Waste Age (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle has signed into law a bill requiring manufacturers to arrange for the recycling and disposal of devices such as video displays, computers and printers.
Apollo Alliance Blog (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
At the Midwest Governors Association Jobs and Energy Forum today, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm and Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle presented several documents that reflect a renewed effort by the Midwestern states to work together as a region to strengthen the clean energy economy. The governors see the clean energy economy as creating an “enormous...
Boots and Sabers (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Heh. Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle claims OWI reform is a leading issue on his agenda, but he will not sign a student’s pledge agreeing to resign if he is ever caught drinking and driving. A group of students from Schofield created “Lacey’s Pledge” and sent it to Wisconsin lawmakers. The namesake of the bill is Lacey Meinel, a local girl who was killed in...
Environmental Protection Agency (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Kinnickinnic River Cleanup Means a Revitalized Milwaukee Neighborhood Release date: 11/02/2009Contact Information: Karen Thompson 312-353-8547, thompson.karen@epa.govFor Immediate Release 09-OPA221 CONTACT: Karen Thompson, 312-353-8547, thompson.karen@epa.govKinnickinnic River cleanup means a revitalized Milwaukee neighborhoodMILWAUKEE (November 2, 2009) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wisconsin...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
GREEN BAY, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At a press conference with Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, Schwabe North America, Inc. announced an over $10 million dollar expansion and consolidation of several of its operations into its Green Bay facility. In addition to extensively remodeling and upgrading the existing Labs, Product Development, Quality Control and Manufacturing divisions, a new 100,000...
White House.gov Blog (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
The Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality travels to Wisconsin to see how a farm and cheese factory are able to power their operations and nearby homes with sustainable technology.
Domestic Fuel (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley, and Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle will tour Crave Brothers Farm and Dairy Operation in Waterloo, Wisconsin Friday to see bioenergy in action. Crave Brothers is an example of a successful modern dairy, using green energy sources to power the farm, cheese factory [...]
Crazy Politico's Rantings (Free subscription) | 08/10/2009
... many people buy coverage when they find out they are sick, then drop it when the treatment ends. Wisconsin was added to the list of failed state initiatives this week, when it's Badgercare Plus, for childless adults announced it couldn't afford to let anyone else into the program after this Friday. Like "Cash for Clunkers" it ran out of money long before anticipated, three months...
