Melissa Baldauff
Using Eau Claire as a Dumping Ground (Hour 1)
Some law enforcement agencies in western Wisconsin have acknowledged using Eau Claire as a dumping ground—picking up homeless or mentally ill people who have not committed a crime, taxiing them to Eau Claire, and dumping them on the streets against their will. This isn’t a surprise given the example put on by some politicians in Texas and Florida whose actions amount to human trafficking, but law enforcement shouldn’t sink to their level. And in this week’s Climate Check: a final round of grants for rural clean energy projects before President Biden leaves office—with no guarantee the Trump administration won’t leave rural America high and dry.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
Really? The ‘Gulf of America’ (Hour 1)
As the world’s billionaires compete for the affections of Donald Trump, users of Facebook and Instagram will notice something different: more misinformation. Trump himself is again putting on a sideshow, with cracks about “acquiring” Greenland and Panama and changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico. It’s designed to divert attention from the lack of any real plans to benefit Americans. But President Biden got things done, as evidenced by this week’s opening of new EV charging stations around the state—something we’ll talk about in this week’s Climate Check.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
Sunny Future for Wisconsin’s Grid (Hour 1)
Did you hear about the fake electors who met in the state Capitol on Tuesday? No, you didn’t, because nobody from the losing side of November’s election tried to undermine it; we’ll review what did happen, a quiet event when everybody plays by the rules. Also: This week’s Climate Check has details on a big new solar energy project planned for central Wisconsin and all the little solar energy projects going up on rooftops throughout a part of the Milwaukee metro.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
Saving Lives vs Telling Lies (Hour 1)
This week’s conversation about the climate offers a reminder that President-elect Trump’s choice for Energy Secretary is a fracking oil CEO who thinks a changing climate is a good thing—without any evidence to back it up. Meanwhile, ordinary Americans are already making a difference with only a single home improvement: the proliferation of heat pumps is causing a measurable reduction in air pollution.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
Budget Cuts for Thee, But Not for Me! (Hour 1)
Congressional Republicans have a dilemma on their hands. President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is creating a new generation of jobs nationwide, without regard to who supported him. A lot of “red states” are seeing big benefits. So when President-elect Trump talks about undoing Biden’s investments, these GOP lawmakers find themselves in a bit of a pickle.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
More Breakups, Courtesy of MAGA (Hour 1)
We already know what a second Donald Trump term will be like for efforts to tackle a changing climate. Now we know more about the team he’s putting in place to slash federal support for clean energy, remove protections from sensitive lands and water, and pump more carbon into the air. We’ll have more in this week’s Climate Check. Meanwhile, the climate for relationships has become more hostile for some Wisconsin couples, according to a survey of breakups prompted by the election.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
Hate Has a Home in the US Capitol (Hour 1)
As a Delaware legislator, Sarah McBride focused on real issues like paid family leave, child care access, and raising wages. Now, newly-elected to Congress, McBride is a convenient target for hate-centered Republicans who haven’t been able to pass any significant legislation but plan to take time out to vote on banning the first transgender member of Congress from using a bathroom. Also: In our weekly Climate Check, we’ll talk to an electrician about the wave of work in Wisconsin that’s come from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act—and future of the career, even with a climate denialist coming into the White House.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
The Sun Shines on the Inflation Reduction Act (Hour 1)
This week’s Climate Check includes a visit with the superintendent in the Northland Pines School District, where solar energy projects have been a focus for nearly 20 years—but now the Biden-Harris Inflation Reduction Act is making it even easier for school districts to fund the projects that lower future energy bills and provide relief to local taxpayers.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
Jobs, Baby Jobs (Hour 1)
Who needs “drill, baby, drill” when you’re already getting “jobs, baby, jobs” from the Biden-Harris Inflation Reduction Act? There’s new reporting on the soaring growth of Wisconsin jobs in new energy sectors, and it’s only going to get better as initial investments lead to more bricks and mortar… and turbines and EV cars and heat pumps and so on.
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show!
What Would You Say You Do Here? (Hour 1)
In what can only be seen as a giant lack of self-awareness, legislative Republicans are targeting Democratic incumbents as do-nothings who get paid but aren’t effective. Pssst. Guys, everyone knows you’ve been the ones in charge for more than a decade and put yourselves on a taxpayer-funded vacation—again. And in our Climate Check: Climate action has broad bipartisan public support, so why are Republicans content to do nothing about an issue that’s going to have an impact at the ballot box?
UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across the Civic Media radio network, Monday through Friday from 6-8 am. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook, X, and Instagram to keep up with Pat & the show.
