DETROIT - Allan O’Shea, President CBS Solar and Co-Chair Michigan Renewable Energy Fair announces a triple play for renewable resources coming to Mason, MI June 24 and 25. The Ingham County Fair grounds will host the Michigan Energy Fair, Sustainable Living Summit and Great Lakes Emergency Preparedness Expo all for the single entry fee of $5/person. There will be music and
SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk has proposed combining his electric-car and solar-energy companies, in a bold effort to consolidate his holdings and offer widespread clean-energy products from vehicles to power in homes. Musk wants to combine Tesla Motors with SolarCity Corp. On Tuesday, he made a stock offer to acquire the portion of SolarCity he
ROYAL OAK - The winner of NextChallenge: Smart Cities will be awarded up to $80,000 in grant funding from Wells Fargo to demonstrate and validate their solution at the NextEnergy Center in Detroit, or an applicable site that meets the needs of the selected solution. An additional combined total of $20,000 will be awarded to
HOUGHTON - Carbon dioxide emissions from dry and oxygen-rich environments will likely strengthen the climate forcing impact of thawing permafrost on top of methane release from oxygen-poor wetlands in the Arctic, according to a study in Nature Climate Change. The study was led by Northern Arizona University assistant research professor, Christina Schädel. One of
GRAND RAPIDS - The West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum’s June 20 meeting will feature a spotlight on renewable energy challenges and success stories, and the 2016 annual membership meeting at The B.O.B. in downtown Grand Rapids. Renewable energy has historically proven a significant challenge for organizations due to financial and regulatory constraints. However, the environment for
LANSING - With a final decision expected next week, Attorney General Bill Schuette joined the array of Michigan public officials opposing plans to allow Waukesha, Wisconsin, to use water from Lake Michigan. Schuette co-signed a letter Wednesday with U.S. Rep. Candice Miller (R-Harrison Township), who had earlier co-signed a similar letter with U.S. Rep. Debbie
LANSING - The standards for pipelines would not change substantially, but those facilities would see inspectors more often, Michigan Public Service Commission member Norm Saari told Gongwer News Service. The Protecting Our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act is headed to President Barack Obama, who is expected to sign it. Supporters have said the
MASON - Internationally renowned writer, commentator, and political analyst Jack Lessenberry, will headline a wide-ranging program of experts at the Michigan Energy Fair June 24 and 25 at the Ingham County Fairgrounds outside Lansing. As a special guest speaker, Lessenberry will be featured at noon June 25 at the Michigan Energy Fair and the Sustainable
NOVI - ITC has installed 1,053 yellow-coiled bird diverters along more than five miles of its Tittabawassee – Hampton and Bauer – Tittabawassee 345 kilovolts transmission lines that cross the Crow Island State Game Area in Saginaw, Mich. The diverters are designed to help make the lines more visible to birds and discourage contact with
LANSING - Consumers Energy will fully comply with the Public Service Commission's order on Thursday that it pay a fine of more than $518,000 in relation to its billing practices of providing customers will estimates for some 16 months. "We recognize that our performance on this issue does not reflect our standards of customer service,
