As a child more than four decades ago, I never saw a bald eagle soaring over a northern Wisconsin lake.  Today they are common. The vast majority of the public supports protections for rare and endangered plants and animals.  Yet, if State Senator Tom Reynolds has his way, a dangerous precedent will be set for [...]

State Senator Tom Reynolds has managed to anger yet another group — the Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters.  This is an organization that "encourages lawmakers to champion conservation policies that effectively protect Wisconsin's public health and natural resources". Getting the lowest score of any State Senator wasn't enough.  Reynolds was given special mention in their [...]

There is a huge debate simmering about how we can reduce our reliance on foreign oil.  The answer may be simpler than previously imagined. In Wisconsin, we rely on corn based ethanol to blend our fuel and reduce emissions.  The problem is that corn based ethanol can also slightly reduce overall gas mileage.  But we [...]

Since County Executive Scott Walker doesn't want to be seen as being anti-parks and anti-greenspace but still wants to maintain his anti-tax pledge he made to CRG (the fringe GOP shill group), he is proposing a plan to spin off the parks from Milwaukee County. It's proposed under the guise that it will create a [...]

Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker doesn't want to pay for parks so he's endorsed a plan to turn them over to an unaccountable board with taxing authority. This is bad on so many levels. Milwaukee County parks have been described as a jewel, a beautiful part of what makes Milwaukee special and unique.  But Walker's [...]

Renewable energy, heating costs, and stem cells are some of the hot issues at this convention. The party is whacking away at Gubernatorial candidate Mark Green and his inaction on an energy policy. Party Chair Joe Wineke lashes out at Green by pointing out "that Mark Green and the Republicans have chosen time and time [...]