HOUGHTON ? The 15th annual SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge, scheduled for March 3-8 at Michigan Technological University, is shaping up to be a perfect year. The Upper Peninsula is experiencing the snowiest winter in years with temperatures solidly sub-freezing, ideal conditions for this SAE collegiate design competition. Plus, a new major sponsor has donated an
EAST LANSING - A graduate student at Michigan State University has received the 2013 Exemplary Summer Research Citation from the National Center for Institutional Diversity and Institute for Social Research for a studying how to contain oil spills. Claudio Calderon, in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was honored for his research in MSU?s
MASON - The long-running Michigan Energy Fair, held in Onekama in year?s past, is headed south this June to the Ingham County Fairgrounds. The Michigan Energy Fair, June 27-28, is a stellar event held every year to make this all happen. The goal of this event is to allow those in the sustainable energy industry
LANSING - The Public Service Commission on Thursday approved a settlement agreement granting American Transmission Company and ATC Management Inc. a certificate to construct a 138 kilovolt overhead transmission line from Holmes Township in Menominee County to the Old Mead Substation in Delta County. "The new transmission line is intended to improve electric reliability significantly
LANSING - A poll of 600 likely voters across the state has found great preference for elected officials and candidates who support the use of clean, renewable energy such as wind or solar power, rather than traditional energy sources like coal. More than 75 percent of those surveyed in a poll commissioned by a group
ANN ARBOR - Whether you are considering building a new home, remodeling or adding on to your current home, or simply making some minor adjustments the BGreen Today class on Jan. 21 takes a broad look at a wide range of strategies to head you out in the right direction toward creating a Greener home
ROCHESTER - Rochester will again host one of the planet's largest Earth Day celebrations in April when the MI Earth Day Fest returns for the ninth consecutive year. This year, the event will move from a grass lot, two blocks from Main Street, to downtown streets. Event organizers, MI Green Team, requested the move to
LANSING - The Michigan Energy Office has partnered with technical energy-saving experts throughout the state to provide energy audits for qualified recipients. MEO pays for half of the audit cost. ?The audit offers an analysis of a building?s energy usage and costs along with a list of recommended improvements to help the owner realize cost-effective
DEARBORN - Ford Motor Company announced Thursday the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, a first-of-its-kind sun-powered vehicle with the potential to deliver the best of what a plug-in hybrid offers - without depending on the electric grid for fuel. Instead of powering its battery from an electrical outlet, Ford C-MAX Solar Energi Concept harnesses the power
DETROIT - DTE Energy is lowering electric rates by approximately 6.5 percent for its residential electric customers in 2014, due to lower fuel supply costs and on-going efforts to reduce the company's cost structure. The average residential electric customer will see an annual savings of about $80. Business customer rates will decline by 5.5 ?