Vision Statement: The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) Leopold Wetland Management District (District) manages over 12,000 acres of waterfowl production areas (WPAs) across 17 southeast Wisconsin counties. These WPAs provide grassland nesting habitats for thousands of ducks and geese annually. In an effort to increase management flexibility, the District is assessing whether mowing will [...] [...more]
Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative Eric Anderson 4/25/12 Wisconsin’s grasslands provide breeding grounds for an estimated 700,000 ducks and geese annually. But, over time these habitable grasslands are threatened by shade-creating, woody forest vegetation. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Leopold Wetland Management District (WMD) manages over 12,000 acres of waterfowl production areas (WPAs) across 17 [...] [...more]
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Press Release 4/13/12 Contact: Kristin Ruesch or Matthew Pagel, 608-266-9600 Emphasis on biomass and biogas a smart investment for Wisconsin Madison – Technologies such as biomass and biogas will receive seventy-five percent of the Focus on Energy renewable resource program funding under a scenario approved on a 3-0 vote by [...] [...more]
Date : Wed. April 25th Time : 5:30pm Place: 1800 Engineering Hall, UW-Madison Speaker: Maggie Koerth-Baker Title : Putting the Fun Back in Infrastructure Description: Electricity just happens. Flip a switch, and the lights turn on. The system is reliable enough and invisible enough that it’s easy to spend your entire life not knowing how [...] [...more]
Dept of Energy: Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Blog 3/22/12 Today, as President Obama went to Ohio State University to discuss the Administration’s all-out, all-of-the-above strategy for American energy, the White House announced up to $35 million over three years to support research and development in advanced biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products. The projects [...] [...more]
Dept of Energy: Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Blog 4/6/12 As part of President Obama’s blueprint for an economy fueled by homegrown and alternative energy sources, the Energy Department announced today up to $15 million available to demonstrate biomass-based oil supplements that can be blended with petroleum, helping the United States to reduce foreign oil [...] [...more]
Biofuels Digest Jim Lane 4/4/12 In Washington, U.S. Department of Agriculture – along with the Department of Energy, and the Department of Navy – will co-host an Advanced Biofuels Industry Roundtable in Washington D.C. on May 18, 2012 as the next step in the partnership with the private sector to produce advanced biofuels to power [...] [...more]
WBI News Eric Anderson 3/28/12 Imagine walking in an area where a forest meets the city. To your right, water flows gently over rocks and boulders in the streambed, and birds lazily glide between the branches of towering oak trees. This is the unrestricted freedom and chaos of a naturally occurring landscape—one that provides valuable [...] [...more]
UW-Madison welcomes learners and explorers of all ages to campus to experience science as discovery at the 10th Annual UW-Madison Science Expeditions on April 14, 2012! All campus events are free and open to the public. Bring your family and friends! A fun, family-friendly event for kids and adults of all ages! There are no tickets required [...] [...more]
Historically, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has created innovative responses to challenges facing Wisconsin, the nation and the world. In recent years, these challenges have related largely to energy security and the environment. Across campus, agronomists, biochemists, engineers, geneticists and economists are working to form solutions to these important challenges. The Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative exists to [...] [...more]
