Published: July 13, 2010
Tags: Cash for Caulkers, Duerst InsulationTechnicians, energy, Home Builders Institute, Home Star, Home Star Act, insulation, Johnson Insulation Industries, rebate, retrofit
Comments: 3
By Caley Clinton
Proposed federal rebates for home energy projects mean dollar signs and more work for insulation and window companies.
That’s not good for business, said Dean Johnson, who predicted the dollars would float away from his company as he works harder to jump through regulatory hoops. Johnson, owner of Madison-based Johnson Insulation Industries, has several [...]
Published: June 11, 2010
Tags: energy, Governorís Task Force on Climate Change, Legislature, Michael Vickerman, plasma gasification, RENEW Wisconsin, solar, wind
Editor’s Note: This letter is in response to a blog posted June 6 on dailyreporter.com. Read the blog post.
To the editor:
RENEW Wisconsin, the organization I work for, has been an organized voice for renewable energy producers and users since 1991. Among our 65 business members are firms specializing in biomass energy, biogas energy and hydroelectric [...]
Published: June 6, 2010
Tags: AllianceFederated Energy, blog, electricity, energy, Hot Topics, Milwaukee, plant, plasma gasification, Project Apollo, RENEW Wisconsin, renewable energy, thompson, trash, Waukesha Environmental Action League
Comments: 3
By Chris Thompson
editor
The friction caused by the furious hand-wringing over plasma gasification could, in itself, be considered a form of renewable energy.
Published: May 19, 2010
Tags: bill, Doyle, energy, green, green building, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, Legislature, Molepske, renovation, U.S. Green Building Council, veto
Comments: 2
Darryl Enriquez and Sean Ryan
A bill that would have applied green building standards to public projects died Wednesday when Gov. Jim Doyle vetoed the proposal.
State Rep. Louis Molepske Jr., D-Stevens Point, chided members of Doyle’s administration for not raising concerns about the bill while the Legislature was in session this year. Molepske was an author [...]
Published: April 29, 2010
Tags: electric, energy, federal government, Marblehead, meter, New England, power grid, smart meter, stimulus money, U.S. Department of Energy, utilities
Stephen Singer
AP Business Writer
Hartford, CT — Power companies in New England have a nearly half-billion-dollar strategy to upgrade the region’s electric grid.
The plan will make way for appliances that can shut down to reduce electric bills, improve energy conservation and connect to wind and solar energy.
The first step is replacing decades-old meters with so-called smart [...]
Published: April 23, 2010
Tags: Doyle, energy, Legislature, renewable energy
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle says he likely will not call lawmakers back into session to pass one of his top priorities on clean energy.
The Legislature ended its work for the year early Friday morning without passing a bill that called for Wisconsin to get 25 percent of its energy from renewable resources [...]
Published: April 22, 2010
Tags: bill, Buchen, Doyle, energy, Neumann, renewable energy, Russ Decker, Scott Walker, Tom Barrett
By TODD RICHMOND
Associated Press Writer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — As outdoor lovers celebrated Earth Day’s 40th anniversary, state lawmakers pulled the plug on a bill that would have set aggressive new renewable energy standards.
The state Senate finished its two-year session Thursday without voting on the bill after Democratic leaders balked at reports that the measure would [...]
Published: April 21, 2010
Tags: bill, Clean Wisconsin, commuter rail, Decker, Doyle, energy, PSC, Public Service Commission, renewable energy, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
By SCOTT BAUER
Associated Press Writer
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A proposal designed to make Wisconsin a renewable energy leader appears to have run out of gas in the Legislature.
The state Senate does not intend to vote on the bill Thursday, the final day of the legislative session and coincidentally the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, dooming [...]
Published: April 21, 2010
Tags: cap-and-trade approach, carbon dioxide, energy, energy bill, global warming, greenhouse gases, Obama, offshore drilling, pollutants
By Matthew Daly
AP Writer
Washington — White House energy adviser Carol Browner says she thinks Congress still has time to approve a climate and energy bill this year.
Browner called action on the long-delayed legislation “doable,” because members of Congress increasingly understand the need to develop clean energy that does not emit carbon dioxide and other pollutants [...]
Published: April 20, 2010
Tags: Assembly, commuter rail, Decker, energy, KRM, Rail, regional transit, renewable energy, RTA
Comments: 1
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State lawmakers will be busy today debating the clean energy bill, as well as regional transit.
Milwaukee County could levy up to a half-cent sales tax to help pay for commuter rail and bus service under a bill set to pass the state Assembly.
Even if the measure passes on Tuesday, it still [...]
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