Today, Madison-based Alliant Energy announced plans to close its last Wisconsin-based coal plant by the end of 2024. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the closure of the Columbia coal facility, located near Portage and constructed in the mid-1970s, will help the company avoid about $250 million in maintenance and upgrades. For more on what […]
Sierra Club October Virtual Volunteer Event
Join us at our virtual Volunteer Night! We still have plenty to do, and it’s a chance to say hi to some other volunteers, and get involved in a social way, virtually! We will meet via zoom, and you MUST RSVP using this page to be sent the zoom link. We’ll break out into different […]
Little-Known government agency funds fossil fuel exports
Export Credit agencies are little known government financial agencies which provide funding to encourage country exports. But they provide a disproportionate support to fossil fuel companies — by a 14:1 ratio in the U.S. — than they provide to clean energy industries, according to Friends of the Earth Policy Analyst Kate DeAngelis. In addition, the […]
Environmental Lessons from the Lockdown
Nitrogen dioxide is a chemical byproduct of fossil fuel combustion and contributes to smog, acid rain and has been linked to human asthma and other respiratory illnesses. Since 2005, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been observing nitrogen dioxide levels across the globe. In March, 2020, the NASA satellite noted the lowest NO2 emissions […]
The Pentagon’s Perspective on Climate Change with Michael Klare
To kick off the station’s winter pledge drive, Patty spends the hour with Michael Klare to discuss his new book, All Hell Breaking Loose: The Pentagon’s Perspective on Climate Change. Michael T. Klare is a professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College and defense correspondent at The Nation magazine. He is the […]
Climate Change from Ancient Farming
Most agree from the evidence that climate change probably began at the start of the Industrial Revolution. This is when machines were invented that ran on fossil fuels like oil, coal, and methane, and emitted greenhouse gases as waste products. These gases increase the amounts in the atmosphere that are emitted normally through the biological […]
