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.
"I found the conversation at a public hearing Monday night on the proposed filtration system for troublesome Well 29 on the city's east side very interesting" Kristin Czubkowski @ TCT
A call for Congress "to act quickly to pass two measures that would increase support for local transit and energy efficiency initiatives" Dave Cieslewicz
"The food choices that you make for this holiday could reflect your patriotism by supporting the environment and the people who share your neighborhood" Nicole Craig @ mad. wis. liv.
"I led a fern walk for guides at the UW-Madison Arboretum, a fantastic place located in the heart of Madison and close to the campus" Emily Butler
"It's high time we here in Monona did something before Madison did it and then they can jump on our bandwagon" of closing drive-thrus Doug Wood
"The City of Madison will have new recycling containers in place for this year's Rhythm and Booms event at Warner Park" City of Madison
"Now, I know I'm only a recent journalism graduate, not a reporter-turned-researcher like Mr. Sundquist, but banning seems like a lazy attempt to solve a problem" Jason Dean
"The beautiful green toxic cyanobacterial pond scum at Madison's B.B. Clarke Beach" "Madison Guy"
"Welcome to UW-Madison's first community-supported agriculture (CSA) farm, a small-scale experiment created by members of UW-Madison's F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture" UW Comm.
The Changing Gears tour fins "a clear buy-in at the grassroots level to the municipal level" towards sustainability in Cross Plains Melissa Henige
The Changing Gears tour departs Madison with a stop at Middleton's Big Event before heading towards Cross Plains Andrew Davis
"Mayor Dave Cieslewicz today nominated Tom Heikkinen to serve as the new General Manager for the Madison Water Utility" City of Madison
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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