LANSING ? Michigan House Republicans say they have found a way to avert a potential major crisis this winter for low-income residents facing utility shutoff notices. Rep. Ken Horn (R-Frankenmuth) chair of the House Energy and Technology Committee, said two bills will be introduced Wednesday that should ensure people have access to those emergency funds.
WASHINGTON DC - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday opened a formal investigation into the safety of the battery packs in the Chevy Volt following a series of collision tests. In three tests since May, the NHTSA has found that damage to the Volt's battery resulted in a fire after a side collision
DEARBORN - The Plug-In Ready Michigan Project Kickoff ? which supports the Clean Energy Coalition ? will be held at the SME building on the main campus of Henry Ford Community College Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to noon. The purpose of this meeting is to establish a community-based electric vehicle infrastructure readiness plan for
LANSING - In what environmentalists view as a threat to efforts by Michigan and other Great Lake states to control the introduction of new invasive species to those waters, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a U.S. Coast Guard funding bill Tuesday that sets a lesser ballast water standard than Michigan and other states now
LANSING - After weeks of reviewing the state's 2008 energy reform laws, the chair of the Senate Energy and Technology Committee said he isn't convinced the 10 percent cap on customer choice should be augmented. Sen. Mike Nofs (R-Battle Creek) said after hearing testimony from about 60 people, there are some minor changes with the
LANSING - The Michigan League of Conservation Voters is asking its supporters to contact Governor Rick Snyder and urge that he veto legislation barring state departments in most cases from issuing rules that go beyond federal regulations. Last week, Snyder's communications staff indicated the governor might veto HB 4326 , which would only allow emergency
OAK PARK ? Hybrid bus maker Azure Dynamics Corporation closed the previously announced equity investment by a strategic investor, a wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary of Johnson Controls. In return, Johnson Controls acquired, on a private placement basis, 30,796,969 common shares of Azure, at a price of CDN$0.165 per common share, for gross proceeds to Azure of
LANSING - If the state had, in 1997, implemented a fuel tax based on a percentage of the wholesale price, it could have substantially more transportation revenue than it does now, the Citizens Research Council said in a report released Thursday. To replace the 19-cent per gallon gas tax in 1997 would have required a
LANSING - As a Senate panel this week prepares to review the most controversial portion of the 2008 energy law, business groups said Monday this is one law that does not need reinventing. That provision mandates that no more than 10 percent of a utility's sales can go to a competitor. Less than a year
AUBURN HILLS ? Quantum Ventures of Michigan and NorthTech Partners have launched ClearTech Ventures with a $25 million commitment from Quantum. ClearTech will invest in technologies across the defense, security, energy and advanced outdoors markets. Mike Toribio, who has over a decade of operational and leadership experience implementing cutting-edge weapons systems, avionics, sensors and optics