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Wisconsin GOP Aims tLimit Mining Rules & Silence Opposition
2013-10-27 02:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Progressive: The frac sand mining industry faced off with dozens of Wisconsin citizens on Thursday as the Senate Committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining and Revenue held a public hearing on a bill that would severely limit local governments' abilities to protect their communities against the harmful health and environmental effects of frac sand and other non-metallic mining activities. Mining for sand used to extract natural gas and oil in the hydraulic fracturing process has become a serious...
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Opponents Blast Wisconsin Bill Scaling Back Frac Sand Mine Rules
2013-10-25 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A Republican bill that would scale back local sand mine regulations amounts to an unwarranted attack on small government and could put people who live around the operations at risk, the measure`s opponents told lawmakers Thursday. Dozens of people packed a public hearing in front of the Senate mining committee, forcing pages to open up two overflow rooms. Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, D-Alma, told the committee her district includes dozens of mines and people who have to live with the operations deserve...
Homes sales continue steady growth in Wisconsin
2013-10-22 22:18:10| Real Estate - Topix.net
Wisconsin's September home sales were nearly 16 percent higher than in September 2012, continuing 27 months of consecutive growth.
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EPA coal plant rule could hurt Wisconsin
2013-10-20 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Journal Sentinel: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule last month that would require all newly built coal power plants in this country to install a new technology called carbon capture and storage (or CCS). CCS removes the primary greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide) from the power plant's exhaust and pipes it to underground storage reservoirs. This proposal represents the first major step in President Barack Obama's plan to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, which are the largest...
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Wisconsin adds sales tax to Amazon.com shopping cart
2013-10-17 17:59:19| IT Services - Topix.net
Wisconsin next month will become the 14th U.S. state to begin collecting sales tax on online purchases through Amazon.com Inc, joining a trend toward squeezing more revenue from e-commerce.
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