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$3.47 billion: The amount of venture capital invested in Wisconsin’s clean energy technology industry between 2006 and 2009

On the north end of Baileys Harbor a passerby might notice the thinning of a stretch of pine trees on the west side of Highway 57. Last summer almost half the trees in the tract were removed, not to make way for development, but for the health of the forest.

Sustain Door and The Community’s Garden will co-sponsor a screening of the documentary FRESH: New Thinking about What We’re Eating on Thursday, Feb. 17 at 7 pm at Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay.

“In the ‘60s we put a needle in one arm—it was called oil. If the shale gas doesn’t play out as predicted, and we build a lot of gas plants in this country, and we don’t drill offshore, we’re going to be putting the needle in the other arm and it’s going to be called gas.”

The Door County Master Gardeners announced their schedule of 2011 Continuing Education Programs, two of which are coming up in February.

Natural gas has received a lot of attention recently as a politically palatable, cleaner fossil fuel that can be counted on to transition the United States off its coal addiction.

The Door County Soil & Water Conservation Department and UW-Extension will be hosting a workshop to teach farmers/landowners how to prepare their own nutrient management plans.

The Door County League of Women Voters, Sustain Door, and the Door County Environmental Council are all sponsors of a presentation about the dangers of radon to take place Wednesday, Feb.16 from 7 – 9 pm at Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay.

“Having people really understand our energy reality, rather than energy as we would like it to be, is incredibly important, particularly at this juncture in terms of our economy.

Last year, the Door County Chapter of Wild Ones presented their annual award to Door Landscape for excellence in landscaping, which supports the Wild Ones’ mission to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities.

62: Miles per gallon the Obama administration is considering mandating for vehicles by 2025

“My basic thesis is, ‘There ain’t room on the road.’ You can’t move in Jakarta or Bangkok or any large city in Latin America or in any city in the wealthy part of China.”

Earlier this month the Natural Resources Board unanimously approved three new rules to help protect Wisconsin cave bats from white-nose syndrome, a fungus that has killed over a million bats in the northeastern United States.

8.2 million barrels: The amount of gasoline burned by Americans every day in 2010, down 8 percent from the 2006 peak

One way to help ensure a cleaner, brighter future this season is to celebrate by committing to make small life changes that reduce your impact on the environment.

The Year in Sustainability The Door Peninsula may not boast gleaming works of green architecture, arrays of solar panel fields, or fields of wind turbines, but our small community boasts an uncommon degree of environmental consciousness.

Our fourth annual Door County Sustainability Issue hit the streets in April, part of our continuing efforts to inspire new ways of thinking about how we live on the Door Peninsula.

Words of wisdom (or lack there-of) on the green front.

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Algoma Utilities was highlighted in WPPI Energy’s November newsletter, “Power Report.” Within the Member Spotlight piece, WPPI touched on the organizations history and services and highlighted ways in which Algoma Utilities offers programs and services to encourage the use of renewable energy, conservation and energy efficiency.