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Wisconsin Sen. Tom Tiffany says asked governor DNR job cuts
Posted by Capital Times: Steven Elbow on May 12th, 2015
Capital Times: State Sen. Tom Tiffany has owned up to asking for job cuts to DNR scientists, who he has said focus too much on climate change.
On Friday’s Devil’s Advocate radio show, the Hazelhurst Republican said he asked Gov. Scott Walker and his staff to include a provision in the state budget axing approximately 17 positions from the Department of Natural Resources’ Science Services Bureau.
“Yes,” he said in responding to a question asking him if he requested the cuts.
Some observers believed Tiffany...
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Q&A: Climate change will bring dramatic effects to Wisconsin
Posted by Capital Times: Steven Elbow on January 20th, 2013
Capital Times: Sizzling summers, mild winters -- is this a normal variation in weather patterns or is it the onset of global warming?
Well, according to Dan Vimont, a UW-Madison climate scientist, it’s a bit of both. There are natural variations in year-to-year weather patterns, and there is indisputable evidence that not only is the global temperature rising, but greenhouse gasses emitted into the atmosphere by human activity is accelerating it.
Last year saw record warmth in the U.S., as well as in Madison...