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Paul Snyder [email protected] Wisconsin schools and groups will receive more than $1 million from the federal government to further wind power development and research, but some are skeptical the money will translate into development. “Microscopically, this is about building wind ...

Sean Ryan sean[email protected] Wisconsin companies are warning Congress should encourage water conservation projects before resource shortages become a nationwide crisis. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency predicts 36 states will have water shortages by 2013, but the push to promote water ...

Tagged with: Kohler Co. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency water

Sean Ryan [email protected] Energy efficiency is taking a backseat to the basics as building owners pare down their budgets in a bad economy. Those owners are instead improving lighting in their buildings, or they are training tenants or employees how ...

Tagged with: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Clean Wisconsin Inc. energy efficiency Johnson Controls Inc. M.A. Mortenson Co.

New foreclosure filings decline, but unemployment is wildcard Milwaukee (AP) — New foreclosure filings in Wisconsin dropped 5 percent in April compared to the prior month. But economic observers say the decline isn’t worth celebrating just yet. With subprime mortgages ...

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Melissa Rigney Baxter Special to The Daily Reporter Sometimes Mother Nature knows best. Technological advances in concrete and filtration are offering new methods for managing runoff from highways. But rain gardens and ponds remain among the most effective ways to ...

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Michael Tarm AP Writer Carbon Hill, IL — Sewage from toilets flows in open ditches here, spilling into backyards and even onto the lone baseball diamond where children play after school. The nose-wrinkling stench carries throughout this century-old, one-diner village ...

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H. Josef Hebert AP Writer Washington — President Barack Obama’s commitment to take on climate change and put science over politics is about to be tested as his administration faces a politically sensitive question about the widespread use of ethanol: ...

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Paul Snyder [email protected] There is no guarantee a wind farm construction boom will follow if Wisconsin establishes statewide standards for where such developments can be built. “There’s still interest in Wisconsin,” said Robert Vosberg, senior vice president of engineering and ...

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Caryn Rousseau AP Writer Evanston, IL (AP) — When it rained, water filled the basement a foot high, flooding the preschool room at least once a year. The air conditioner wouldn’t work in two rooms at the same time. The ...

Tagged with: Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Green Building Council

Sandy Shore AP Energy Writer Denver — Wind farms added more than 2,800 megawatts of capacity in the first quarter, a trade group reported Tuesday, offering a sliver of good news for an industry pummeled by frozen credit markets and ...

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