Mark Hornbeck / Detroit News Lansing Bureau LANSING -- More than $1 million has been spent on lobbying and campaign donations in the high-stakes battle over an...
Michigan Senate has voted to require that state government use more green energy. SB 1000 approved unanimously would require that 3% of electricity in state...
Michigan Senate has voted to require that state government use more green energy. SB 1000 approved unanimously would require that 3% of electricity in state...
Unofficial synopsis: This bill, introduced in the Michigan Senate, would direct the Michigan PSC to establish a statewide net metering program, available to...
After a nearly decade of watching Michigan's economic woes worsen, state legislators are looking to use environmental innovation as a way to give the state's...
As far as yard art goes, the 12-foot blades atop a 105-foot pole aren't much to look at, unless Craig Price decides to grow climbing vines on the guy wires...
Thursday, April 10, 2008 Many people raised their hands Wednesday night to say they plan to install wind turbines on their properties, or to allow a company to...
The legal bill for Elmwood Township to continue an active role in the fight to stop an electrical substation from locating off M-72 stood at $9,000 one month...
The price of fuel to warm homes and water in homes over the winter winter has county homeowners looking for an alternative. Steve Smiley of Suttons Bay...
An increased interest in wind energy has inspired Ottawa County to host a wind-energy symposium within the next 45 days, officials said. The one-day event will...
A wind turbine demonstration, sidewalk chalk contest and a clothing exchange are a few of the eco-friendly events to take place at Central Michigan University...
More than four decades ago, Kalamazoo voters made what long ago became a visionary decision. In 1966, the electorate approved, and supported with a millage ...
April 18, 2008 by Harry Gillen in Capital News Service Proposals for five new coal-fired power plants have state environmental lobbyists on fire. In sites near...
While it isn't the sole occupant of a one-state recession any longer, Michigan is still in the midst of a painful economic transition. But into what should the...
Governor Jennifer Granholm will be in Huron County on Monday to visit the Harvest Wind Farm located between Pigeon and Elkton. She'll meet with business and...
Granholm says south Oakland County plays part in state's advancement to new economy By Elizabeth A. Katz Daily Tribune Staff Writer ROYAL OAK -- South Oakland...
As Michigan debates its energy future, one clear way forward is to build a strong renewable energy industry, which can help our state provide affordable...
"This is a window to what Michigan can be." That's what Gov. Jennifer Granholm said about the exciting advancements in alternative energy she witnessed during...
OLIVER TOWNSHIP -- They stand like giant white pinwheels on the horizon, 32 of them towering 40 stories over the flat farmland in this tiny township in the...
The winds of change are blowing strong in Michigan. They are moving over the lakes and across the plains, gusting through depopulated urban centers and ritzy...
LAKE TOWNSHIP - A noise control consultant and acoustics expert urged planning commissioners here to create their own wind turbine ordinance that's tailored to...
As state legislators and the governor grapple with alternative energy policies governing such technologies as wind turbines, no doubt local officials also will...
Community Energy Project Grants will be available to non-profit and public organizations to conduct community education projects in Michigan related to...
After turning on a temporary basis, a Calvin College wind turbine is becoming a permanent fixture in the Kentwood community. Kentwood's Zoning Board of Appeals...
A leading wind energy association blew off the House-passed energy package Tuesday, saying the legislation would actually put $2 billion in new investment in...
The rumors have blown in the wind for several years -- that green power companies were eyeing rich farmland known as the Ridge in Kent and Ottawa counties for...
The Michigan Public Service Commission last week issued an order approving nearly $6.5 million in Michigan energy efficiency grants for all customer classes to...
By Dan Sullivan The instructor who would spend the next eight hours teaching us about wind energy had each of us make a fist and imagine a lump of coal about...
In the quest to find alternative energy sources, wind power has generated a lot of discussion. After all, what could be more environmentally friendly than...
