Published: March 17, 2010
Tags: Ingeteam, Menomonee Valley, Redevelopment Authority, wind turbine
By Sean Ryan
The city of Milwaukee is proposing giving a $2 million forgivable loan to support development of an estimated $17.5 million Ingeteam wind turbine manufacturing plant.
Ingeteam, a Spanish company that manufactures equipment to generate wind energy, in February announced plans to build a new facility in Milwaukee. The company would pay $972,000 to buy [...]
Published: March 17, 2010
Tags: PSC, Public Service Commission, Wind Siting Council, wind turbines
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin on Tuesday announced appointments to Wisconsin’s Wind Siting Council, an advisory body created last year by state law.
The council will advise PSC staff as it develops uniform wind turbine placement standards throughout Wisconsin.
“Wind siting regulation is complex and sometimes controversial,” PSC Chairman Eric Callisto said in a press release. [...]
Published: March 16, 2010
Tags: chemical, explosion, hazardous materials, Oconomowoc, Olympia
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. (AP) — Authorities in southeastern Wisconsin say a resort employee mixed chlorine with another chemical, sparking an explosion that left her with broken bones and a mild chemical burn.
Oconomowoc police say the explosion was reported Tuesday about 8:45 a.m. at the Olympia Resort & Conference Center.
According to Police Chief Dave Beguhn, the employee [...]
Published: March 16, 2010
Tags: Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Natural Resources Board, phosphorus
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Natural Resources Board has approved public hearings on new phosphorus limits in Wisconsin waters.
Biologists believe phosphorus and other nutrients from fertilizer and manure contributes to algae blooms in lakes, rivers and streams. The blooms can kill fish and insects and pose health risks for humans.
The Department of Natural Resources [...]
Published: March 15, 2010
Tags: biomass, Domtar Corp., Manthey, paper mill, Poyry LLC, PSC, Public Service Commission, The Boldt Co., We Energies
By Paul Snyder
We Energies on Monday submitted its application to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin for a $255 million biomass plant in Rothschild.
We Energies spokesman Brian Manthey said the project, which will be built on the same site as Domtar Corp.’s operating paper mill, will include new construction, reuse some of the paper manufacturer’s [...]
Published: March 15, 2010
Tags: Carol Holden, DNR, in-line pond, Jonathan Ela, Kaukauna, League of Wisconsin Municipalities, Neumeier, retention, rule, runoff, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Witynski
By Sean Ryan
The detention pond design municipal officials say is the cheapest way to satisfy state requirements would be outlawed under the latest proposed runoff rules.
“You just start adding things up higher and higher if you don’t have that option on the table,” said John Neumeier, engineer and GIS specialist for Kaukauna.
The Wisconsin Department of [...]
Published: March 15, 2010
Tags: algae, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, fish, Madison Metropolitan Sewage District, Municipal Environmental Group Wastewater Division, Natural Resources Board, phosphorus, Sierra Club, Wisconsin Wildlife Federation
By TODD RICHMOND
Associated Press Writer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin residents may soon pay more to flush the toilet but enjoy cleaner lakes, rivers and streams under a plan to more strictly regulate phosphorus pollution in state waterways.
The state Natural Resources Board is set Tuesday to approve public hearings on tougher limits on the pollution, which [...]
Published: March 15, 2010
Tags: Assembly Committee on Jobs, Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin, bill, Boullion, certification, David Miller, Doyle, energy-efficient, green, Kaufert, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, Milton School District, Molepske Jr., Roehl, the Economy and Small Business, The Renschler Co., Truelove, U.S. Green Building Council, University of Wisconsin System
Comments: 3
By Paul Snyder
A state lawmaker wants to require public buildings be constructed to green standards despite fears by project owners that the law would bust their project budgets.
State Rep. Louis Molepske Jr., D-Stevens Point, has introduced a bill requiring new public buildings or major building additions of at least 10,000 gross square feet achieve Leadership [...]
Published: March 12, 2010
Tags: ABC, AGC, Associated Builders and Contractors, Associated General Contractors, bill, Boetcher, Clean Energy Jobs Act, Helios USA, IBEW, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Wisconsin, Manley, Ostrenga, PSC, Public Service Commission, renewable energy, solar, Todd Stuart, wind, WMC
Comments: 5
By Sean Ryan
A manufacturer and union predict more construction work from a state renewable energy bill, while business groups argue the measure would drive jobs out of Wisconsin.
The bill would support energy-conservation projects by increasing the amount the state charges ratepayers. It also would set a 2025 deadline for 25 percent of state electricity to [...]
Published: March 12, 2010
Tags: bridge, National Park Service, Sierra Club, St. Croix River, Stillwater Lift Bridge
Comments: 7
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge in Minneapolis has blocked construction of a bridge over the St. Croix River near Stillwater.
Chief Judge Michael Davis found the National Park Service’s approval of the $668 million bridge violated federal law. Davis said the agency ignored its 1996 position that a massive bridge south of Stillwater would have [...]
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