RES

Tags: Army Corps of Engineers, asian carp, Durant, Great Lakes, Hoekstra, PWIR, RES

A new sulfide mine may be built a mere two miles from Lake Superior, Asian carp are at the threshold of Lake Michigan, and Pete Hoekstra sees no problem with drilling under the Great Lakes. You'd think we were writing on the day following Halloween, not Mother's Day, with this kind of news.

Tags: 25 by 25, asian carp, land cap bill, michigan supreme court, PWIR, RES

We talked about the Land Cap Bill a lot in the last edition. Since then, and largely because of your help, the issue really took off statewide with the Free Press and others weighing in on our side. No one likes the land cap.

Tags: 25by25, asian carp, cherry crop, climate change, coal, PWIR, Renewable Energy, RES, underground storage tanks

Tags: 25 by 25, Great Lakes, PWIR, RES, Traverse City

Spring is a time for renewal; a new season, a new start. The legislature will be starting up again next week, GM is restarting production of the Volt, the trout fishing opener is only a few weeks away, and the Tigers are very much enjoying the spring weather. Let's follow the Tigers' lead and get Spring started with some big wins!

Tags: fuel efficiency standards, PWIR, RES, UST, Wind

Conservation is about planning for the future, but what point in the "future" are we thinking of when we're planning? If your vision of the future is only as far as a few months out, you'll have a very different vision than those who are thinking of the next generation. For the sake of imagining a world in the not-too-distant future, though, let's look at one particular year in which two key clean energy goals happen to coincide: 2025.

Tags: CAFE standards, great lakes summit, hb 5447, Michigan Primary, PWIR, RES

At the point where conservation groups, electric utilities, and car manufacturers are all agreeing on energy policy and fuel efficiency standards, you'd think that our elected officials could also get on board (or at least stay out of the way). Sadly, Representative Ray Franz (R - Onekama) continues to make things difficult.

Tags: conservation, fishing, hunting, outdoorama, RES

Hunters and Anglers Tell Michigan LCV What Matters to Them

Tags: asian carp, clean energy, PWIR, RES

Michigan is certainly in the national limelight this week as Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum criss-cross the state vying for the Republican Presidential nomination. They've had plenty to say, but little has been good news for Michigan's environment, which makes us wonder: Where are the Republicans that Teddy Roosevelt would be proud to endorse?

In this Political Week in Review: 

Tags: Clean Energy Jobs, Obama, RES, State of the Union

Michigan had representation to be proud of during President Obama’s State of the Union on Tuesday night. When the president spoke

Tags: 25 by 25, CAFE standards, PWIR, RES, State of the State, Wolverine

On Friday, the Michigan Board of Canvassers gave the green light to circulate petitions to put the question of Michigan generating 25% of our energy from renewable sources by 2025 on the ballot for this November. You may be thinking, "hooray, yet another board of something approves another thing," but you'd be wrong; this is big news. It is a milestone for the campaign to create tens of thousands of well-paying Michigan jobs. A striking example of what this proposal means to Michigan occurred up north this week when a wind developer called off its plans to build a wind farm.