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Critics Charge Environmental Quality Department To Miss Deadline For New Sulfur Emissions Rules

LANSING - Environmental groups called Monday for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to step in after the Department of Environmental Quality was in line to miss a deadline Monday for new sulfur dioxide emissions plans, but DEQ officials said the EPA had already been involved in the rulemaking discussions and were not planning any sanctions

By |2015-04-06T00:00:00-04:00April 6th, 2015|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Republican Senator Seeks To Eliminate Michigan Energy Choice

LANSING - Sen. Ken Horn has introduced legislation that will effectively eliminate the option of Michigan customers of a major utility company such as DTE Energy or Consumers Energy switching to an alternative electric supplier, though those who are currently using an alternative supplier would have the option to say with them. Under current law,

By |2015-04-06T00:00:00-04:00April 6th, 2015|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Solar Industry E-Commerce Platform GreenLancer Expands Team, Selects New CEO

DETROIT - Solar power is quickly becoming a viable form of renewable energy, with the residential solar market closing at $2.9 billion in 2014. E-commerce platform GreenLancer has been a part of this industry for the past few years, providing instant access to high quality solar designs and permitting services. The way the platform works

By |2015-04-03T00:00:00-04:00April 3rd, 2015|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

7 Must Know Facts about Detroit?s Tech Industry

DETROIT - Detroit has seen a lot of changes over the past decade including a bankruptcy filing, an influx of corporations and professionals, and growth in the technology sector. Major technology companies like Quicken Loans, QStride, Atomic Object, Detroit Labs, and dozens of technology startups call Downtown Detroit their home. But how great is the

By |2015-04-03T00:00:00-04:00April 3rd, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Wayne State’s TechTown Offers DTX Launch Detroit Summer Accelerator

DETROIT - Applications are now open for Wayne State?s TechTown program called DTX Launch Detroit, a 10-week summer accelerator for college students and recent graduates aspiring to launch a technology start-up. Participants will receive a stipend of $2,500 per individual (up to $7,500 per venture team) to test out their entrepreneurial dreams. DTX Launch Detroit

By |2015-04-03T00:00:00-04:00April 3rd, 2015|Archive, Entrepreneur Corner|

Nancy Benovich Gilby: New U-M School Of Information Entrepreneurship Director Gets High Marks From Students, Colleagues, Benefactors

ANN ARBOR - Jeff Zhang, an undergraduate at the University of Michigan in the School of Information, also is an entrepreneur. He's mentored by Nancy Benovich Gilby, the school's Ehrenberg Director of Entrepreneurship, a serial entrepreneur herself who has guided eight companies over her career to successful exits.   Zhang is developing a project that

By |2015-04-02T00:00:00-04:00April 2nd, 2015|Archive, Maker MI|

NSA Comtemplated Curtailing Phone Records Collection Before Snowden Leak

WASHINGTON DC - The National Security Agency reportedly contemplated curtailing its program to collect the phone records of America citizens even before whistleblower Edward Snowden spilled the beans. The NSA, which has been intensely criticized for its program of vacuuming up the phone call records of US citizens, has publicly defended the practice as a

By |2015-04-02T00:00:00-04:00April 2nd, 2015|Archive, Cyber Defense|

Obama Issues Executive Order To Impose US Sanctions On Cyberattackers

WASHINGTON DC - President Barack Obama issued an executive order Wednesday authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of State and Attorney General to impose sanctions on cyberattackers hacking into the networks of US companies or government agencies. "Effective incident response requires the ability to increase the costs and reduce the economic benefits from malicious

By |2015-04-02T00:00:00-04:00April 2nd, 2015|Archive, Cyber Defense|