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Power technology company named finalist for energy efficiency program of the year after winning in the sustainable technology category last year MANITOWOC, Wis. -- Orion Energy Systems (Nasdaq: OESX) has been named a finalist for the prestigious Platts Global Energy Awards, often described as the Academy Awards of the energy industry. Orion’s innovative, patent-pending Orion Virtual Power Plant was nominated in...

Contact: Keri Brunelle, (608) 442-4150 or (608) 216-6398 10-year-old heart transplant recipient inspires event WHO: The community is invited to participate in the first annual Push. Pull. Pedal. fund-raising event to benefit Herma Heart Center at Children’s Hospital of...

Contact: Thad Nation 414.412.7814 Goal is Promoting Responsible E-Waste Recycling and E-Waste Education Statewide WISCONSIN—Wired Wisconsin, a non-profit technology advocacy group, has partnered with three Wisconsin Goodwill agencies—Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, South Central Wisconsin and Northern Wisconsin—to promote education and the responsible recycling of e-waste. Goodwill Industries International—along with Dell Inc.—founded the Reconnect program in 2004 to provide consumers with a convenient,...

For Further Information Contact: James A. Buchen, (608) 258-3400 R.J. Pirlot, (608) 658-0817 Small Wind Farm Standards Needed for WI NEW BERLIN -- Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce Wednesday hailed Governor Jim Doyle for signing bi-partisan legislation to allow uniform rules for the development of small wind farms. The Legislature passed the bill earlier this month with broad bi-partisan support. “The business community hails Gov....

$5 Billion from Recovery Act Will Fund 12,000 Grants and Speed Scientific Discoveries in Every State Bethesda, MD - In a visit to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus, President Barack Obama announced $5 billion in grant awards under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) to fund cutting-edge medical research in every state across America....

The Vantage Point of Risk and Governance By Walter Smiechewicz, Chief Consultant for Audit Integrity The purpose of effective risk assessment and governance protocols is to allow an entity to prepare for potential hazards. Over one year before the recent headlines: "Huron Shares Plummet Amid Accounting Scandal" Reuters (Mon, Aug 3) and concomitant class action lawsuits, Audit Integrity's proprietary AGR...

CONTACT: Sara Guyer, 608-262-4970, guyer@wisc.edu MADISON - We're all human, but what, exactly, does that mean? Looking for answers to such a deceptively simple question requires insight and collaboration from multiple disciplines. But bringing these ideas together isn't always easy, particularly within such a vast campus. For two years, the "What Is Human?" initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for...

CONTACT: Thad Nation, (414) 412-7814 (MADISON, Wis.)—A wind siting bill—supported by Clean, Responsible Energy for Wisconsin’s Economy (CREWE)—that would create jobs and help Wisconsin meet its renewable energy goals was signed into law today by Gov. Jim Doyle. CREWE praised the efforts of state lawmakers and the Governor in passing Senate Bill 185, which...

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By Jim Cryns For WisBusiness.com MILWAUKEE -- Green job growth in Wisconsin would be helped by faster government distribution of federal stimulus money, a panel of experts told a business event Tuesday. But panelists at the ``Green Jobs: Growing Wisconsin Employment'' event at Discovery World generally were optimistic about the future of high-paying jobs linked to a green economy....

Two state groups are out with polls showing conflicting views on global warming in Wisconsin The Forest County Potawatomi poll finds 70 percent of Wisconsin voters support the state taking its own steps to control greenhouse gas emissions. The poll also found that two-thirds of Wisconsin voters favor a requirement that utilities use renewable sources to generate 25 percent of their...