Citing the
efforts of students to promote clean energy and efficiency as influential in his
decision, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle announced on Wednesday, September 27th, a
massive five-year program to make four University of Wisconsin campuses energy independent.
The program – backed by the Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group
(WISPIRG) - comes on the heels of significant action at the campus and state
level, and is part of the Governor's state-wide energy independence plan.
Read the press release.