LANSING - Though he is pleased with the recent Senate passage of the Blue Cross Blue Shield conversion legislation, Governor Rick Snyder said on Friday his next item up for grabs is a special message on energy and the environment in November. In speaking to Gongwer News Service after helping graduate 78 state troopers, he
LANSING - The November ballot proposal to increase the state's renewable energy standard to 25 percent by 2025 is heating up again after the Anderson Economic Group released a study showing the proposal would result in up to 1,700 fewer jobs every year for 30 years. But a company involved in the wind energy industry
DETROIT ? Registration is now open for the 2012 Michigan Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference scheduled for Oct. 26 at Wayne State University?s McGregor Memorial Conference Center. The conference showcases how green chemistry and engineering are contributing to revitalization in manufacturing by using less toxic materials in the design and production of goods. ?Michigan is
WHITMORE LAKE - RheTech has developed a new grade of biocomposite using sugar cane-based, high-density polyethylene supplied by Braskem that meet the growing demand for environmentally friendly and high-performing materials required by its customers in the automotive, consumer and construction industries. "Our RheVision line of biocomposites has gained wide acceptance in the marketplace," said Jim
LANSING - The Michigan Senate approved a six-bill package led by Sen. Darwin Booher (R-Evart) that aims to improve private land management, among other environmental goals. "This package of bills seeks to improve private land management by making important changes to the qualified forest program and allows for a local delivery system to assist landowners,"
LANSING - A planned state oil and gas lease will go forward next month, but the lease documents could put limits on the use of hydraulic fracturing to extract the materials after hours of public testimony urged the lease sale be postponed. Natural Resources Director Keith Creagh said after the Natural Resources Commission meeting Thursday
ANN ARBOR - Intellectual property law firm Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione announced that Detroit-based SurClean, a start-up that produces laser tools for removing coatings in an environmentally safe and energy-efficient manner, has won the 4th Annual Brinks Innovation Competition. The Brinks Innovation Competition is an annual juried contest that helps emerging and venture-ready clean
ANN ARBOR ? Meadowlark Energy will showcase its Deep-Green energy retrofit home during the Remodelers Home Tour Sept. 28-30. The home was just a typical home built in 1988 in a typical Ann Arbor neighborhood, but inside, this home is jam-packed with energy-efficient upgrades that make it a lean, green, energy-saving machine. When the homeowners
FLINT - The NSF Great Lakes Energy Education Forum will bring top industry and academic experts together to share their knowledge on alternative energy with a focus on the progress of fuel cell development. The event on Oct. 5 is hosted by Kettering University at Mott Community College. This 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. forum
HANCOCK - Clean Energy Pathways, an alternative and renewable energy solutions company, has signed a direct sales, consultation and marketing contract with Coal Enhancing Solutions (C-E-Solutions) of Melbourne, Australia. C-E-Solutions is in the early stages of developing a market for the Clean Energy Pathways BioClean series of environmental pollution control and energy saving solutions. "The