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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
Enbridge v. Dane County Advances to Wisconsin Supreme Court
The Enbridge Corporation’s Line 61 carries 560,000 barrels of tar sands oil a day from Superior, Wisconsin to Pontiac Illinois. In 2015, the Canada-based Enbridge sought to triple the capacity […]