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WISPIRG Citizen Advocate

Fall 2005


Top Stories

WISPIRG Reports On Clean Energy Benefits
WISPIRG released a new report on July 20, entitled “The Environmental Case for Wind Power in Wisconsin,” documenting the tremendous environmental impacts of Wisconsin’s heavy reliance on coal and nuclear power.

Citizens Demand Better Protections For Our Lakes
At 11 hearings all around the state this summer, WISPIRG turned out our members, property owners and local officials to testify before the Department of Natural Resources for stronger regulations to protect our lakes from the impacts of excessive development.

  WISPIRG's Jennifer Giegerich
SAVE OUR LAKES—WISPIRG’s Jennifer Giegerich at a press conference on August 4 to highlight the over 6,000 citizen comments that WISPIRG collected calling on the Department of Natural Resources to strengthen protections for our lakes.



Featured Articles

WISPIRG Interview: Ann Maria Bell, WISPIRG Member

With Congress Slow To Prevent ID Theft, States Pick Up Slack

50 Oil Refineries Pose Risk Of Catastrophic Accidents

 

The Last Word

Wasted Energy

 


News Briefs

WISPIRG Supports Wind Project In Fond Du Lac

WISPIRG Hosts Consumer Conference

Feingold Opposes Nuke Subsidies

WISPIRG Builds Support For Campaign Finance Reform

Shareholders Tell Oil Companies To Save Arctic

State PIRGs Gear Up To Save Refuge

WISPIRG’s Fears On Campaign Finance Law Prove True

WISPIRG Backs Drug-Safety Bill


 



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