Archive for 'Sustainable Living'
Door-Tran Offers Free Countywide Car Pool Matching
Posted on 05. Nov, 2008 by Staff Reporter.
Door-Tran expands its transportation information and referral communication center to include free car pool matching services. Residents and people who work in Door County now have an opportunity to find out what car pooling options and partners they may have. To get started or to learn more about Door-Tran’s local car pool matching service, please [...]
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“Clean Coal” in Wisconsin?
Posted on 08. Oct, 2008 by Stephen Kastner.
Do you believe in “Clean Coal?” Both candidates for the Presidency support the concept. An editorial in the October 7, 2008 issue of the LA Times describes the phrase as, “an Orwellian marketing slogan invented by marketing interests.” Al Gore recently called for civil disobedience to stop the construction of any new coal-burning power plant [...]
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A sustainable alternative model…
Posted on 06. Sep, 2008 by Stephen Kastner.
Organic Farm Community forming in Southwest Wisconsin Six households will each have an individual house site to build on and share ownership of 115+ acres of common land in Vernon County, Wisconsin. The land includes forest, open land, rock outcroppings, wetland, 3 springs and a small trout stream. Deer and turkeys are plentiful in the [...]
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Petrie takes Door County YMCA Labor Day Run Duathlon
Posted on 05. Sep, 2008 by Stephen Kastner.
FISH CREEK, WI – The Door County YMCA’s 7th Annual Labor Day Weekend Run drew competitors from all over the state. More than 250 people took place in the event, with over 100 of those in the new duathlon event. This Weekend Run at the Northern Door YMCA Program Center featured a number of optional [...]
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Off the couch…
Posted on 30. Aug, 2008 by Stephen Kastner.
Yesterday, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writer Tom Held posted an article on bicycling in Wisconsin. Among other events, he points to the upcoming Door County Century Ride that takes place next weekend on September 7. Two thousand riders will gather in Sevastopol to ride distances of 30, 64, 75 or 100 miles. Someday, I look forward [...]
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PeaPod Homes Wins Statewide Competition!
Posted on 11. Jun, 2008 by Stephen Kastner.
Door County, WI – Congratulations to PeaPod Homes LLC, a newly established tenant in the Door County Business Development Center (business incubator), winners in the Business Services category of the fifth annual Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest! This Sturgeon Bay company will design and distribute solar home packages that rely on patent-pending computer modeling and [...]
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