Newsmakers, October 6, 2011

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Labor unions representing Wisconin’s educators are among those now legally required to be re-certified annually. Author Colin Beavan details living life without creating garbage and buying locally grown food to support a sustainable life.

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  • Labor Union Re-certifaction

    Labor unions representing Wisconin’s educators are among those now legally required to be re-certified annually. Jerry Roethel, director of Coulee Region United Educators, updates us on several western Wisconsin unions that have just recently gone through the process.

  • Living off the grid, creating no garbage, and buying nothing but locally grown food would be a challenge no matter where you lived — but it’s conceivable, as Colin Beavan, author of “No Impact Man”, learned during a year he and his family spent in New York City having as little impact as possible on the environment. He spoke recently at UW-La Crosse and also shared his insights with our Newsmakers audience.