Environment/Energy
Jim Tittle's new film production is ready for you to view!
Submitted by staff on Sat, 06/09/2018 - 9:27amYou can't miss this new documentary; share it with others interested in what is happening to people and their surroundings in the Midwest!
Midwest Pictures
Wendy Johnson and Jim Tittle
frackingsand@gmail.com
For Immediate Release June 4, 2018
Action: Diversion of Great Lakes Water for Foxconn Challenged
Submitted by staff on Tue, 05/29/2018 - 11:41amOn Friday afternoon, Midwest Environmental Advocates filed a legal action under the Great Lakes Compact to challenge the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ approval of the City of Racine’s request to divert 7 million gallons per day (MGD) of Great Lakes water outside the Great Lakes Basin.
Solar Sauk County program reaches program milestone, makes solar even more affordable
Submitted by staff on Mon, 05/14/2018 - 1:38pmBaraboo, WI - May 8, 2018 - The Solar Sauk County program has reached its first benchmark of 50 kilowatts (kW), triggering savings that apply to everyone who goes solar through the program. The program, which began in March, allows individual home and commercial property owners to access lower prices for solar installations through the power of volume purchasing. As such, at each interval of 50, 125, and 200 kW of solar capacity that the program participants collectively achieve, the price of solar is reduced.
ACT NOW to STOP the bad Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act!
Submitted by staff on Sat, 05/05/2018 - 9:29amDear Friend,
Mayday! Mayday! We must ACT NOW to STOP the bad Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act (HR-3053)—coming to a vote in Congress in the next several days. This legislation puts thousands of our communities at risk with decades of deadly radioactive waste shipments.
Send a letter, sign the petition – and, most importantly, also make a CALL to your US Representative in Congress—TODAY.
Defending Against The Back Forty Mine
Submitted by staff on Fri, 05/04/2018 - 12:29pmDaniel Blondeau’s claim that the Back Forty project will not disturb the cultural resources of the Menominee Nation or pollute groundwater or surface waters next to the Menominee River has no basis in science, law or common sense. To read the rest of this response, the article, and what Daniel Blondeau of Aquila Resources had to say, go to https://www.greenamerica.org/drinking-water-risk/back-40-miner-res
WDNR Says Dredging Will Restore Health of Gruber’s Grove Bay
Submitted by staff on Fri, 01/26/2018 - 2:14pmCSWAB VICTORY!
WDNR Says Dredging Will Restore Health of Gruber’s Grove Bay
Health/mortality implications of PM 2.5 and ozone on "seniors"
Submitted by staff on Thu, 10/26/2017 - 3:25pmClick here to read a recently published article in the New England Journal of Medicine regarding the health/mortality implications of PM 2.5 and ozone on "seniors". The study is well designed, extremely large, and statistically significant.
