Isthmus 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. >MoreIsthmus Green Day Exhibitor Directory on Saturday 04/26/2008 3:30 pm, (2) Recommendations A listing of businesses exhibiting at the first annual Isthmus Green Day Expo, Saturday, April 26 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center. >MoreToday is Isthmus Green Day! Monona Terrace, 9 am - 5 pm, Saturday, April 26 Isthmus Staff on Saturday 04/26/2008 Living a more eco-friendly and sustainable lifestyle has never been more rewarding, easy or fun! You'll be able to learn a lot about making simple choices and simple changes without even trying at the Isthmus Green Day Expo, one of the most inclusive events of its kind ever to hit Madison. >MoreStepping up to the Get Green Challenge on Tuesday 04/22/2008 4:30 pm, (1) Recommendation The inaugural Isthmus "Get Green Challenge" was a huge success, bringing in over 20 green ideas, projects and displays. Check out a sampling of the PowerPoint presentations, letters and fliers with cool, green ideas. >MoreGet Green Challenge: The results are in Your fellow citizens have some excellent ideas... Isthmus Staff on Monday 04/21/2008 John Christopherson's Van Hise second-graders wrote and recorded "The Pollution
Solution." Donations for the CD are appreciated, and proceeds go to reconstruction efforts
in Greensburg, Kansas, which is being rebuilt completely green after being
devasted by a tornado last year. >MoreIsthmus Green Day's special guest speakers Isthmus Staff on Monday 04/21/2008 >MoreIsthmus Green Day tickets now available! Rachel Tatge on Monday 04/14/2008 2:11 pm Isthmus Green Day is only a couple weeks away! If you're planning on attending the most comprehensive and unique eco expo in Madison, there are several ways to buy your tickets. >MoreIsthmus Green Day features green design! Rachel Tatge on Wednesday 04/09/2008 9:57 am Isthmus Green Day will give people who love to decorate, design and build an opportunity to hear from experts who have embraced the green approach, including Kenneth Brown from HGTV. >MoreIsthmus Green Day features food! Rachel Tatge on Tuesday 04/08/2008 2:51 pm At Isthmus Green Day, foodies, gourmet chefs and even just consumers who care about where their dinner comes from will be able to indulge. >MoreIsthmus Green Day features bikes Rachel Tatge on Saturday 03/22/2008 8:00 am At Isthmus Green Day, bike lovers will get to participate in the following.... >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.
And... Let us know if you're interested in participating in Isthmus Green Day, April 29, 2009 by emailing green@isthmus.com
GREEN LINKS
"I was pleasantly surprised by all of the great green products that were showcased" at the Going Green Expo Shayna Miller @ Mad. Mag.
"Three opportunities are available for citizens to learn about and provide input to the newly drafted plan for Dane County Shoreland and Riparian Management" Dane County
"Madison Water Utility is releasing its Annual Drinking Water Quality Report to coincide with National Drinking Water Week, which runs from May 4-10" City of Madison
The Wisconsin legislature should not use prior diversions of water to undermine the Great Lakes Compact Jim Rowen
Madison has been ranked the seventeenth best Green City in America by Country Home Magazine "Ayos"
"Residents have recycled 39.1 tons of electronics since the City began offering a year round drop off recycling program for computers, televisions and other consumer electronics in January" City of Madison
"Clean Sweep household hazardous waste site announces 2008 season opening" City of Madison
"Earth Day in Wisconsin brought another dirty air alert" Jim Rowen
Dane County Regional Airport joins the global aviation industry to sign declaration on climate change launched at Aviation & Environment Summit in Geneva Dane County
"Wisconsinites will build on Gaylord Nelson's legacy by continuing our leadership to protect our environment and the resources we all depend on" Russ Feingold
"Wisconsinites have a long tradition of being stewards to the land -- guarding it for future generations, and this Earth Day that is more important than ever" Herb Kohl
"We Conserve, which aims to engage the campus in an effort to slash energy consumption by 20 percent by 2010, is off to a fast and promising start" UW Comm.
UW environmental studies and forest ecology professor Nancy Langston focuses on environmental history UW Comm.
"Dane County, the City of Madison, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are joining forces to acquire 259 acres of critical wetlands and uplands in Cherokee Marsh" 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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