I had an awakening watching Landman on TV. The scene showed a small boy maybe 10 or 11 throwing newspapers to deliverees out of the passenger window of a GM Station Wagen circa 1976. To me knowing what I know now the overwhelmingly gas-guzzling Station Wagon was not even necessary for this task but most …

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The deteriorating state of climate action in the U.S. generally and in Wisconsin specifically under Trump and republicans indicates that we have entered a period of profound environmental backsliding. Trump’s second term or simply Trump 2.0 has many commentators and environmental advocates describing the most damaging era for federal climate policy in modern history. Critics …

And then there were six coal-fired plants in WI Read More »

This past week has seen unprecedented bitter cold and winds as we navigate to our places of employment and other commitments we have made. I had the day off on Friday due to -12 F and -37 F windchill. I took advantage and rested on my feet most of the day cleaning my workspace where …

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US President Donald J Trump has officially rescinded US membership in the Paris Climate Agreement for the second time. However this time he is also pulling the US out of the UN Climate Change Structure to make it far more difficult for his successor, like Biden the first time, to rejoin the Paris Agreement.  The …

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