Monday, February 23, 2015

These WI DNR 'clean air' tips make my eyes bleed

We've seen it before - - the right hand at the DNR not knowing what the bigger right hand is doing at the Governor's office, or knows and both are simply raising a middle finger of indifference - - so someone, anyone, tell me how the Dodo birds at the DNR could put up with a straight face one of their cheery, cutie-pie Clean Air Tips of the Week touting, oh, say, recycling:
For the week of February 22, 2015:
"Recycling our waste is a great way to keep the air clean. Life cycle analysis of waste has shown that recycling common things, such as paper, cans and bottles, significantly reduces air emissions overall. A great example is the aluminum can. Recycling an aluminum can save 95% of the energy used to make aluminum out of virgin bauxite ore. Recycling other metals, paper, plastic and glass also saves significant amounts of energy. Visit EPA's WARM [exit DNR] tool to calculate your own recycling emissions savings."  
...while Walker's budget further cuts state aid to recycling. Again:
Gov. Scott Walker is proposing cuts in his budget for recycling, a move that represents more than a 50% reduction in funding to communities over a five-year period. In the two-year budget he unveiled on Feb. 3, Walker proposed $15 million in state spending for local recycling programs.
...and after a senior DNR water division official had told his staff in an email about the impact of recycling cuts on that division, reprinted here:
A one-time $4.0 million reduction to municipal recycling grants in FY2016
Seriously, WI DNR. " "Recycling our waste is a great way to keep the air clean...recycling common things, such as paper, cans and bottles, significantly reduces air emissions overall...Recycling an aluminum can save 95% of the energy used to make aluminum out of virgin bauxite ore. Recycling other metals, paper, plastic and glass also saves significant amounts of energy..."

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

This is exactly how "double speak" works.

Mark my word: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will publish the talking points that claim DNR is protecting our air, water, wildlife, and environment.

The facts as to how they fail miserably and now are just an extension of Walker's pay-to-play presidential ambitions will not be covered at all!