LANSING - Business and environmental groups appeared to be starting on largely the same side as the Senate Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee began discussions on adopting the Great Lakes Compact. Both groups urged legislation that would adopt the compact, which essentially creates a regional authority over use of Great Lakes waters. But environmental
LOS ANGELES - Venture Vehicles, another entry in the alternative car market, says that in 2009 it will start selling a three-wheeled electric car that tilts into turns like motorcycles. The car, based on a steering technology invented by a Dutch company called Carver, will cost $20,000 for a hybrid version or $25,000 for a
ANN ARBOR - DTE Energy and The Ark, a well-known folk and acoustic music venue in Ann Arbor, have formed a partnership to promote renewable energy in Michigan, which could win concert goers a free music CD, or a ticket to an upcoming Ark performance. November has been designated Green Energy month at The Ark.
LANSING - Approval of the Great Lakes Compact along with new or renewed efforts to increase the use of alternative energy, boost recycling and control imports of trash were all part of a package of environmental initiatives outlined by Michigan Senate Republicans at a press conference on Wednesday. But in outlining the proposals, Republicans also
WASHINGTON DC - Lawrence Tech students and recent graduates participating in the Solar Decathlon in the nation's capital this week are one of 20 university teams ? as well as Germany, Spain, Canada and Puerto Rico ? that have accepted the challenge to design and build houses that convert sunlight into enough energy to meet
LANSING - After some additional questioning Thursday, the Michigan Senate Energy Policy and Public Utilities Committee unanimously recommended that the full chamber approve the appointment of Orjiakor Isiogu as chair of the Public Service Commission. A key question from committee members Thursday, and touched on briefly during a prior hearing, was why Isiogu had been
ANN ARBOR ? Earlier this week, a host of government and business officials decided the Connected Vehicle Proving Center, a showcase for testing and evaluating connected vehicle systems ? such as smart roads and telecom technologies. The CVPC, funded by the State of Michigan, has been created through a strategic alliance between the Center for
ANN ARBOR - Is America ready for rechargeable cars? Teams of researchers at the University of Michigan and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will explore this question and others with $2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's offices of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability and Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy. U-M's Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy
LONG BEACH, Ca. - For all the technical advances in the thriving solar power industry, the large up-front costs of solar electricity in the residential market remains a stubborn barrier to wide adoption. A number of companies, from installers to panel producers, are taking different routes to try to improve the economics of purchasing rooftop
SOUTHFIELD - Students and recent graduates of Lawrence Technological University are rushing to complete construction on their solar-powered, energy-positive house in time for the Solar Decathlon competition on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in October. They have designed and built a house with nearly 700 square feet of living space that will use the