Nationwide Experts to Headline Summit on Environmental Sustainability June 7 – 9 in Detroit
In early June, environmental leaders from across the continent will gather for the country’s largest and most extensive conference on environmental sustainability. Scheduled for June 7 – 9 in one of the Midwest’s most unique and historic hotels, the Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit, this year’s theme, Partnering to Grow the Green Economy, encourages collaborative approaches to important national and global environmental sustainability issues.More
The Office of Regulatory Reinvention appointed twelve Michigan citizens to the Environmental Advisory Rules Committee. The Environmental Advisory Rules Committee will assist the Office of Regulatory Reinvention (ORR) in identifying duplicative, obsolete, unnecessary or unduly restrictive environmental rules. 
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announced that the H Hotel, located in Midland, has earned Green Lodging Michigan (GLM) Steward certification from the Michigan Energy Office.
The Department of Environmental Quality today released Michigan’s annual ambient air monitoring Network Review document.
Doug Selby, President of Meadowlark Builders, in Ann Arbor, Michigan has been named a finalist for the prestigious 2011 Fred Case Remodeling Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Selby was chose by a highly esteemed panel of judges from Case Design/Remodeling, Inc., Hanley-Wood and Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies. 
Clean Energy Coalition, in conjunction with the Michigan Electric Auto Association and Schoolcraft College, invites you to the 3rd annual Electric Vehicle Show and Rally. 
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory is developing new job standards for six areas – Operating engineer/building technician, Building energy auditor, Energy /sustainability manager, Energy modeler, Commissioning/retro-commissioning practitioner, and Facility manager – and a local firm was represented as a subject matter expert for commercial building energy audits. 
193 Schools make the grade; 92 also earn Evergreen Status. Although the celebration will take place after Earth Day, Oakland County schools are going green in greater numbers! 193 Oakland County schools (including 42 new schools), have earned the Michigan Green School designation.
For the second year in a row, weather adversely affected attendance at the green festival held in Rochester. “Apparently Mother Nature didn’t get the memo that we’re trying to work with her”, said John Batdorf, event manager. 