Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) yesterday introduced an updated version of their energy efficiency legislation. More

Celebrate the first day of spring and the Growing Green Expo on Wednesday, March 19 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Orion Center. Local businesses with green products, programs, services, career opportunities, energy, ecology issues, greening your home, pantry, closets, medicine cabinet, energy alternatives, money savers, energy efficiency, educaiton and conservation, hands on activities, samples and give aways will be on site. Recycle and collection of: light bulbs, batteries, Shred-It (from 1-3 pm), eye glasses, hearing aids, cell phones (with charger), scrap metal, electonics, styrofoam (must be clean), and medications (OC Sheriff Dept). Free & Convenient parking and admission!

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Ken Rogers, executive director of Automation Alley, Michigan’s largest technology business association, has been appointed to the Honorary Committee for the 2014 World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), taking place this year in Detroit from Sept. 7-11.More

A small team of students from Grand Valley State University participated in the Michigan Collegiate Innovation Prize final pitch this month and won the $20,000 Masco Undergraduate Prize.More

The University of Michigan says a new $148 million manufacturing institute planned for Canton Township is expected to create 10,000 jobs in the region within the next five years.More

Despite the benefits of low-temperature fuel cell technologies, they cannot directly use biomass as a fuel because of the lack of an effective catalyst system. However, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have developed a low-temperature fuel cell that directly converts a wide variety of biomass sources — including starch, cellulose, lignin, and even switchgrass, powdered wood, algae and waste from poultry processing — to electricity with a catalyst activated by solar or thermal energy.The device could be used in small-scale units to provide electricity for developing nations, as well as for larger facilities to provide power where significant quantities of biomass are available.More

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Center for Corporate Climate Leadership announced the third annual Climate Leadership Award winners in partnership with the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO), the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) and The Climate Registry (TCR). Nineteen awards were given to 15 organizations and two individuals in the public and private sectors for their leadership in addressing climate change by reducing carbon pollution.More

The Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) announced today a funding opportunity for research proposals that address high priority knowledge gaps associated with natural resource conservation and management in the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region.More

Almost one hundred professionals and contractors turned out the morning of February 21st at the Belle Isle Casino as a result of Belle Isle having become a state park earlier this month. Attendees were there to network, learn about contracting opportunities from the state and what projects might be forthcoming to improve infrastructure and the overall visitor experience on the island. Some of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff now in charge of Belle Isle were there to meet and greet attendees interested in learning about the departments’ future plans for the island.More