LANSING - New legislation developing a Michigan Renewable Portfolio Standard has been captured by the state's major utilities and will result in less green-powered energy for more money, argues Barry Cargill, Executive Director of the Customer Choice Coalition. Cargill also said the Michigan Democratic Party delegation, eager to retain and expand unionized jobs, has fallen
LANSING - In her weekly radio address, Gov, Jennifer Granholm Friday recognized this week's celebration of Earth Day, pointing out that Michigan is using every tool at its disposal to encourage home-grown renewable energy sources that will improve the environment and create jobs. "We are in the early stages of a green industrial revolution -
LANSING ? Gov. Jennifer Granholm wasted no time in signing legislation on Friday that officials hope will help boost the tourism industry by establishing the Michigan Promotion Program. Granholm signed SB 1223 (PA 98), SB 1224 (PA 99), HB 5865 (PA 100), HB 5866 (PA 101) and HB 5867 (PA 102). She called the package
NEW YORK ? An AT&T executive warned that, without investment, the Internet's current network architecture will reach the limits of its capacity by 2010 due to the increased capacity demands of Web 2.0 applications, such as video. Speaking at a Westminster eForum on Web 2.0 this week in London, Jim Cicconi, vice president of legislative
LANSING - A tourism promotion program would have to be established and run by the state under legislation the Michigan Senate and House passed Wednesday. HB 5865 , HB 5866 and HB 5867 , all passed unanimously by the Senate and were enrolled by the House after votes of 91-16, 88-19 and 85-22, respectively, save
WASHINGTON - A growing number of state politicians are proposing new laws to levy taxes on digital downloads, including music, video, and books, as a way to remedy budget pains. Call it the iTunes tax. Two years ago, a CNET News.com special report found that 15 states and the District of Columbia said that their
ANN ARBOR - Despite difficulties in the auto industry and the slumping housing market, Oakland County's economy will continue to improve, say University of Michigan economists. In their annual forecast of the Oakland County economy, George Fulton and Don Grimes of the U-M Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations say that Oakland will lose 4,400
LANSING - It might not have been a rolling blackout, but it certainly caught everyone's attention Thursday when the lights went out on a gaggle of lobbyists outside of the Michigan House chambers at the same time lawmakers were in the middle of voting on a package of bills dealing with renewable energy. While power
LANSING - A package of bills geared towards encouraging the growth of the alternatives fuel industry in Michigan won Senate approval Thursday. The bills - SB 1126 , SB 1128 , SB 1129 , SB 1130 and SB 1132 - essentially require the state to help the alternative fuels industry through helping executives locate sites
MINNEAPOLIS - Delta Airlines and Northwest are joining forces creating the world's biggest carrier. The boards of both companies gave the deal the go-ahead Monday afternoon. The airline will fly under the Delta name./p> Delta Airlines said the combined airline will have an enterprise value of $17.7 billion and will be based in Atlanta. The