GRAND RAPIDS - The United States Environmental Protection Agency announced this week that Ottawa County has been awarded $400,000 in grant funds from the Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Program to assess, cleanup, and redevelop contaminated properties, promote economic development, create jobs, and protect public health. The County will utilize the grant funds
DETROIT ? Mark Tercek, president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, will explore why responsible stewardship of nature is of the utmost importance to businesses, governments and societies on May 21 at a program hosted by Inforum Michigan. After the event, Tercek will be signing copies of his recently released best-selling book, Nature's Fortune: How
EAST LANSING - The importance of improving the Great Lakes, cleaning its waters and beaches and ridding it of invasive species, is magnified by the recognition that the entire Great Lakes region is equal to the fourth-largest economy in the world. At a forum on threats to the Great Lakes, sponsored by the Institute for
ROCHESTER ? The MI Green Team announced the winners of the third annual MI Green Hall of Fame Awards, which recognize dedication and achievement of some of Michigan's green leaders in business, community service, academia and media. The 2013 MI Green Hall of Fame inductees include: Kenneth Cockrel Jr. - Detroit City Council president, founder
LANSING ? Michigan was among the top 10 states for wind power capacity additions and growth rate in 2012, according to the American Wind Energy Association's annual market study reported Friday. The study, reported by MLive.Com, said Michigan added 611 megawatts of wind energy capacity in 2012 for a cumulative total of 988 megawatts, ranking
DEARBORN - Ford in the first quarter of 2013 sold more than 20,000 hybrids, the best hybrid sales quarter ever for Ford. Ford's hybrid sales were up 324 percent nationally over 2012, achieving 16 percent share of the electrified vehicle market - up from 4 percent last year. This was the first quarter in which
MOUNT PLEASANT - Central Michigan University engineering students are constructing a new way to create electrical energy using the vibrations of pedestrian footsteps walking in and out of CMU's Engineering and Technology building. This energy harvester has been used so far to power a temperature display. But should this research be successful, CMU could create
DETROIT ? Eco-Motors announced Tuesday that a Chinese automotive supplier, Zhonding, will build a $200 million factory in Eastern China to build 150,000 of the fuel efficient engines a year. The engine design called OPOC, which stands for opposed piston, opposed cylinder, has half the number of parts of a typical piston engine and could
GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum announce the winners of its 2013 Essay Contest ? A Master of Management & Master Gardener; a Locavore and Foodbeet blogger; and a writer, researcher, builder and remodeler. Michele VanHouten wins highest honors with her essay The Country Cemetery. Honorable Mentions go to Theresa Hogerheide (From
LANSING ? The Port Huron Area School District was awarded a $99,365 grant for installation of energy efficient lighting in seven elementary schools, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced Tuesday. ?Replacing obsolete lighting equipment will make the school environment healthier for students and also bring energy and cost saving benefits to the school district,? said