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Greening Up at Oakland University
Rochester, Michigan based Oakland University’s Human Health Building has received a $2.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to install a state-of-the-art geothermal heating system. The 161,000 square foot structure, expected to be complete in2012, will house OU’s School of Health Science and School of Nursing, bringing two schools under one roof.More
House Eliminates DOL YouthBuild Program
The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would eliminate the entire YouthBuild program from the US Department of Labor. (The bill is H.R. 1, the Continuing Resolution establishing the full federal budget for FY’11.)More
DELEG Bureau of Energy Systems Awards More Than $1.5 Million for Statewide Neighborhood Weatherization Projects
Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth (DELEG) Director Steven H. Hilfinger announced today that DELEG has awarded more than $1.5 million in grants for neighborhood weatherization projects in six Michigan communities: Dewitt and Bath Townships, City of Marquette, St. Joseph County, Traverse City and City of Wyandotte. More
Funding Available for Alternative Fuel Vehicles & Infrastructure
Clean Energy Coalition (CEC), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is seeking project partners to broaden the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles and technologies throughout the State of Michigan. More
New Coalition to Launch: “Doing Development Differently in Detroit”
Detroit – A new coalition of labor, environmental, business, faith and community groups launched today during a forum focused on how regional public and private investments can be leveraged to positively impact communities.More
All Things Green Conference and Expo
The 3rd Annual All Things Green Conference & Expo is being held on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. $25 for Members and Guests, $175 for Exposition Booths! Expo location is at the IBEW-NECA Electrical Industry Training Center, 2277 E. 11 Mile Road (11 Mile Road & Dequindre) Warren, MI 48092.More
ESD’s 2011 Outstanding High School Student of the Year
Do you have a High School Senior who is planning on pursuing a degree in engineering or science? If so, nominations for ESD’s 2011 Outstanding High School Student of the Year are due in the ESD office by 5:00 pm on Monday, March 28, 2011. Has your Senior submitted an application yet? More
Duke Energy Hosts Public Meeting March 12 For Hillsdale Windpower Project
Duke Energy Renewables is hosting a public information day Saturday March 12 to answer questions about its proposed $160 million Hillsdale Windpower Project that would generate 100-megawatts of electrical power over 12,000 acres in Reading, Cambria and Allen Townships, enough to power 30,000 homes.More
Helping People Protect the Great Lakes
For a second year, the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes (HOW) Coalition is teaming up with Freshwater Future to help local groups in the Great Lakes region obtain and use funds from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) and other federal sources as part of the Coalition’s Implementation Grants Program. More
The BioEnergy Conference is being hosted by Oakland University.Greening Up at Oakland University
Rochester, Michigan based Oakland University’s Human Health Building has received a $2.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to install a state-of-the-art geothermal heating system. The 161,000 square foot structure, expected to be complete in2012, will house OU’s School of Health Science and School of Nursing, bringing two schools under one roof.More
House Eliminates DOL YouthBuild Program
The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would eliminate the entire YouthBuild program from the US Department of Labor. (The bill is H.R. 1, the Continuing Resolution establishing the full federal budget for FY’11.)MoreDELEG Bureau of Energy Systems Awards More Than $1.5 Million for Statewide Neighborhood Weatherization Projects
Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth (DELEG) Director Steven H. Hilfinger announced today that DELEG has awarded more than $1.5 million in grants for neighborhood weatherization projects in six Michigan communities: Dewitt and Bath Townships, City of Marquette, St. Joseph County, Traverse City and City of Wyandotte. More
Funding Available for Alternative Fuel Vehicles & Infrastructure
Clean Energy Coalition (CEC), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is seeking project partners to broaden the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles and technologies throughout the State of Michigan. More
New Coalition to Launch: “Doing Development Differently in Detroit”
Detroit – A new coalition of labor, environmental, business, faith and community groups launched today during a forum focused on how regional public and private investments can be leveraged to positively impact communities.More
All Things Green Conference and Expo
The 3rd Annual All Things Green Conference & Expo is being held on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. $25 for Members and Guests, $175 for Exposition Booths! Expo location is at the IBEW-NECA Electrical Industry Training Center, 2277 E. 11 Mile Road (11 Mile Road & Dequindre) Warren, MI 48092.More
ESD’s 2011 Outstanding High School Student of the Year
Do you have a High School Senior who is planning on pursuing a degree in engineering or science? If so, nominations for ESD’s 2011 Outstanding High School Student of the Year are due in the ESD office by 5:00 pm on Monday, March 28, 2011. Has your Senior submitted an application yet? More
Duke Energy Hosts Public Meeting March 12 For Hillsdale Windpower Project
Duke Energy Renewables is hosting a public information day Saturday March 12 to answer questions about its proposed $160 million Hillsdale Windpower Project that would generate 100-megawatts of electrical power over 12,000 acres in Reading, Cambria and Allen Townships, enough to power 30,000 homes.More
Helping People Protect the Great Lakes
For a second year, the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes (HOW) Coalition is teaming up with Freshwater Future to help local groups in the Great Lakes region obtain and use funds from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) and other federal sources as part of the Coalition’s Implementation Grants Program. More
