Isthmus Green Day News

Proposed waterfront rules for Dane County draw fire
Some fear new standards will prove onerous to homeowners
Joe Tarr on Thursday 07/02/2009
Dane County is scaring people. Its Lakes and Watershed Commission has been developing the Dane County Waterbody Classification Project, which some fear will bring draconian regulations. >More

Back to nature at the UW Arboretum
For 75 years, it has pursued an audacious agenda of ecological restoration
Curt Meine on Friday 05/29/2009, (6) Recommendations
My port of entry to Madison was a frozen field of tallgrass, an echelon of dark pines and a patch of oak woods. As my brother and I drove into town along the south Beltline, searching for the Seminole Highway exit, I looked around and marveled: Hey, this is all right.... There's a forest in the middle of the city! >More

Is the answer blowin' in the wind?
Turbines are greener, but can be deadly to birds
Brian McCombie on Thursday 05/07/2009, (3) Comments
A proposed bill to streamline regulations for small to mid-size wind energy developments is backed by clean energy advocates but questioned by groups seeking to ensure the safety of wildlife. >More

Isthmus Green Day 2009 schedule of events
on Thursday 04/23/2009 6:00 pm
Here's your complete schedule of events for Isthmus Green Day on Saturday, April 25, opening at 9 a.m. and running through 6 p.m. at Monona Terrace. >More

Isthmus Green Day 2009: Smart choices, simple changes
on Thursday 04/23/2009 6:00 pm
The second annual Isthmus Green Day will be held at Monona Terrace on Saturday, April 25. It is designed to help every person, no matter what his or her circumstances, become a little greener and have fun doing it. >More

How they stack up
Our admittedly unscientific rating of burger options
Linda Falkenstein on Friday 04/24/2009, (2) Recommendations
This patty, standing in here for all fast-food burgers, is a good argument for switching to a veggie burger. The meat doesn't really taste like anything other than its fixings -- ketchup, mustard, pickles and onions. What difference would it make if it were not actually made of meat? >More

Rebuilding the burger
Tastes great, more sustainable
Linda Falkenstein on Friday 04/24/2009, (3) Recommendations
The hamburger may be destroying life as we know it. That's not as outlandish as it sounds. Several recent studies have confirmed that CO2 emissions from the production of red meat and dairy have a significant impact on global warming, larger than other segments of food production -- even chicken and pork. >More

Hope for the planet
After years of sounding an alarm, some scientists are putting out a more optimistic message
Rob Zaleski on Friday 04/17/2009, (2) Recommendations
Most of us, by now, have gotten the message. Three years after Al Gore's Oscar-winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, explained in jarring detail how heat-trapping greenhouse gases were wreaking havoc on the atmosphere and destroying the world's fragile ecosystems, the scientific community continues to hammer home the point: Ma Earth is in serious trouble. >More

Take a bite out of Isthmus Green Day on April 25
on Wednesday 04/15/2009 4:00 pm
There will be plenty for food lovers to chew on at Isthmus Green Day, Saturday, April 25, at Monona Terrace. >More

Make your wheels clean at Isthmus Green Day on April 25
on Monday 04/13/2009 3:43 pm
At Isthmus Green Day, green transportation lovers are not just encouraged to attend, they're treated like royalty! >More

Green dream, join the team
Joe Tarr on Thursday 04/09/2009, (1) Recommendation
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz's ambitions of building green neighborhoods took a step forward last week, when the Common Council approved goals for developing a 2,800-acre chunk of land on Madison's northeast side. >More

Great Lakes Compact gets first test
Green groups react with alarm to initial diversion request
James Rowen on Thursday 04/09/2009
Marc Smith is baffled. The National Wildlife Federation spokesman can't understand why a proposal from the city of New Berlin to divert water from the Great Lakes is so flawed. >More

Isthmus Green Day 2009 main stage schedule
on Saturday 03/28/2009 4:43 pm
Indoor kites, organic cooking, T'ai Chi and more pack the Isthmus Green Day 2009 schedule, full of ideas for living smart and simple. >More

New plastic bag ban proposed for Madison
Lynn Welch on Thursday 03/26/2009
Madison recycling coordinator George Dreckmann is helping draft an ordinance to ban plastic bags from the trash stream and urge residents to recycle them at up to 50 drop spots around town. >More

Proponents of urban farming back city zoning code changes
Let it grow, let it grow, let it grow
Lynn Welch on Thursday 03/26/2009, (1) Comment
When Greg Rosenberg approached Madison officials in 2001 about Troy Gardens, a 31-acre urban farm on Madison's north side, he was getting into matters outside their comfort zone. "Trying to get that approved by the city was tremendously complex. It was such a weird project for them," says Rosenberg, executive director of the Madison Area Community Land Trust. "Now we see things catching up." >More

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