When Renewable Energy Shoots Itself In The Foot

A 50-kilowatt wind turbine just like this is one of two turbines planned for Ann Arbor's Pioneer High School (image via Endurance Wind Power)

Ann Arbor should say no to spending a big wad of federal money to put up wind turbines that will produce little energy, EarthTechling's Pete Danko says. Read more →

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Whirlpool’s Riverview Campus Spins Up To LEED-EB Platinum

The entrance to Whirlpool's new Benton Harbor, Mich., campus. Image by James Steinkamp via Interior Architects.

Whirlpool aimed for LEED Gold during renovations to its Riverview Campus in Michigan, but ended up with LEED Platinum via increased sustainability efforts in its interior. Read more →

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Michigan Brewery Finds Itself Brewing Up Sustainability

Brewery Vivant taproom (image via Great Lakes Echo)

A brewery in Grand Rapids, Michigan is leading the nation as one of the most sustainable through practices such as saving energy and recycling grain. Read more →

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Michigan Wind Energy Looks Up After Wind Tax Credit Renewal

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Midwest Energy News reports on how Michigan's wind energy industry has found some new life in wake of the tax credit renewal for wind production. Read more →

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Why Michigan’s Renewable Energy Amendment Failed

Solar power

Midwest Energy News does an analysis of why Michigan's renewable energy focused Proposal 3 went down at the ballot earlier this month. Read more →

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Michigan Ballot Proposal: Energy And Job Years

Wind Farm Job

Great Lakes Echo takes a look at a Michigan ballot initiative that could require 25 percent of that state’s energy to come from renewable sources by 2025. Read more →

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Is Michigan’s Constitution The Right Place For Energy Policy?

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Midwest Energy News reports on a ballot initiative in Michigan that would, if passed, incorporate a renewable energy mandate into the state’s constitution. Read more →

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Yes To Renewable Energy In Michigan

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EcoWatch and Michigan Energy, Michigan Jobs talk about Proposal 3, which requires 25 percent of Michigan’s electricity come from wind, solar, biomass or hydropower by 2025. Read more →

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Michigan City Embraces Renewable Energy

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Great Lakes Echo reports on how one city in Michigan is slowly embracing renewable energy. Read more →

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Michigan Boasts One Of The Most Sustainable Cities In Nation

Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids has quietly focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy over the past decade, and has won acclaim as one of the U.S.'s greenest cities. Read more →

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