Dick Leinenkugel told Mike Gousha he was surprised at the tone of the criticisms over his time as Commerce Secretary for Governor Jim Doyle.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dick Leinenkugel, who served as commerce secretary under Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, says he was a little surprised at the nature of the attacks he’s received from fellow [...]

If you want to learn how the Public Service Commission lost the trust of both Republicans and Democrats over the global warming bill, you’ll want to read the latest from Patrick McIlheran.
The Public Service Commission, our regulator of power rates, weighed in with a study arguing the mandate would save money. Aside from that study’s [...]

State Representative Spencer Black blames the State Senate for not having the votes, the State Senate says it’s the Assembly’s fault because the bill is too expensive.

To give you an idea of why it’s so hard to pass the bill in the Senate, Senator Jeff Plale in the video says he’s reluctant to support it, [...]

The Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) is criticizing the Public Service Commission report on the global warming bill in the legislature, saying there is a serious flaw:
“As you can see, the results, using PSC’s own study numbers, indicate that the CEJA Sub proposal would increase electric rates between 6.4% and 12.5% above the status [...]

Supporters of the proposed global warming bill in Wisconsin have been hyping an “analysis” by the Public Service Commission which claims the bill will actually lower energy costs.  Nobody else is buying it.
In the hours after the substitute amendment was introduced, the Public Service Commission quickly passed judgment on the 150 page substitute announcing it [...]

The likely final version of the state’s global warming bill is now out. The MacIver News Service has the story behind the latest version and also links to the legislative summary. Unchanged, among other things, is the provision in the bill which would allow local government units to raise property taxes through the [...]

I’m sure Al Gore will be proud of the way some people decided to reduce their carbon footprint:
A seven-month-old baby girl survived three days alone with a bullet in her chest beside the bodies of her parents and toddler brother.
Argentines Francisco Lotero, 56, and Miriam Coletti, 23, shot their children before killing themselves after making [...]

Pluto is getting warmer.
The photos show a mottled world with a yellow-orange hut, but astronomers say it is 20 per cent more red than it used to be. At the same time its illuminated northern hemisphere is getting brighter, while the southern hemisphere has darkened.
Changing face: Scientists are baffled after new images of [...]

Time once again to look back at the predictions of last January.  Robert Heinlein’s character Lazarus Long said that Cassandra did not get nearly the kicking she deserved.  Well, I hope I deserve better.
My predictions, 29 for 2009, are below, and the results are in italics.
1. Beer and alcohol prices will increase substantially due to [...]

Before you let your child play on the Build-A-Bear website, you need to be aware the company would like to ruin Christmas. One part of the site lets your child take a journey to the North Pole. There your child will learn that Christmas is about to be cancelled due to global warming.

Girl [...]