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11-20-03 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Regent turnover blamed for open meetings violation

11-17-03 Cap Times - UW brass haven't learned lesson yet

11-08-03 St. Paul Pioneer Press - MADISON: Neighbors suing over power plant

11-07-03 Cap Times - Campus Power Plant Sparks Fore Lawsuit

11-07-03 WSJ - Citizen Group Sues Over MGE Plant

11-06-03 WSJ - Setting It Straight Alliant Will Be Paid To Manage Construction

11-06-03 St. Paul Pioneer Press - Legislators seek limits on UW leaders' outside roles

11-06-03 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Neighbors of planned natural gas plant at UW-Madison file lawsuit

11-04-03 Badger Herald - Letters to the Editor

11-01-03 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Lyall's dual roles raise questions
University president serves as board member of utility that does business with campuses

10-29-03 Daily Cardinal - Environmental groups oppose new cogen power plant

10-30-03 Cap Times - Mayor's Task Force To First Look At City's Energy Use

10-24-03 Daily Cardinal - Wiley speaks in support of new cogeneration power plant

10-20-03 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Coordination urged in energy planning
Wisconsin faulted for deciding on power plants, lines separately


10-17-03 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - UW staff sought 'minimum' notice of pay meeting
State documents show some regents objected to appearance of secrecy


10-17-03 WSJ - Records describe controversial regents meeting

10-15-03 WSJ - Campus Power Plant Work Officially Starts

10-15-03 WSJ - More Power To 'em: Uw Plant Will Help

10-14-03 Cap Times - Light Out at UW

10-10-03 WSJ - Work Set To Start On Campus Power Plant

9-19-03 WSJ - New Power Plant At Uw-madison Gets Initial Ok

9-19-03 Cap Times - UW-mge Power Plant Gets Ok

9-19-03 WSJ - New Power Plant At UW-Madison Gets Initial OK

9-19-03 - Cap Times - UW-MGE Power Plant Gets OK

9-4-03 - Cap Times - Report Raps MGE, DNR Over Plant

8-26-03 - Cap Times - Spending More Won't Guarantee Power

8-18-03 WSJ - Funneling of money was legal, Chvala says

8-14-03 Milw. Journ. Sentinel Most state donations came back, report says
D.C. Democratic group laundered funds, it says

8-12-03 Cap Times Doyle Signs Legislative Ban On Pay To Play' Politics

7-31-03 Cap Times UW Power Plant Approved

7-18-03 Cap Times Noise Expert Raps Mge Power Plant

7-6-03 WSJ Doyle Signs Bill That Promotes Power Plants

7-02-03 WSJ Madison Council Makes Deal With Mge The Utility Agrees To Take Steps To Lessen The Impact Of A Proposed Power Plant At And Around Uw.

7-1-03 WSJ Cieslewicz To Create Energy-issues Task Force

6-29-03 WSJ City Government Sees The Light On Power Needs

6-27-03 WSJ - Gas Shortage To Have Broad Impact

6-26-03 WSJ - Natural Gas Prices, Supply Fuel Growing Concern

6-24-03 Cap Times - Four city panels back deal with MGE on power plant

6-24-03 WSJ - Deal Backed On New Power Plant

6-24-03 Cap Times - Aid Cities, Environment

6-21-03 - Cap Times - Blackouts Unlikely To Hit Madison

6-19-03 Cap Times - City to stand down on cogen plant; MGE to help city

6-18-03 Cap Times - City To Stand Down On Cogen Plant; Mge Will Help City (first Edition)

6-18-03 WSJ - City, Mge Reach Tentative Agreement
The Deal Addresses How A Proposed Power Plant Will Be Built And Run.

6-10-03 Cap Times - Ford Fails On Promise Of Fuel Economy

6-06-03 WSJ - Doyle Wants Report On Energy Policies

6-03-03 Wisconsin State Journal Panel to Hear Power Plant Gripes

6-03-03 Capital Times - Neighbors Sign On To Plan For Campus Power Plant

5-10-03 Capital Times - Rep. Black fights Doyle on power plant

5-10-03 Wisconsin State Journal - Doyle favors larger campus power plant

5-9-03 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Doyle to support Madison power plant: MG&E proposal riles residents

5-7-02 Capital Times - Power Plant Revised Report Called Bogus

4-29-03 Capital Times - Small Power Plant Called Better for UW

4-29-03 WI State Journal - Opinions on Power Plant Little Changed

4-28-03 Capital Times - Small Power Plant Called Better for UW

4-23-03 Capital Times - Just One Problem With Power Plant: It's A Bad Deal For UW

4-12-03 WI State Journal: The transmission system remains the weaker link

4-12-03 Capital Times: More steam needed in 2011

4-11-03 Capital Times: Sides spar over UW/ MGE plant

4-9-03 WI State Journal: Summer power supply iffy??

4-8-03 Capital Times: Shorewood Hills neighbors lukewarm on power plant

4-7-03 Capital Times: Sierra Club sees power plant woes

3-14-03 WI State Journal: No money in budget

3-13-03 Capital Times: Doyle's request delay power plant, review issue

3-13-03 Capital Times: Delay sought on power plant. Black requests re-evaluation

3-13-03 WI State Journal: MGE prefers lake water

3-13-03 WI State Journal: Power Plant - More study needed

3-12-03 WI State Journal: Power plant may harm Yahara

3-13-03 Capital Times: Open records violations

3-12-03 Capital Times: Power plant hits more static

3-11-03 State Journal: MGE power plant could harm river - Draft EIS:

3-8-03 WI State Journal: UW power plant report criticized

2-20-03 Capital Times: Governor rejects funding

2-20-03 WI State Journal: Plant alternatives mulled - proposals & funding

Daily Cardinal outlining the controversy:

2-5-03 Capital Times -- Reconsider MGE/UW plant

2-4-03 Cap Times -- Representative Black - Halt campus power plant

2-1-03 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: MGE takes heat - neighborhood opposition:

1-29-03 Capital Times: Neighbors oppose size of plant - RNA Board resolution:

1-20-03 State Journal -- Add power for UW need not MGE aid

1-24-03 Capital Times: Hurdle for MGE air quality issues raised

1-7-03 Capital Times -- MGE would be only winner

12-7-02 Capital Times: Power plant draws heat -- scale and finances:

12-7-02 Cap Times: MGE gave, Legislators acted

Additional pieces supporting the proposal:

2-10-03 WI State Journal: Campus Power Plant Views Detailed

1-12-03 WI State Journal: Paring power plant is a dim-bulb idea

1-17-03 Badger Herald: Need for power plant more than hot air

Documents

PSC - Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)

Sebesta Blomberg (consultant) reports

Burns and McDonnell study


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