Energy
Deja vu — former Michigan elected official leads national energy policy, again
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State electricity experts hope former Gov. Jennifer Granholm advances Michigan’s interest in improved transmssion, electric vehicles, wind and solar power.
Energy
Michigan homeowners take part in national solar tour
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This year solar energy newcomers and aficionados alike can tour solar powered homes virtually in Michigan and across the nation.
Energy
Cutting-edge heating and cooling technology, 21st century style, returns to state Capitol
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A room beneath the Michigan state Capitol, once the nerve center of cutting-edge heating and cooling technology of the late 19th century, will soon be the nerve center of cutting-edge heating and cooling technology of the early 21st century.
Energy
COVID-19 pandemic revealed underlying energy justice crises, study finds
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The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed preexisting energy justice crises like costly utility bills and the dangers of energy pollution, which may not have gained attention otherwise, according to a recent study.
Energy
Michigan pushed to push harder for electric vehicles
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Advocates are pushing the Whitmer Administration for more state government action to promote electric vehicles. The Ecology Center in Ann Arbor and the Institute for Energy Innovation in Lansing both issued recent reports on the issue.
Energy
New grants promote Michigan beers, ciders, wines and spirits
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The Michigan Craft Beverage Council handed out more than $400,000 for research projects to benefit the state’s wine, beer, cider and distilling industry. Projects include the effects of climate change on crops, pest and disease management, and development of new varieties of hops, barley, fruits and
rye for use in brewing.
Energy
Michigan lawmakers weigh renewable energy expansion
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Solar supporters want to remove cap on how much juice they sell to utilities. But utilities say what they cannot recover the true cost of that energy.
Energy
Poll: Most Ohio voters support renewable energy development
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A new George Mason University poll shows that most voters in Ohio support renewable energy development.
Energy
Churches see the (solar) light
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Interest in powering Catholic parishes, schools and missions with the sun is surging in the wake of a large solar deal recently announced in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.
contamination
Coal emissions can concentrate radioactivity
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A 2015 Duke University-led study found radioactive contaminants, such as byproducts of uranium and thorium, can be highly concentrated in this ash.