ASHRAE Selected as 2014 Best of Building Award Recipient by USGBC Members
ASHRAE is pleased to announce today that it received the U.S. Green Building Councils (USGBC) Best of Building award for Best Professional Association.More
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Michigan Green Healthcare 7th Annual Conference
The Michigan Green Healthcare Committee, a MHA committee of hospitals and partner organizations providing leadership on sustainability initiatives in the health care sector, invites you to attend its 7th Annual Conference on October 9, 2014 at the GVSU Eberhard Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan.More
EPA Announces New Actions to Curb Potent Greenhouse Gases
Building on the President’s Climate Action Plan, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy joined private and public sector leaders at the White House today to recognize progress and take new steps to curb emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning. Administrator McCarthy announced additional EPA actions to reduce HFC emissions and encouraged private sector investment in HFC-free technology.More
2014 Michigan Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference
The Michigan “GreenUp” Conference is designed to be a valuable experience for sharing information, networking, and learning. This year’s theme is Cultivating Next Generation Solutions. Green chemistry and engineering are about designing, innovating, and manufacturing what’s next and developing less hazardous, more effective materials, processes, and products. Green chemistry and engineering can help businesses create new markets, reduce costs, increase safety, and gain a competitive edge.More
Waste Characterization Workshop
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will host a workshop in northern Michigan to explain the process of characterizing business waste. The Waste Characterization Workshop expanded on the basic concepts and principles provided in the Introductory Webinars and at the 2014 Michigan Environmental Compliance Conference. More
$7.5 million available for U.P. communities to help with deep freeze costs
Gov. Rick Snyder said the state is moving swiftly to inform 32 communities in northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula of their eligibility for assistance in repairing critical infrastructure damaged during last winter’s deep freeze. The communities, which applied last month for federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program support, are being advised of potential funding for their projects.More
Cooking up renewable energy action
States throughout the country are implementing innovative renewable energy and energy-efficiency programs that could be adopted nationwide to improve economies and reduce emissions cost effectively, as well as prove valuable as states develop plans to meet pending power plant emissions reductions regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to a new joint report by Stanford University’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, and Hoover Institution’s Shultz-Stephenson Task Force on Energy Policy.More
Invest in your Community to Rebuild
Crowdfunding is a great tool to rebuild our communities in Michigan. Federal securities laws were created after the Great Depression to stimulate growth in the economy.More
Lawrence Tech places in top 100 nationally for graduates’ earning power
Lawrence Technological University has placed in the top 100 colleges and universities nationwide in the 2014-15 PayScale College Salary Report, which measures the earning power of college graduates.More
Comau, MAT2, BEET Analytics, Firstronic and Detroit Labs win big at Automation Alley’s 14th Annual Awards Gala
Automation Alley, Michigan’s largest technology business association, announced the winners of its 14th Annual Awards Gala today at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit.More
Michigan Green Healthcare 7th Annual Conference
The Michigan Green Healthcare Committee, a MHA committee of hospitals and partner organizations providing leadership on sustainability initiatives in the health care sector, invites you to attend its 7th Annual Conference on October 9, 2014 at the GVSU Eberhard Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan.More
EPA Announces New Actions to Curb Potent Greenhouse Gases
Building on the President’s Climate Action Plan, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy joined private and public sector leaders at the White House today to recognize progress and take new steps to curb emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), potent greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning. Administrator McCarthy announced additional EPA actions to reduce HFC emissions and encouraged private sector investment in HFC-free technology.More
2014 Michigan Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference
The Michigan “GreenUp” Conference is designed to be a valuable experience for sharing information, networking, and learning. This year’s theme is Cultivating Next Generation Solutions. Green chemistry and engineering are about designing, innovating, and manufacturing what’s next and developing less hazardous, more effective materials, processes, and products. Green chemistry and engineering can help businesses create new markets, reduce costs, increase safety, and gain a competitive edge.More
Waste Characterization Workshop
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will host a workshop in northern Michigan to explain the process of characterizing business waste. The Waste Characterization Workshop expanded on the basic concepts and principles provided in the Introductory Webinars and at the 2014 Michigan Environmental Compliance Conference. More
$7.5 million available for U.P. communities to help with deep freeze costs
Gov. Rick Snyder said the state is moving swiftly to inform 32 communities in northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula of their eligibility for assistance in repairing critical infrastructure damaged during last winter’s deep freeze. The communities, which applied last month for federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program support, are being advised of potential funding for their projects.More
Cooking up renewable energy action
States throughout the country are implementing innovative renewable energy and energy-efficiency programs that could be adopted nationwide to improve economies and reduce emissions cost effectively, as well as prove valuable as states develop plans to meet pending power plant emissions reductions regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to a new joint report by Stanford University’s Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, and Hoover Institution’s Shultz-Stephenson Task Force on Energy Policy.More
Invest in your Community to Rebuild
Crowdfunding is a great tool to rebuild our communities in Michigan. Federal securities laws were created after the Great Depression to stimulate growth in the economy.More
Lawrence Tech places in top 100 nationally for graduates’ earning power
Lawrence Technological University has placed in the top 100 colleges and universities nationwide in the 2014-15 PayScale College Salary Report, which measures the earning power of college graduates.More
Comau, MAT2, BEET Analytics, Firstronic and Detroit Labs win big at Automation Alley’s 14th Annual Awards Gala
Automation Alley, Michigan’s largest technology business association, announced the winners of its 14th Annual Awards Gala today at MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit.More
