LANSING - Michigan is well-positioned to meet its Clean Power Plan standards - In fact, World Resources Institute finds that Michigan can use existing energy policies to get 98 percent of the way to meeting the state’s target under the CPP, and with smarter, more efficient use of natural gas and coal plants the state
GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will present a luncheon highlighting global and local responses to climate change and energy issues January 11 at Grand Valley State University’s Seidman Forum. Featured speakers include Natural Capital Partners Executive Vice President Mark LaCroix and Center for Climate Strategies Chairman Steve Chester, WMSBF member delegates to
LANSING - Michigan Department of Natural Resources Director Keith Creagh will serve as interim director for the Department of Environmental Quality effective Jan. 4, Gov. Rick Snyder announced Wednesday. Creagh will guide the DEQ through its leadership transition period, following the resignation of former director Dan Wyant. Dr. Bill Moritz will serve as interim director
LANSING - Governor Rick Snyder apologized to Flint residents for the failures of state agencies and called on the departments of Environmental Quality and Health and Human Services to reach out to experts on drinking water quality in light of additional preliminary findings of the Flint Water Advisory Task Force that put the primary responsibility
LANSING - Department of Environmental Quality Director Dan Wyant resigned Tuesday in the wake of interim findings from the task force Governor Rick Snyder commissioned to investigate why Flint's drinking water became contaminated with lead that pointed the finger squarely at the DEQ. Snyder, who is out of state this week on vacation with his
LANSING - The state's two largest utilities are fighting back against what they believe have been potential misrepresentations about news from state officials on Tuesday that the state can essentially maintain business-as-usual practices and still be in compliance for at least a decade with the federal Clean Power Plan on carbon emissions. "In less than
LANSING - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services had data that showed there were elevated lead levels in Flint's water, but delayed in releasing that data to others for review, Virginia Tech professor Marc Edwards said in an article posted to his website documenting the city's water crisis. Department officials agreed and said
CHICAGO – The deadline for students to submit applications to the nation’s largest clean energy single-day pitch competition is just weeks away, January 13, 2016. Student-led teams developing innovative business plans for their MBA, researchers working on promising research and early stage startups in the beginning stages of raising funds and generating revenue should submit applications.
ANN ARBOR - Duo Security announced this week that is has opened an office in London as part of an expansion into Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Leading operations for the region will be is Henry Seddon, who has been named vice president of the EMEA region. Seddon brings a wealth of industry experience
ROYAL OAK - The Detroit Zoo is going 100 percent renewable electricity from wind farms with the help of ITC Holdings through the purchase of Renewable Energy Credits. “We continue to look for ways to reduce our ecological footprint and thank ITC for helping us to accomplish that goal,” said Detroit Zoological Society Executive Director and
