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Thu, 09/09/2010 - 06:16
Dan tweeted "KapankeCongress: Getting ready for another big day. Catching up on nat'l news and some sports. NFL tonight! Wow! I've been too busy to follow! #fb" 6:16am#Wed, 09/08/2010 - 16:56
- Brett tweeted "I'm proud to have the support of so many business leaders from around Wisconsin: http://votebrettdavis.com/latestnews.aspx?ID=117" 4:56pm#
- Scott tweeted "ScottKWalker: RT @ScottWalkerHQ: "@ScottkWalker Announces #BrownBag Bus Tour" http://ow.ly/2Bm9J #wigov #believeinwi" 3:05pm#
- Dan tweeted "KapankeCongress: Heading to R.S.V.P. Awards banquet in LaCrosse.#fb" 2:35pm#
- Scott tweeted "ScottKWalker: Doyle & Barrett r trying 2 prevent me from winning the primary on Tues: http://ow.ly/2BhVK. Help stop them: http://scottwalker.org/primary" 1:45pm#
- Dan tweeted "KapankeCongress: Earlier this morning in Tomah at the VA and worked Wilton after that, Beautiful fall morning! #fb" 12:49pm#
- Dan tweeted "KapankeCongress: In Norwalk working the streets meeting people. #fb" 12:47pm#
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What is a Green Job Anyway?
Yesterday, lawmakers received a memo from 41 of Wisconsin’s business and community organizations outlining their opposition to Governor Doyle’s Global Warming Bill. Manufacturers, convenience store and restaurant owners, retailers and representatives of the agriculture, construction, transportation and housing industries united in an attempt to prevent the enormous costs and devastating economic impacts of the proposal. They were joined by chambers of commerce from Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Janesville, Fox Cities, Green Bay, Kaukauna, La Crosse, Marshfield, Menomonee, Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Racine, Wausau and West Bend.
Once the Assembly Special Committee on Green Energy Jobs wrapped up its two public hearings on Governor Doyle’s Global Warming bill, the co-chairs conceded that some rewrites were necessary. Yet, both co-chair Jim Soletski (D-Green Bay) and the governor have said they want to preserve the requirement that 25% of the electricity used in Wisconsin must come from renewable sources by 2025. Based on Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) data, it will cost electric customers more than $15 billion to make that happen. And, according to the Governor’s Global Warming Task Force, it Read more
At the second and final hearing of the Assembly Green Energy Jobs Committee on Governor Doyle’s Glboal Warming Bill this week, the businesses who will collect the $16 billion of subsidies for renewable energy projects urged the bill’s passage. The employers, both large and small, who will pay those subsidies via their electric bills pleaded with the committee to save the jobs and manufacturing operations the legislation will drive to other states. Three days later, the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) released a petition signed by more
In 2008, the wind energy industry employed 85,000 American workers. After collecting nearly $2 billion of federal stimulus funding in 2009, it still provides 85,000 jobs according the America Wind Energy Association. Without taxpayer subsidies in 2008, the industry added 13,000 jobs. With the subsidies last year, the industry lost 1,500 to 2000 manufacturing jobs and replaced them with temporary construction jobs that last an average of nine months and a handful of maintenance positions.
Up until last week, I liked Hotwire.com. Hotwire.com, an online clearinghouse for travel arrangements at deeply discounted prices, has saved me hundreds of dollars in the past on car rentals and hotel stays. After my recent trip to Seattle, I don't know if I'll book through them again or not.
It's not because Hotwire.com gave me a rotten deal on a rental car. Far from it (I'll explain later). It has to do with whom Hotwire has forged a relationship. I found out the hard way after receiving my confirmation e-mail regarding my car rental in Seattle.
"Must be from Seattle..." That's what my uncle would say to tease me whenever he saw a person acting outside the realm of common sense. Maybe that's why I love living in the Coulee Region.