ecology

700 Miles Of Michigan Shoreline Could Be Polluted If 63-Year Old Pipeline Below Straits Of Mackinac Ruptures

 ANN ARBOR - More than 700 miles of shoreline in lakes Huron and Michigan are potentially vulnerable to oil spills if a 63-year old pipeline beneath the Straits of Mackinac ruptures, according to a new University of Michigan computer-modeling study released Thursday. Enbridge Line 5 pipeline moves up to 20 million gallons of light crude

By |2016-03-31T14:05:00-04:00March 31st, 2016|Clean Update, Featured, Politics|

EPA Launches Challenge To Recycle Nutrients From Livestock Waste

WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, pork and dairy producers and several universities have launched the Nutrient Recycling Challenge, a competition to develop affordable technologies that recycle nutrients from livestock waste. The four phase-competition, which began on November 16, will include cash awards of up to a combined

By |2015-12-03T17:11:08-05:00December 3rd, 2015|Clean Update|

West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum Luncheon Nov. 16 Looks At Social Responsibility In Supply Chain

GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will present a luncheon Nov. 16 on social responsibility in the supply chain and other topics for its November membership meeting at Grand Rapids Public Museum. Featured speakers are Sean Ansett, principal of At Stake Advisors, and Dale Robertson, President and CEO of the Grand Rapids Public

By |2015-11-03T17:06:04-05:00November 3rd, 2015|Clean Update, Featured|