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Deny important science, like climate change, but to forbid other people from being involved in it, even when, in the case of wisconsin, its relevant. we manage some 70,000 acres of forestland. and anybody who knows anything about it knows that climate change is affecting the forest, the species of trees, the health of the forest. and people in northern wisconsin are concerned about this. and we should be able to work with them and analyze what climate change might be doing to the forestland that...

I was trained a as a scientist. before i was elected, i taught environmental science at the university, so i understand science. and for these elected politicians, who either dont know any better or use it for political purposes to not only deny important science, like climate change but to forbid other people from being involved in it even when in the case of wisconsin, its relevant. we manage some 70,000 acres of forestland. and anybody who knows anything about it knows that climate change is ...

Freezing, freezing, freezing weather, this is to scare everybody, telling children that santa claus home is going to melt away. its despicable, but its not shocking. >> it does say something about the chutzpah of green peace to say you have the power to cancel christmas. im wondering to what end? at this time of year do you actually see something like this boomerang on you? whatever your thoughts on global warming and whether were behind and it destroying things or whatever. >> i dont know. glob...

On the tv and looking on the radar on the internet. it could save your life tonight. there could be severe weather. its calming down as it usually does during the afternoon hours this is what didnt calm down today, this smoke. this is the fire, five fires new no colorado. they have burning acres and acres, thousands of acres in some spots well over 100 homes completely lost to the fires. the air is dry, trees are dry, many of the trees are dead. colorado pine beetle killed many of the trees. it ...

Snow. you will take a look at these colors, 10, 12 and 20. there are spots in the green or white mountains where we will see 20 inches of new snow. think about how much snow some of these places have had. now, i have friends who have a cabin in killington and they try to rent it out and theres been so little snow for so many years theyre very happy theres no this year they can rent the cabins and skiers dont have to fly all the way to utah or colorado where theres snow. finally good news for peo...

>> reporter: for firefighters >> reporter: for fire fighters lugging heavy equipment -- so all this stuff adds up to how many pounds? >> about 45 pounds. >> reporter: working 16-hour shifts. the danger from heat stress is extreme. >> when it is really hot and when thats bearing down on you, you have got to be able to sweat enough and slow down adequately. >> reporter: they know it is critical to eat and drink a lot. >> now is not a time to diet. >> reporter: in 24 hours, fire fighters might eat ...

Efficiency of solar cells outside, you have the sunlight available all the time. it is a very good location to have the laboratory. were in front of whats called the rsf, or research support facility. this is going to be a zero energy office building. zero net energy means that over the course of the year well produce more energy than we actually take from the grid. the building itself is designed to be fairly thin in its wings and sections so that we can bounce daylight 30, 40 feet into the spa...