Jan
30
2016
By Scottie Lee Meyers
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Energy experts are taking different sides on whether Wisconsin should pass new legislation that would allow for the construction of new nuclear power plants.
by Al Gedicks
LA CROSSE –Earlier this week, the Wisconsin Assembly approved lifting a moratorium on building new nuclear reactors in the state. The measure now heads to the Senate.
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Jan
13
2016
January 14, 2016
Dear WRPC Member,
In case you missed the big news over the holidays, Aquila Resources is once again seeking permits from Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for its Back Forty open pit metallic sulfide mine next to the Menominee River. The project had been suspended in July 2012 when Hudbay Minerals of Canada (51% owner of the Back Forty project) pulled out of the partnership with Aquila (49% owner of the project).
PUBLIC TESTIMONY OF AL GEDICKS BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2016;
RE: SENATE BILL 288
RELATING TO REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL AND CONSTRUCTION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AND CHANGES TO THE STATE’S ENERGY PRIORITIES POLICY. BY SENATORS LASEE AND WANGGAARD.
