LONDON, England - Wealthy people have disproportionately large carbon footprints and the percentage of the world’s emissions they are responsible for is growing, a study has found. In 2010, the most affluent 10 percent of households emitted 34 percent of global CO2, while the 50 percent of the global population in lower income brackets accounted
GRAND RAPIDS - Meijer is looking to outpace science-based climate targets by making a big sustainability pledge. The retailer announced an ambitious goal to reduce absolute carbon emissions by 50 percent by 2025. "At Meijer, we believe in taking responsibility for the well-being of the world around us," Meijer President and CEO Rick Keyes said.
GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan Sustainable Business Forum is hosting a webinar introducing the state’s potential for agrivoltaics, the planting of food crops, pollinator habitats and other vegetation underneath photovoltaic solar panels. Featured speaker is Byron Kominek, founder of the Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center and owner and manager of Jack’s Solar Garden, the largest commercially active
DETROIT—As electric vehicle fever hits the U.S. auto market this year, Veyha, an EV charging station installer startup, says it’s playing a growing role in recruiting and training the green power workers of the future—electricians who will be needed to install and maintain EV chargers across the country. Founded in Detroit, Vehya offers EV charging
TROY—Flagstar Bank has announced that applications are now open for its third MortgageTech Accelerator program. The national program was designed by Flagstar Bank, the sixth largest bank mortgage originator and subservicer in the country. All applications are due Feb. 18 at flagstar.com/accelerator. The accelerator program focuses exclusively on incubating fintech startups engaged in developing innovative
ANN ARBOR—Fifth Eye, a medical software startup developing real-time clinical analytics, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided clearance to market its second generation clinical decision support software, the AHI System, to hospitals in the United States. AHI, pronounced AH-hee, stands for Analytic for Hemodynamic Instability. Hemodynamic instability is a condition in which
MOUNTAIN VIEWS, Ca. - Meta may be the loudest company building AR and VR hardware. Microsoft has HoloLens. Apple is working on something, too. But don’t count out Google. The search giant has recently begun ramping up work on an AR headset, internally codenamed Project Iris, that it hopes to ship in 2024, according to
DETROIT - In the summer of 2019, Alauda Aeronautics and Airspeeder Founder, Matt Pearson outlined a vision to create the most exciting next generation motor sport on the planet. In doing so, accelerating the arrival of the flying car mobility revolution we have been promised for generations. Since then, a dedicated team of engineers, technical
DETROIT— Business Leaders for Michigan released its updated benchmarking report comparing Michigan’s performance against the Top 10 states. While the state has made significant gains since the Great Recession, moving from 49th to 29th, the metrics show that Michigan is struggling to grow faster than other states. Michigan has progressed over the last decade, but needs strategic improvements to become competitive “Michigan is much better off and has come a
ALLENDALE — Grand Valley State University leaders have expanded a tuition-free program that opens its doors to any qualified Michigan student who wants to enroll at the university. The Grand Valley Pledge awards full undergraduate tuition (renewable for four years) to qualified students who have a family income of less than $50,000. It is available
