC Weighing Decision On Northern Transmission Line - Agency decision expected by end of August.
• Global Warming Topic Of Conference In Milwaukee  - Interfaith response will be the focus at Marquette University.
• More Power Plants In Wisconsin's Future? - Assembly budget cuts conservation and renewable energy funding.
• Religious Coalition Raps US Global Warming Effort - Interfaith groups see need for more action.  And click here to see the full text of Rev. Stephenson's statement.  (If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these documents, click here for a free download.)
• Religous Coalition Planning Global Warming Workshops - Seven cities in Wisconsin targeted for educational effort.
• Transmission Line Impact Meetings Set - Energy impacts of Duluth to Wausau 345,000 volt line to be discussed.
• River Awareness Tour Raises Concerns About New Power Line - 345,000 volt line would stretch 250 miles across northern Wisconsin.
• Global Warming And Wisconsin - Clean Air Month a good time to ponder global warming.
• Transmission Line Opponents Plan Two Rallies - Nov. 9 in Madison and Nov. 13 near Crandon and PSC flooded by email and notes from opponents of plan, according to news story.
• 345,000 Volt Power Line Proposal Generates Opposition - Landowners fighting Duluth to Wausau Link.
• Wind Power Growing in Wisconsin - Economics, state reg's, and consumer interest pushing growth.
• "Troubled Waters:  Mercury in Wisconsin's Lakes and Fish" - full report from Wisconsin's Environmental Decade
• Controlling Light Pollution - Is the milky way a candy bar or a galaxy?  A glance at the night sky in some communities may not provide the full answer.  This collection of articles discusses how we can cut pollution, save money, and see the dark sky.
• In the Aftermath of Wisconsin's Nuke Power Gap - when Wisconsin's nuke plants falter, what do we do?
• Public Benefits Fund proposed for developing state conservation and renewable resources.
• While power shortages and air pollution problems plague Wisconsin, our state's utilities have been slashing energy conservation and renewable energy investments.  See what's been going on.
• Visit the excellent website of RENEW Wisconsin (will open in new browser window)
• Hydrogen Fueled Bus Joins Transit Fleet
• Hydrogen InfoNet Home Page
• Midwest Renewable Energy Association, home of the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair
• US Department of Energy
• Environmental Impacts of Electric Utility Deregulation Conference 1/22/97
• LEED Alert
• Deregulation press release
• Energy deregulation letter to the editor from John Kinsman of the Family Farm Defense Fund
• Greenplan
• Biomass