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Meadowlark Energy To Showcase Deep-Green Energy Retrofit Home

ANN ARBOR ? Meadowlark Energy will showcase its Deep-Green energy retrofit home during the Remodelers Home Tour Sept. 28-30. The home was just a typical home built in 1988 in a typical Ann Arbor neighborhood, but inside, this home is jam-packed with energy-efficient upgrades that make it a lean, green, energy-saving machine. When the homeowners

By |2012-09-13T00:00:00-04:00September 13th, 2012|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Clean Energy Pathways Signs Contract With Coal Enhancing Solutions

HANCOCK - Clean Energy Pathways, an alternative and renewable energy solutions company, has signed a direct sales, consultation and marketing contract with Coal Enhancing Solutions (C-E-Solutions) of Melbourne, Australia. C-E-Solutions is in the early stages of developing a market for the Clean Energy Pathways BioClean series of environmental pollution control and energy saving solutions. "The

By |2012-09-06T00:00:00-04:00September 6th, 2012|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

West Michigan Made Eco-Friendly Divider Takes Packaging Industry By Storm

HOLLAND - A West Michigan manufacturing startup has taken the international packaging industry by storm creating an eco-friendly divider that's generating as much buzz in the business as bubble wrap did a half century ago. ITB Packaging LLC ? the original name was The Box Packaging ? makes lower cost, flexible package dividers made of

By |2012-08-27T00:00:00-04:00August 27th, 2012|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Charlevoix County Gains Connected Community Kudos For Broadband Plan

BOYNE CITY ? Picturesque Charlevoix County long noted as a tourist haven now has a new designation ? it has been recognized as a "Connected" community through its comprehensive broadband action plan. The Connected program, led by the non-profit?s state affiliates, supports the building of a comprehensive action plan for a connected community by reviewing

By |2012-08-24T00:00:00-04:00August 24th, 2012|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Michigan Ranks Among 20 Worst States for Toxic Air Pollution from Power Plants

LANSING - Michigan is the 7th worst state in the nation when it comes to exposing residents to toxic air pollution from coal-fired power plants, according to an analysis released today in Michigan by the Natural Resources Defense Council. The NRDC-compiled data show: * Michigan?s electric sector ranked 7th in industrial toxic air pollution in

By |2012-08-11T00:00:00-04:00August 11th, 2012|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Edison Files Advanced Meter Opt-Out Plan

LANSING ? Michigan customers would have to pay $87 up front and $15 a month, but they would be able to opt out of having a new advanced meter transmit information to Detroit Edison, the company said in a filing to the Public Service Commission on Wednesday. The charges, officials said in the filing, would

By |2012-08-02T00:00:00-04:00August 2nd, 2012|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

First Half 2012 Sets Record For Top Fuel Economy For New Passenger Vehicles

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The first half of 2012 set the record for the highest-ever fuel efficiency for new passenger vehicles entering the U.S. market, according to industry analysts Baum & Associates. The country reached this record mile per gallon (MPG) level without relying on higher small car sales ? a significant shift from a pattern

By |2012-07-27T00:00:00-04:00July 27th, 2012|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

mophie To Build 30,000 Square Foot Expansion WMU’s Business Park

KALAMAZOO - mophie, which has developed its portable power pack for the iPhone, announced the exciting expansion of its facilities to Western Michigan University's innovative business park. The company will build a 30,000-square-foot facility to house its rapidly increasing North American distribution functions. "mophie's foundational roots are in Michigan, so the opportunity to have a

By |2012-07-25T00:00:00-04:00July 25th, 2012|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|