The Cruel Irony of Earth Day: Lesson Learned, Or Not

Clearly the environment is far better off as a result of Wisconsin's Gaylord Nelson's efforts to create Earth day. Unfortunately the challenges grow with time.

Oil rig blast prompts environmental concerns

As the Coast Guard searched for 11 crew members missing after a drilling rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico, authorities turned their focus to controlling an oil spill that could threaten the fragile ecosystem of the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts.

The Deepwater Horizon had burned violently for nearly two days until it sank Thursday morning.

And here in Wisconsin  from the Associated Press:

Wis. renewable energy bill dies on Earth Day

As outdoor lovers celebrated Earth Day's 40th anniversary, state lawmakers pulled the plug on a bill that would have set aggressive new renewable energy standards.

The state Senate finished its two-year session Thursday without voting on the bill after Democratic leaders balked at reports that the measure would drive up utility rates. Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker, D-Weston, has signaled for days the measure had little support.

Comments

[Jethro Boggs]

Apparently spinelessness among Democrats is not limited to Washington...

[R.J.]

Common sense eventually prevails.

[One Thin Dime]

That "renewable energy bill" also would have made it easier to build nukes in Wisconsin. What will it take to put that idea back in the crypt where it belongs, another Three Mile Island?