Environment/Energy
Hands Across the Sands - and "NO" to offshore drilling
Submitted by Staff on Sun, 06/27/2010 - 11:41am
On June 26, thousands of people on beaches (and inland) across the nation and world joined hands against off-shore drilling, saying 'Yes!' to alternative energy sources. In Wisconsin, the Raging Grannies took part in the event in Madison, along the shores of Lake Monona, here...
WNPJ Blog: 55 mph = 15% less gas used = no offshore drilling needed
Submitted by admin on Fri, 06/25/2010 - 8:02pm |
| Photo: Charlie Reidel, Associated Press |
If we cut our national oil consumption by just 10%, we could eliminate the need for any offshore oil drilling in U.S. waters. How could we reach this goal? How about driving slower, even when the drive is really, really boring? Read and comment here...
2010/05/28: AP: Vigil at Michigan Mine Site Ends With 2 Arrests
Submitted by Staff on Fri, 05/28/2010 - 11:50am
For a month, a small group of American Indians and environmental activists occupied an isolated patch of woods in Michigan's Upper Peninsula where the world's third-largest mining company is preparing to drill for nickel and copper. Representatives of the tribe met with WNPJ members at the spring Steering Committee meeting in Oneida in May.
The protesters vowed to stay put, saying the mine would desecrate sacred ground and pollute waters that flow into nearby Lake Superior. But their vigil ended Thursday, as police enforced an order by Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co. to clear the area and arrested two people on misdemeanor trespassing charges.
Multi-state meeting discusses CFNF strategy, tactics
Submitted by Staff on Fri, 05/28/2010 - 11:11am
Forty activists representing several Midwestern states met at the Midwest Renewable Energy Fair in Custer, WI on June 20 to exchange information, share experiences, and brainstorm on ideas for promoting a Carbon Free Nuclear Free energy policy that doesn’t rely on either fossil fuel or nukes.
Army Finds Dangerous Levels of Explosives in Sumpter Groundwater
Submitted by Staff on Thu, 05/20/2010 - 1:36pm
Citizens for Safe Water Around Badger has discovered that exceedingly high levels of the carcinogenic explosive Dinitrotoluene (DNT) have been detected in groundwater at the southern boundary of Badger Army Ammunition Plant in the rural areas of Sumpter. CSWAB regularly reviews the hundreds of publicly-available documents placed in the local libraries and found the Army’s December 2009 groundwater testing data there.
WNPJ joins 200 groups opposing nuclear 'climate bill'
Submitted by Staff on Wed, 05/12/2010 - 9:59pm
Two hundred environmental, peace, consumer, religious organizations and small businesses -- including WNPJ and eight other Wisconsin groups -- have joined together to blast the newly introduced Kerry-Lieberman “climate” bill, called the American Power Act, as a taxpayer bailout of the nuclear power industry and other dirty energy interests that would be ineffective at addressing the climate crisis. The groups pledged to oppose the bill unless substantial changes are made, including removing all support for nuclear power.
Legislature leaves current nuclear laws intact; Clean Energy Jobs Act dies without a vote
Submitted by Staff on Thu, 04/22/2010 - 12:05pm
The State Senate has adjourned for the session, without the Clean Energy Jobs Act ever coming to a vote in either house of the legislature. The Carbon Free Nuclear Free Coalition, which includes WNPJ, has issued the following statement:
Nuclear too costly, say state Senator, energy expert
Submitted by Staff on Tue, 04/20/2010 - 10:32am
As the Clean Energy Jobs Act heads towards votes in the state Assembly Tuesday and possible Senate votes Thursday, more people are raising questions about the many trade-offs in the bill.
State Senator Kathleen Vinehout writes in the La Crosse Tribune about her concerns with the bill, including its pro-nuclear provisions:
"I share concerns with others that we must precede with care down the path of nuclear power. Residents of many states have seen large rate increases after such plants were built and construction cost over-runs were passed on to rate payers."
"And we still do not have a plan for the permanent disposal of radioactive spent fuel rods."
