GRAND RAPIDS - West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will again honor local organizations and professionals at The Third Annual Triple Bottom Line Bash on October 12. As in past years, a nominating committee of past honorees and WMSBF board presidents will select finalists for a vote by the forum membership. To assist the committee in this
LANSING - An agreement has been reached between Cliffs Natural Resources and WEC Energy Group to provide the Upper Peninsula with long-term electric supply, the state announced Monday. The new agreement, if approved, would result in 170 megawatts of new natural gas-powered generation across two sites in the U.P., a statement from Governor Rick Snyder's
CHICAGO - Governments at all levels must step up their investment in water and sewer infrastructure to avoid a reoccurrence of the Flint water crisis, a panel told lawmakers Wednesday. During a session at the annual National Conference of State Legislatures summit in Chicago, experts stressed the need for boosted funding for the country's aging
HOUGHTON - Researchers from Michigan Technological University have received grants to tackle Eurasian Watermilfoil and Phragmites, two aquatic invasive species now spreading through the Great Lakes. Laura Bourgeau-Chavez and Colin Brooks — research scientists at the Michigan Tech Research Institute, the Ann Arbor research center of Michigan Technological University — and Casey Huckins, a professor
ANN ARBOR - Despite nearly sunless conditions in the final two days, the University of Michigan Solar Car team has successfully defended its decade-long reigning championship, winning the 2016 American Solar Challenge for the sixth consecutive time. The team crossed the finish line at 5:30 p.m. ET Saturday in Wind Cave National Park in North
LAS VEGAS - A presenter at Black Hat 2016 last week showed how consumer drones could do more than just conduct aerial spying they also can carry a transmitter to hack into a wireless keyboard or interfere with industrial controls. It’s not enough to place a fence around a building to keep intruders out, according
DETROIT - In a new report, more than 3,000 companies in Michigan and Northeast Ohio have been identified as stakeholders in what’s described as an energy efficiency value chain that will tap the rapidly growing market for clean energy technology to meet a growing U.S. economy, greater electricity demands and a need to reduce emissions.
DETROIT - Toyota Motor Co. is delaying the start of production for its new plug-in model, the Prius Prime. The move is expected to push back the availability of the new model in the Japanese market. The U.S. launch, TheDetroitBureau.com has been advised, will begin in November, but will be slower than originally planned. The exact
ANN ARBOR - The number of Americans who believe there is no evidence of global warming hit its lowest level in eight years, yet more Republicans are unsure that there is evidence of climate change even as 2016 is shaping up as the warmest year on record. A new report from the National Surveys on
GRAND RAPIDS - For the past 11 years, West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum has supported future green leaders in the community with fellowships, internships and other financial support. Last year WMSBF invested nearly $30,000 into the careers of emerging sustainable business professionals in West Michigan. Help support these future green leaders at the Green Leaders Golf &
