Living - Sept. 22, 2008
Milwaukee ranks 12th most sustainable city
Milwaukee gets high marks for sustainability and water in a new survey from sustainlane.com, a health and sustainable living Web site.
Tags: sustainlane.com, water, green cities, rankings, quality of life, LEED, earth

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 4, 2007
Bradford Beach Water Park moving forward
The Lakefront Development Advisory Commission meets Monday, Feb. 5 at 4 p.m. in the pavilion under Lake Park Bistro to approve a new Bradford Beach water park that OMC first told you about in May 2005.
Tags: Bradford Beach, water garden, clean, water, Milwaukee Lakefront

Politics - Nov. 17, 2006
Lake Michigan water access could be near for Waukesha
A decision on allowing Waukesha County to access Lake Michigan water could be just weeks away. And that decision could significantly impact development patens throughout the region for the foreseeable future.
Tags: Waukesha, Lake Michigan, water, MMSD, aquifer

Politics - May 16, 2006
Opinion: Waukesha provides leadership on water supply issues
The city's current water supply is a deep groundwater aquifer that is tributary to Lake Michigan. In other words, Waukesha is currently using water that is part of the Lake Michigan water basin. This fact comes as a surprise to many people, who have heard that the subcontinental divide is located to the east, between Waukesha and Milwaukee.
Tags: Waukesha, water, Lake Michigan, Duchniak, Waukesha Water Utility

Politics - March 28, 2006
Opinion: Digging into Waukesha's thirst for Lake Michigan water
Waukesha officials say they haven't decided whether to apply for a diversion of water from Lake Michigan to their community which lies outside of the Great Lakes basin. But new water rules designed to protect the Great Lakes will determine if Waukesha will be allowed to pipe in water.
Tags: WisPolitics, Lake Michigan, water, Waukesha, Insight, Rowen

Politics - Oct. 5, 2008
Drowning in Delusions
The list of privatization/deregulation failure is long. Health care, the airlines, military contractors, school choice, formerly public employment/contracts, prisons, utilities, Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac, railroads, and on and on. The push for privatization is merely private industry taking th...
Tags: Milwaukee, Water, Privatization

Dining - April 30, 2008
Still drinking out of plastic?
I thought I'd join the Earth Day bandwagon, a little late, with some environmentally-friendly options for your health.  By now I am sure you have heard about the recent scare with plastic water bottles.  While the media has been focusing on baby bottles, the truth is that plastic...
Tags: Plastic, water, water bottles, health, drinking, safe