I’m a big fan of Clean Water Action and our Michigan team is rock solid. What is Clean Water Action all about? This is what they are all about: Clean Water Action is an organization of one million members working to empower people to take action to protect America’s waters, build healthy communities and to [...]
Michigan shoreline communities take two more devastating hits
June 30, 2011 By 2 Comments
The Lake Michigan shoreline area of Allegan County was dealt a double-whammy this week. First, Saugatuck Township’s battle against developer Aubrey McClendon to prevent him from building a luxury resort and marina development in the heart of the Sauguatuck Dunes was lost when the Township compromised with him. I have written in the past about [...]
Wolvernine Power’s coal-fired power plant permit issued today
June 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
I have been following the plans by Wolverine Power to build a new coal-fired power plant in Rogers City, Michigan pretty closely. In May of last year, I blogged about the denial of their permit by the Granholm administration. Then, in April this year, I wrote about how the zombie power plant had risen from [...]
Want a Small Car Yet? You Will Soon
December 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
USA Today, 12/9/2010. Yes, this report was under three weeks ago. Shows you how quickly things can change. Automakers are offering more conventional cars that cross the 40-miles-per-gallon threshold in highway driving, but relatively low gas prices continue to hold off buyers. In past years, few models were able to get a 40-mpg rating without [...]
Accusations of Literal Oil Cover Up; Former Detroit Mayor Denny Archer Hired By enbridge
September 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
….. Workers say Garner Environmental covering up Oil Spill disaster clean up efforts Contractors accused of taking shortcuts EPA launches criminal probe of Enbridge oil pipeline rupture Enbridge hires former Detroit Mayor and Michigan Supreme Court Justice Dennis Archer to review claims process for oil spill Oil residue still found in parts of Kalamazoo River [...]
Back in Michigan
November 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I just finished my trip to the Middle East, where I visited Israel and Dubai. You may have read my blog post about touting Michigan's Green Jobs for Blue Waters initiative in Israel, where I was able to secure commitments from two Israeli water technology companies to locate in Michigan. To be clear: we will [...]
