LANSING - Investment in restoration and protection of the Great Lakes could provide $7 to $13 billion worth of "tangible benefits," including a boost in tourism-related employment along coastal counties. The plan, developed by the MI-Great Lakes Plan, Lt. Governor John Cherry and the Office of Great Lakes, outlines how federal, state and local officials
DETROIT - Ford Motor Company is rapidly rolling out a bevy of hybrid plug-in electric vehicles, starting with a commercial van in 2010. A Focus Battery-electric car is due in 2011 and even more electric-powered cars and trucks in the years to come, as Ford, like GM and Chrysler, gets electric. To listen, click on
DETROIT - Not to be outdone by General Motors and Ford Motor Company, Chrysler also showcased its electric concept vehicles that will be rolling on the automakers' ENVI (short for Environment) electric powertrain, which provides 40 miles on a single electric charge and 400 miles of total driving range. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>
DETROIT - While other automakers at the North American International Auto show proudly displayed their latest hybrid gasoline-electric powered vehicles, or concept plug-in electric cars and trucks, California-based manufacturer Tesla Motors showed off its electric-powered Rodster that can accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in around 3 seconds and travel more than 250
DETROIT - General Motors announced Monday at the North American International Auto Show that the factory to build the new Chevy Volt battery packs will be built in Michigan. In this interview at the Detroit auto show, Jim Epolito, president of the Michigan Economic Development Corp., provides the details in this interview with a pack
DETROIT - Will Chrysler become the electric car and truck company. Certainly more so than today, says Frank Klegon, executive vice president, Product Development. Chrysler at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit rolled out four electric-powered, plug-in-charged cars, trucks, Jeeps and minivans. Now it�??s up to the public - and maybe even Congress
LANSING - Governor Jennifer Granholm this week signed bills into law that are aimed at improving the environment by controlling phosphorus pollution in the Great Lakes. PA 426 (SB 362 ) and PA 427 (SB 152 ) would mainly apply to household cleaners, limiting the level of phosphorus to .5 percent by July 1, 2010
SOUTHFIELD - Grown-ups please take note: More than 800 students from throughout Michigan have come up with ingenious ways to re-use, recycle and preserve water in the year 2100 and beyond. For instance, in the year 2176 homes in the ?New Southfield? will be WE-DOMES (Water Efficient Dwellings Optimizing Maximum Energy Self-Sufficiently) and in Navajoville,
KALAMAZOO - Strong winds will be welcome at Kalamazoo Valley Community College from now on, but not on Jan. 27-28, thank you. Those are the tentative dates for crews to use a large crane to lift a trio of 25-foot blades to the top of a 40-yard tower on the Texas Township Campus, install them,
GRAND RAPIDS - As much as 20 percent of your heating bills can be from poorly insulated foundations. So Great Lakes Superior Walls, which uses foam and other insulating properties, can save homeowners a lot of money each year on their energy bills. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com a>>