JASON J. CZARNEZKI

AT&T wants to build 60-foot tall cell tower in Veterans Park on Milwaukee’s lakefront. See
http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/130209263.html. For you Wisconsin public interest lawyers out there, get our your notes on the Public Trust Doctrine (PTD). As far as I know, the old Pieces of Eight restaurant was the only private fixture of the lakefront, and even they had to let you eat your bag lunch on their patio (which they hated), due to the PTD. (For non-lawyers the PTD, see
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/wm/dsfm/shore/doctrine.htm.) My first question is whether Veterans Park is filled in lakebed. See Illinois Central RR v. IL. If so, how is a private cell tower in the public interest a la a museum or park? If I was back in Milwaukee, I would be all over this; but given the changes in Wisconsin state government, I’m not sure the WDNR would block this.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/nyregion/fordham-ends-law-schools-farm-share-program.html

NYT: Cold-Water Detergents Get a Co
http://mobile.nytimes.com/article;jsessionid=74CD97C5D34DC971FFD377954813AD1A.w6?a=842269&f=19

“The Associated Press reported Friday that a Shanghai environmental agency has ordered two factories – one of which is run by
Milwaukee-based Johnson Controls – to halt production pending an investigation into the source of lead poisoning among children in a nearby village.” See http://www.jsonline.com/business/129958418.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/opinion/a-well-regulated-wilderness.html?_r=2&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha212

http://7d.blogs.com/blurt/2011/09/here-for-phish-how-about-you-lend-a-phreaking-hand.html

I had always assumed that the F-16s that were scrambled were planning to (tragically) shoot down commercial airliners. I did not know that the planes were unarmed.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/f-16-pilot-was-ready-to-give-her-life-on-sept-11/2011/09/06/gIQAMpcODK_story.html

http://news.yahoo.com/top-chinese-wealthys-wish-list-leave-china-065826880.html

I have done a significant amount of work on food eco-labeling and programs to change consumer diets to be more environmentally friendly. This included a trip to be a guest researcher at Uppsala University in Sweden which led to a paper (http://ssrn.com/abstract=1645860) and a forthcoming book chapter. While in Uppsala I interviewed employees as the Swedish National Food Administration (NFA) and a major organic certification organization. Sweden’s NFA produced an amazing new set on environmentally friendly dietary guidelines, but the Swedish government became concerned about the EU response. It seems Sweden’s progressive effort is now dead. Here is the blurb in Swedish and the Google Translated Version from
http://www.dn.se/blogg/matbloggen/2011/09/09/rad-om-mat-stoppas/.

Råd om mat stoppas
Skrivet av Jens Linder 08:09, 9 september 2011 i kategori Allmänt Regeringen stoppar livsmedelsverkets råd, som bland annat skulle ha rekommenderat folk att köpa och äta mindre kött och mer närodlad mat, därför att andra EU haft klagomål på att råden skulle bli
handelshinder. Ett deprimerande beslut som dels visar hur lite makt vi har över vår mat här i Sverige, dels att business-tanken i EU är extremt kortsiktig. Om alla länder i EU konsumerade en kärna av närodlad mat, då skulle transporter, bränsleutgång och miljöbelastning minska, vi få bättre mat och en mindre känslig infrastruktur vid kriser. Men inget av detta finns tydligen med i kalkylen. Man skulle kunna tycka att regeringen åtminstone skulle ha sjösatt projektet och väntat på legala aktioner från andra länder, så att det hela skulle fått en EU-rättslig prövning. Ska vi vara så rädda för att hävda våra ståndpunkter?

Advice about food stops
Written by Jens Linder 08:09, 9 September 2011 in category General The government stops the NFA council, which among other things, would have recommended people to buy and eat less meat and more locally grown food, because other EU had complaints that the advice would be to trade. A depressing decisions and shows how little power we have over our food here in Sweden, and the business idea in Europe is extremely short-sighted. If all countries in the EU consumed a core of locally produced food, then transportation, fuel output and reduce environmental impact, we have better food and a less critical infrastructures during crises. But none of this is apparently included in the calculation. One would think that at least the government would have launched the project and waiting for legal action from other countries, so that the whole thing would have an EU justice. Should we be so afraid to argue our positions?

OK…Yes, I successfully won the lottery for Phish tickets. The band is doing a concert to raise money for flood victims in Vermont. I’m excited to help a good cause and see a Vermont icon in Vermont. But you see, I’m a relative newcomer to VT and I’ve never been to a Phish concert. What should I know?