LANSING - Saying Michigan's automakers would not have to "beg and plead" to be heard at the White House, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama urged a Lansing crowd to support his proposal to change the nation's energy system so that in 10 years it no longer needs imported oil from the Middle East and
DETROIT - AT&T announced its affiliate, AT&T Services, has joined The Green Grid, the global consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems. AT&T also announced it will supply data center performance information to assist the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in developing a new ENERGY STAR rating for data center
HIGHLAND - The LaFontaine Buick Pontiac GMC in Highland is one of the first auto dealers in Michigan, and the first GM dealer nationwide, to qualify for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification. The dealership has taken a variety of steps to reduce with its ground breaking new facility to limit energy consumption. Susan
AUSTIN - Do "green" products and marketing matter in the enterprise technology industry? According to GreenFactor, a global green enterprise IT study released by Strategic Oxygen, GCI Group and Cohn & Wolfe, green products are not only highly important for the environment, they are potentially profitable: More than 70 per cent of the global respondents
LANSING - The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has agreed with lower courts, and with state attorneys general, that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is charged with regulating ballast water under the federal Clean Water Act. Attorney General Mike Cox, who is participating in the California-based case on behalf of the state, announced the
MANISTEE - Tom Stanton, who heads up the Michigan Public Service Commission's Renewable Energy Program, talks about the 30 percent federal tax credit that is available through Dec. 31 for anyone who buys energy saving products for their homes. Hear all about it in this GreenTech edition of Newsmaker Interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com
MANISTEEE - Another bright alternative energy idea from the Michigan Energy Fair - Bright Idea Energy Solutions of Chicago offers a different twist on generating wind energy, using a vertical cone shaped blade rather than propellers. To learn more about this product, listen to this GreenTech edition of Newsmaker interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com
MANISTEE - Joan's Company has an innovative green friendly solution to keeping your house warmer in those very cold Michigan winters - solar window warmers. Joan also has other energy efficient and very low cost ways to keep your toes warm as well. Lean all about it in this special GreenTech edition of News Maker
MANISTEE - An Ann Arbor architectural firm is designing the first green-certified restaurant in the United States, complete with LED lighting, eco friendly heating and cooling and much more. Best of all, it's located in Michigan, in Rochester. To learn more, listen to this GreenTech edition of News Maker Interview. To listen, click on MITechNews.MediaRica.Com
LANSING - Armed with a 12-foot tall effigy of Sen. Patricia Birkholz (R-Saugatuck) as puppeteer to three of her colleagues in the Senate and a 20-foot tall inflatable model of a coal fired plant, environmental groups staged a public outcry in front of the Capitol Tuesday against the Senate's energy plan. Terry Miller, chair of