Wisconsin boasts greenest building in nation

How are firefighters, middle-schoolers and… nuns helping Wisconsin go green? Why, by working, learning, and worshiping in buildings that are maintained by green energy in some way, shape, or form.

Canoeing for a cause

Canoeing for a cause. It sounds cheesy, but that’s exactly what a group of college students and their professors from UW-Eau Claire did earlier this June. Pumping up their bike tires and dusting off their life vests, this assortment of more than...

Owen Park's dirt is dirty

You may want to reconsider the five-second rule if you’re picnicking in the area of Owen Park. There appears to be no immediate danger for park visitors as the contaminated soil is currently covered by a foot of sand placed within the dirt.

"Raising" the community garden

Enabling Gardens, a recent vegetative community effort, officially opened on June 11. The garden was made a reality thanks to the help of the people of Phoenix Community Garden, the Best Buddies program, and the Eau Claire Area Master Gardeners.

UPDATED: Mayor Randy's scum sucker

Menomonie Mayor Randy Knaack is so tired of all the scum in his fair city, he’s literally built a machine to rid Lake Menomin of its stinky problem. Menomonie’s picturesque-if-not-for-the-decaying-algae body of water, may soon be getting a makeover.

Spinning our way to a greener future

In an encouraging effort to go green, UW-Eau Claire has just innovated a way for students to exercise and save the environment ... at the same time. Multi-tasking at its finest. And they are the first public university to do so.

Eau Claire helps you go green

If you are looking for ways to help the environment, be more energy efficient, or just gather information about how our local climate is changing, the city of Eau Claire offers a perfect resource for people just like you.

Wisconsin's not so mighty wind

To say that 2010 and 2011 have been bad years for wind energy in Wisconsin is a huge understatement. And now, the State Assembly may soon be deflating proponents of Wisconsin’s wind energy industry once and for all ...

Where the Rabbits Roam

pets trim up and provide fertilizer for lawn

Most homeowners do everything they can to keep rabbits off their lawn, not to mention their gardens. Remember Mr. McGregor?

Composting Boasting

winter time is no time to stop biodegrading stuff

If you feel burnt out with your current lifestyle, if you feel totally zombified by your TV and cell phone and iPod and electric foot massagers and toaster ovens ... try a big, stinky compost pile. It works for me.

Go Green is sponsored by:

Xcel Energy
Eau Claire

Go Green is sponsored by:

Xcel Energy
Eau Claire

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