ENVIRONMENT
Amid a New Study, Questions Surround the Ongoing Mining Issue in Glenwood City
[first published on WIvoices.org] A new and comprehensive study on frac sand mining was released Wednsesday featuring input from a local man.Tom Quinn is the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Far...
Posted on 5/17/13 at 11:21 PM
Lottery Scratch-offs Part 2: Stating the Obvious
Part 1 was aboutthe interesting psychology that gambling brings out in people. We also looked at those$30 scratch-offs and the mixed feelings that come with buying those things. But while people have...
Posted on 9/12/12 at 10:52 AM
For sale: North Dakota's way of life.
I can barely stomach news about Western North Dakota these days. Every day it is something - either in the local or national news; unfortunately, it is so rarely good news. The infrastructure cannot s...
Posted on 6/10/12 at 9:31 PM
What It's Really Like to be a Mom
Before I had kids I remember hearing the phrase, Youll never really understand what its like to be a mom until you are one. I have to admit to thinking that geez, I have a pretty good imagination an...
Posted on 5/9/12 at 10:38 AM
Ain’t Easy Going Green
As I mentioned in Mondays post, my huz preached an awesome sermon on Sunday (check out the blog that followed). In the midst of the sermon, he made a statement about how difficult it is to preach a ...
Posted on 2/4/12 at 6:30 AM
Wild Side: Returning sandhill cranes herald spring
By Dan Wilcox, outdoor columnist , April 11, 2013
River Falls Eco Village dedicated
By Phil Pfuehler , April 08, 2013
Letter: Time to clear the hot air, acknowledge scientific facts
Earth scientists around the world, with years of experience and specialized knowledge, working for different organizations, have looked at the data and come to the same conclusion: Earth’s atmosphere is rapidly growing warmer and is accelerating. Human activity is the likely cause.By Ray Anderson, River Falls , April 05, 2013
Letter: New state law would notify property owners about frac mine applications
Frac sand mining is spreading rapidly in western Wisconsin. The impacts are taking many residents by surprise.By Harlen Menk, Ellsworth , April 05, 2013
Letter: What a difference a few trash cans would make
Spring has sprung…along with the trash and doggy poo. Like someone stated a few weeks ago, there is no “Poo fairy” to be found!By Cyndi Cashman, town of River Falls , April 05, 2013
Editorial: Little village serves up big, appetizing lessons
April 05, 2013
Assemblyman proposes woodchuck-hunting season
Wisconsin NewsWoodchucks would no longer be a protected species in Wisconsin under a bill that’s being drafted by a state Assembly Republican.
March 27, 2013
Cleanup continues after Red Cedar River crash
Wisconsin NewsClean-up crews have been working continuously to avoid environmental damage from a truck crash 10 days ago near Menomonie.
March 15, 2013
Walker signs mining bill
Wisconsin NewsWith a sign on a desk that read “Mining for Jobs,” Governor Scott Walker signed the bill March 11 that seeks to make it easier to open a new iron-ore mine in far northern Wisconsin.
March 13, 2013
Letter: This environmental outrage can’t get any lower or deeper
Foreign mining companies including two of the world’s most powerful, Britain’s Anglo American and Rio Tinto, are planning to dig Pebble Mine, one of the largest open-pit mines at the headwaters of Bristol Bay, Alaska. Colossal earthen dams up to 50 stories high built in a known earthquake zone are supposed to hold back some 10 billion tons of mining waste mixed with cyanide, sulfuric acid, arsenic and other toxic chemicals.By Ray Anderson, River Falls , March 08, 2013
Convert phones into homes
March 06, 2013
They traveled far to make a statement
By Jillian Dexheimer , March 04, 2013
Report shows tribe’s water-quality issues
Wisconsin NewsAs state senators debate a proposed northern Wisconsin mine, a new report says an Indian tribe that fears pollution from the mine has other water-quality problems of its own.
March 01, 2013
State’s deer “czar” asks hunters for input
Wisconsin NewsWisconsinites are being asked to share their ideas for carrying out the “Deer Czar’s” recommendations.
February 27, 2013
What’s up with the water-main breaks?
By Debbie Griffin , February 15, 2013
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