As the sun beat down on the tents at the Veteran’s Memorial Park in St. Clair Shores, Saturday, August 22, 2011, interested members of the community hurried across the busy street to attend the second annual “Green Fair in the Park”, hosted by the City of St. Clair Shores’ Parks and Recreation Department and media sponsor GreeningDetroit.com. More
Coming up October 2-5 in Fort Wayne, Ind., is the 5th Mid America Trails & Greenways Conference (MATAG). Held at the Grand Wayne Convention Center, the conference brings together trail professionals, advocates and users from across the region—and representing expertise from conducting trail counts to sustainable development, managing winter usage and much more.More
The first European Ford dealer for the Oak Park hybrid and electric truck powertrain developer Azure Dynamics Corp. has ordered another 100 Ford Transit Connect Electric vans.More
To work on a federally funded project (e.g. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Energy) is a goal of many scientists regardless of whether they are just starting out or have years of experience conducting scientific research. It is an opportunity to publish ones work in professional journals and be recognized by leaders in academia and industry. Four (4) student scientists at ECOTEK were able to reach this goal while still in high school.More
The McKinney Foundation is proud to present its Second Annual “Celebrating a Healthier Detroit” Expo, to be held on Saturday, August 27, at the Athletic Field on Belle Isle in Detroit. This free event will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Greater Detroit communities and families are invited.More
Waterford, Michigan — Michigan’s first “green” airport terminal opened yesterday at Oakland County International Airport following a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson. More than 200 guests were among the first to check out the “green” features of the $7.5 million, 15,000 square foot terminal building.More
August 23-25th, Tuesday through Thursday, Arts & Scraps is being featured in Groupon Detroit. G-Team, their community outreach program is coming to Detroit and Arts & Scraps is the first recipient. More
When the Great Recession came to long struggling Detroit, the city seemed to ask a simple question: “How much worse can it get?”More
This volunteer training and leadership program is designed for people who want to understand and actively contribute to significant conservation management activities on public and private lands.More
General Motors has awarded a production contract to A123 Systems, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate lithium ion batteries and systems, for complete battery packs to be used in future GM electric vehicles to be sold in select global markets. All of the battery packs will be assembled at A123’s plant in Livonia.More
