Living - April 17, 2009
A week's worth of do-good Earth Day events
Earth Day 2009 is Wednesday, April 22, but there's no need to stand idly by and do nothing until then. If you haven't already begun your eco-friendly deeds this spring, here are a few ways to keep you green and active all week long.
Tags: earth day, arbor day, green, river cleanup, environment, urban ecology center

Living - March 28, 2009
Help highlight the power of Earth Hour today
In terms of helping the environment, this is about the easiest thing you can do. You turn off all the non-essential lighting and electronics in your home or business for an hour today, Saturday, March 28, and bam! you've just participated in Earth Hour, a global effort to raise awareness of climate change.
Tags: earth hour, climate change, environment, wwf

Politics - April 24, 2008
Milwaukee Talks: The city's "tree guy," Preston Cole
While the former city forester does worry about trees, Milwaukee's Environmental Services Superintendent Preston Cole has a bigger job now. Five years ago, the city merged its forestry and sanitation divisions, and he now oversees 650 employees.
Tags: preston cole, environment, recycling, Emerald Ash Borer, trees, forestry

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 5, 2007
Traveling green in Wisconsin
More people are considering the environment in just about everything they do, from recycling to what they drive to how they vacation. Now, you can “travel green” throughout Wisconsin, thanks to a state Department of Tourism program.
Tags: recycle, recycling, environment, ecology, Travel Green, Westby, Cimino

Politics - April 27, 2007
Latest political alias? The Realtors
The barrage of political issue ads from front groups of major political players continues this week as the Wisconsin Realtors Association debuted its new alias, the Wisconsin Homeowners Alliance. It’s target: Gov. Doyle’s proposed increase in the real estate transfer fee.
Tags: environment, realtors, doyle, democrats, republicans, barrett, donovan, dudzik, kleefisch, PAC, lobbyist, tax, KK river, Milwaukee River, Kinnickinnic, Hank Aaron Trail

Living - July 1, 2009
HOMAGE TO FORAGE
It’s calming to weed the garden. Anyway, it used to be, before this month’s Second Sunday Soup and Salad Salon! Harvey Taylor http://www.harveytaylor.net/index.php, one of my fellow Earth Poets http://www.milwaukeerenaissance.com/EarthPoetsAndMusicians/HomePage, and Susie Krause led...
Tags: environment, discussions, foraging, weeds