At the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Scott Walker's fossil-fuel friendly managers scrubbed climate change information from public climate change science information and science pages because they say climate change's causes are still debatable.
North of the DNR's Madison headquarters, in the state which Scott Walker famously declared was "Open for Business" in his ideologically-driven right-wing state - - the same state with flat job growth and a stalled economy - - a different story is being shared:
North of the DNR's Madison headquarters, in the state which Scott Walker famously declared was "Open for Business" in his ideologically-driven right-wing state - - the same state with flat job growth and a stalled economy - - a different story is being shared:
Warming Slopes Send Skiing Downhill
In Wisconsin, winters are getting shorter and warmer. The state has seen some of the country’s fastest warming, with average winter temperatures up four degrees Fahrenheit since 1970...
In recent low-snowfall years, ski visits in Wisconsin have dropped by more than a third. Such a big decline in visitors hurts local economies, and has caused some ski areas and services to struggle to stay open.
