Uppity Wisconsin

We will carry the White House Health Care Summit on-line on Uppity Wisconsin.  Just go to the home page on the 25th.

CHIPPEWA VALLEY HOSTS SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES ROUNDTABLE

Are you interested in learning more about sustainable communities in Wisconsin? Do you have an idea or suggestion you would like to share with local and state leaders? Are you interested in contributing to a more sustainable society? If so, please join UW-Extension for a 2-hour presentation and dialogue on building sustainable communities, which will be held from 9am to 11am on March 3rd in Altoona.

Dr. Jerry Hembd, UW-Superior/UW-Extension will open with an overview of sustainability efforts in Wisconsin. Afterward, participants will help identify sustainability policy issues, barriers, strengths, and possibilities for the Chippewa Valley and the state of Wisconsin.

Local community and economic development professionals, local government officials, members of sustainability boards and grassroots groups, consultants, businesses, community leaders, and faculty and students who have been engaged in local sustainability efforts are invited to attend.

This roundtable is one of six scheduled around the state. The information gathered at these roundtables will provide the foundation for a portion of the Sustainable Communities Public Policy Forum March 25-26 at UW-Fox Valley in Menasha.

West Central Wisconsin Rail Coalition meets monthly to discuss and promote a West Central Wisconsin Passenger Rail Line

http://www.westwisconsinrail.wordpress.com

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Amy Goodman was scheduled to come to Eau Claire a few months back, but had to cancel due to a personal emergency.  But she's re-scheduled now, and I hope to see a bunch of you there.  And I can't miss this opportunity to remind you that you can watch Democracy Now! right here every day.

Award-winning journalist Amy Goodman, host of the daily, grassroots, global, radio/TV news hour Democracy Now!, is on a national speaking tour to mark DN!'s 14th anniversary and launch her new book, Breaking the Sound Barrier.

CHIPPEWA VALLEY CONSERVATION LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST,  MONDAY, FEB.15, 8:30 A.M.
Altoona City Hall, Community Room, 1303 Lynn Ave.(corner of Lynn & Division Streets) www.ci.altoona.wi.us

Please join Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters and the Chippewa Valley Sierra Club at a Legislative Breakfast with Sen.Pat Kreitlow, Sen.Kathleen Vinehout, Rep.Kristin Dexter, and Rep. Jeff Smith. Share your thoughts about the four Conservation Priorities: 1) Restoring Conservation Integrity with an Independent DNR Secretary, 2) Reducing global warming with Clean Energy Jobs, 3) Protecting Wisconsin's Drinking Water, 4) Preserving Wisconsin's Groundwater. (For more information on the 2010 Conservation Priorities, visit www.conservationvoters.org)

Patrons wlll receive a handmade ceramic bowl and a homemade soup lunch for $15.00 (lunch only - $5.00).  The lunch and a Silent Art Auction will raidse funds for the Intefaith Food Pantry, the House of Hope, and Menomonie Area Bread for the World.  A variety of music, games, and displays will be entertaining.

At Empty Bowls we aim to have 600 bowls made by potters and students, to raise funds for local hunger and homeless groups, and to take action to stop the causes of hunger.

To donate homemade soup or bread, please call Katy Tape 715-962-3383 or email kathy-kentapehotmail [dot] com To donate hamdade bowls or original art items, please bring them to Interfaith Volunteers, 1620 Stout Rd. Menomonie, WI or call 715-235-2920

Green Drinks Eau Claire -- The Third Wednesday of every month.  See the Facebook Page to join, or to find out  what's planned this month, or contact tomconservationvoters [dot] org.

 Listen in below for the revival of Uppity Radio.  I'll be talking to Jennifer about the prospects of a Carbon Free Nuclear Free Wisconsin.  Jennifer will be touring our part of the state, stopping in Menomonie on Tuesday, and Eau Claire on Wednesday.  We'll also be taking calls toward the end of the show, so please call in if you have questions.   The Call-In Number is (646) 716-8534 .

     Peter Bradford developed expertise on nuclear issues through many years.  He's served on the Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission, functioned as Public Utilities Commissioner in New York and Maine for over ten years and advised entities around the world on nuclear questions.  Back in 1975 he wrote Fragile Structures:  A Story of Oil Refineries, National Security and the Coast of Maine.  Peter also wrote articles published in the New York Times, Washington Post, L.A. Times, Boston Globe, Newsday and the Electric Journal.  At present Peter Bradford serves as vice-chairman of the board of Union of Concerned Scientists.

Jennifer Nordstrom, a Wisconsin native now working with Carbon Free, Nuclear Free, a campaign Jennifer Nordstromof the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER), will be speaking at Racy D'Lene's Coffee Lounge on November 11, 2009. . Her presentation will be on “Carbon Free and Nuclear Free: Wisconsin Can Be Both.” IEER recently completed a study, Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy. Based on the study, the campaign aims to get the United States to commit to a zero CO2 emissions economy without the use of nuclear power by 2050. Nordstrom organizes and coordinates the campaign, including its federal legislative, state and regional, and public education and outreach strategies.

Jennifer NordstromJennifer Nordstrom, a Wisconsin native now working with Carbon Free, Nuclear Free, a campaign of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER), will be speaking at the Menomonie Public Library on November 10, 2009. . Her presentation will be on “Carbon Free and Nuclear Free: Wisconsin Can Be Both.” IEER recently completed a study, Carbon-Free and Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy. Based on the study, the campaign aims to get the United States to commit to a zero CO2 emissions economy without the use of nuclear power by 2050. Nordstrom organizes and coordinates the campaign, including its federal legislative, state and regional, and public education and outreach strategies.