Round two of Isthmus Green Day is set for April 25, 2009 Rachel Tatge on Thursday 05/29/2008 12:00 pm, (4) Recommendations Answers for those interested in sponsoring, exhibiting or volunteering for the second edition of the Isthmus Green Day festival are here! >MoreIsthmus Green Day introduces itself to Madison on Monday 04/28/2008 7:00 pm, (2) Recommendations Isthmus hosted its first Green Day in Monona Terrace's vast Exhibit Hall on Saturday, April 26. More than 2,500 people roamed the floor in search of sustainable ways to build a more eco-friendly community. Hundreds of exhibitors offered everything from insulation, flooring and solar-tube lighting, to organic food and local farm resources; from the hottest -- in a good way! -- bikes and accessories, to hydrogen-powered transport. >More
GREEN COVERAGE FROM ISTHMUS|THE DAILY PAGE
Do it yourself 26 things you can do without changing a light bulb
Everybody's doing it -- coming up with lists of ways to reduce your carbon footprint. But many of these, we've noticed, include things you've already heard umpteen times (switch to compact fluorescent bulbs) as well as things that probably won't make much difference (unplug your coffee maker when it's not in use). Here's our list of suggestions, minus the most obvious and onerous.
Do the green thing Here are some groups you can join
Amanda White says Community Car helps people save money while serving a lofty ideal: "The staff feels it's a way to address this mounting global crisis we're facing."
How green is my government? City, county are often pioneers in smart new approaches
Mike DiMaggio dons a pair of protective earphones before leading the way into a small building at Dane County's Rodefeld landfill, on Highway 12/18. Inside, four huge generators rumble noisily as each one burns methane gas, converting it into electricity. A network of pipes brings in the gas, which is sucked from the landfill by small wells scattered among the decomposing garbage.
'A green and blaze orange issue' Wisconsin hunters and anglers join fight against global warming
This January, in Monona Bay, the Yahara Fishing Club did something it hadn't been able to do for several years: Hold an ice fishing event for kids. The groups schedules the event every winter, but the scarcity of ice cover on Madison-area lakes has made the event hit or miss. Mostly miss.
"Dane County Clean Air Coalition announces fine particle pollution early action plan" Dane County
"EPA says Green Bay, Madison, Milwaukee and Waukesha all flunk particulate air quality standards" Jim Rowen
Two UW hydroecologists are "evaluating the efficacy of an ecosystem restoration project along a stretch of the Pecatonica River near the small town of Barneveld" UW Comm.
"Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk and Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz today urged people to take advantage of a special collection by the Clean Sweep program this week that aims to reduce environmental damage done by heavy metals like lead and mercury" City of Madison
"Perhaps the only good news in the Aug. 4 announcement that emerald ash borers have been found in southeastern Wisconsin is that the invasive pest took its time getting here" UW Comm.
"It's a historic national treasure, but we often take the Arboretum for granted in Madison" "Madison Guy"
"The Streets Division will not be able to make most refuse and recycling cart exchanges for the remainder of the year" City of Madison
UW civil and environmental engineering students create water pipeline system in central Ecuador UW Comm.
Announcing a $405,200 Stewardship grant to the Nature Conservancy Wisconsin "for the purchase of 153 acres of land in the Military Ridge Prairie Heritage area in Iowa County" Jim Doyle
"Only in Madison would the minor league ball team have a 'Sustainability Night' at the ballpark" "Lynch Family"
"The Madison Mallards are excited to announce that the team has chosen to join MGE's 'Green Power Tomorrow' program to offset 100 percent of the carbon emissions generated by electricity it uses" Madison Mallards
"It is time for the annual downtown move out and there are a lot of things for movers and others to consider" City of Madison
"I commend the Senate today for recognizing the urgent need to protect the Great Lakes and quickly passing the Great Lakes Compact" Russ Feingold
Applauding colleagues in the Senate for unanimously approving the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact Herb Kohl
Richard S. Brooks, UW-Madison, Professional Development & Applied Studies Jim Bradley, President, Home Savings Bank Tom Farley, Director of Marketing, Greater Madison Convention & Visitors Bureau Lisa MacKinnon, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin Lynn Hobbie, MG&E Sonya Newenhouse, President, Madison Environmental Group Jan Watson, Knupp & Watson Andrew Statz, Fiscal Efficiency Auditor, City of Madison Joel Plant, City of Madison Olivia Parry, Dane County Planning and Development Miriam Grunes, Executive Director, REAP Food Group Colleen Christensen, EnAct Steve Pomplun, Nelson Institute Sherrie Gruder, UW-Extension Ken Syke, Madison Metropolitan School District Bryant Moroder, Sustain Dane Jennifer Bacon, Madison Metro Andy Wright, Organic Valley Diane Gloede, Organic Valley Robert B. Beattie, Ph.D., CHANGE-IGERT Associate Director & Academic Coordinator, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison Erin Schneider, Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition Karen Etter Hall, Madison Audubon Society Jim Welsh, Natural Heritage Land Trust Kevin Coleman, Madison Environmental Group Kate Wipperman, Natural Heritage Land Trust Kathy Raab, Executive Director, NARI Paul Abramson, Madison RAH Lacinda Athens, Madison RAH Ed Carroll, Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corporation Marketing Director, Whole Foods
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