A class of fourth graders from Green Bay public schools recently submitted questions about renewable energy and the environment to WPR’s "The Morning Show."

Greg Nemet, an associate professor at UW–Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs, joined the show to answer those questions.

Researchers at UW–Madison’s Wisconsin Energy Institute have published a new study on how to transform the solid leftovers of cow manure into versatile chemicals called medium chain fatty acids. These fatty acids are valued because they can be used to make biodiesel to power a car or into green jet fuels. The versatile building block of a chemical can also be converted into things like dyes, herbicides, and even medicine.

Today, the Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN²), a technology incubator and platform funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and co-administered by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), announced seven winners for its sixth cycle of Channel Partner Strategic Awards. 

Morgan Edwards, an assistant professor at UW–Madison and a leader of the university's Climate Action Lab, comments on collective vs individual action.

A new project from the Wisconsin Energy Institute at UW–Madison is looking at ways to turn dairy residue into useful products. Our guests explain how this can support farmers and improve environmental sustainability.