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Great Lakes Compact Gets Mixed Reviews From Wildlife Federation

LANSING - The Great Lakes Compact has received has worked in some cases, not so in others, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Wildlife Federation on the initiative's overall progress and effectiveness. Michigan received high marks for the Department of Environmental Quality's on-line Water Withdrawal Assessment tool, which is used to predict

By |2011-07-12T00:00:00-04:00July 12th, 2011|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

New Federal Regs On Coal-Fired Power Plants To Impact Emission Allocations

LANSING - Michigan and 26 other states will need to see how power plant emissions are allocated before they will know how new federal rules signed Thursday would affect the state, Department of Environmental Quality Air Quality Division Chief Vinson Hellwig told Gongwer News Service. The new rules, which also still have to go through

By |2011-07-08T00:00:00-04:00July 8th, 2011|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Gas Technologies Spends $2 Million To Streamline Alternative Fuels Plant

WALLOON LAKE - Gas Technologies LLC said Thursday that it has streamlined its GasTechno advanced alcohol, biofuels and chemical plant that profitably converts natural gas to liquids and chemical products for less than $2 million. The company announced its new GasTechno Mini‐GTL gas‐to‐liquids plant packages will range in cost from $1.5 million to $2 million

By |2011-07-08T00:00:00-04:00July 8th, 2011|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Michigan PSC Grants – $62 Million Low-Income, $5 Million Energy Efficiency

LANSING - The Michigan Public Service Commission announced $62 million in low-income assistance grants and $5 million in energy efficiency grants from the Low-Income and Energy Efficiency Fund. As has been typical, the largest portion of the assistance grants (docket No. U-13129), $35 million, went to the Department of Human Services for assistance those not

By |2011-06-29T00:00:00-04:00June 29th, 2011|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Consumers Energy To Buy Electricity Generated By Fremont Commity Digester

FREMONT - Consumers Energy has contracted to purchase the total renewable energy output produced by the $22 million Fremont Community Digester, a 3.1 megawatt expected to go online summer 2012. "This is the first time that Consumers Energy will be buying renewable energy from fuel produced by processed food waste. This innovative facility is another

By |2011-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28th, 2011|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Detroit Edison CEO Joins NextEnergy Board

DETROIT - NextEnergy announced that Steven E. Kurmas, president and CEO of Detroit Edison, has joined its Board of Directors. ?Steve's background in power generation, fuel supply, and electric distribution makes him a very valuable addition to our board,? says NextEnergy Chairman Chris Rizik. He adds, ?This is all the more true as NextEnergy evolves

By |2011-06-28T00:00:00-04:00June 28th, 2011|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

CleanPath Closes On $800 Million Solar PV Projects Investment Fund

SAN FRANCISCO - CleanPath announced the close of an equity and credit facility to invest in the development and construction of large-scale solar PV projects in North America. CleanPath will manage two revolving facilities to invest over $800 million into 1,000 plus megawatts in large-scale solar PV projects over the next 60 months. Founded by

By |2011-06-21T00:00:00-04:00June 21st, 2011|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Ford Publishes Annual Sustainability Report

DEARBORN ? Ford is offering the public a comprehensive look at the company's progress on environmental and social issues with the release of its 12th annual Sustainability Report. The 2010/2011 report, titled "Blueprint for Sustainability: Driving Change," provides updates on the company's progress in key areas of operations, product enhancements on vehicle safety and societal

By |2011-06-16T00:00:00-04:00June 16th, 2011|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

US Senate Backs Repeal of Ethanol Tax Credit

WASHINGTON- The Senate voted Thursday to repeal a $6 billion tax credit for ethanol producers, a move that could signal the end of some federal subsidies as part of an eventual budget and debt-ceiling compromise. Most Democrats and a number of Republicans supported an end to the subsidy, in a 73-27 vote. The subsidy gives

By |2011-06-16T00:00:00-04:00June 16th, 2011|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|

Biofuels Process Captivates House Agriculture Committee

LANSING - Frank Van Kempen didn't come to the House Agriculture Committee Wednesday looking for a government handout to help him grow his ethanol-producing enterprise. The West Michigan entrepreneur is confident it will thrive on its own, and pay for itself, with the help of legislation allowing farmers to use his patented fermentation process without

By |2011-06-16T00:00:00-04:00June 16th, 2011|Archive, Clean, green, hybrid|