New Report Outlines Bold New Vision for Solar in America 3/15/2010

From laundromats and baseball stadiums, to homes and cars, solar energy is already enhancing energy security and reducing pollution in America. A new Environment Michigan report outlines a vision for using the sun to meet 10 percent of the United States’ total energy needs by 2030.

Building a Solar Future 3/15/2010

America has virtually limitless potential to tap the energy of the sun. Solar energy is clean, safe, proven and available everywhere, and the price of many solar energy technologies is declining rapidly. By adopting solar energy on a broad scale, the nation can address our biggest energy challenges – our dependence on fossil fuels and the need to address global warming – while also boosting our economy.

Courting Disaster: How the Supreme Court Has Broken the Clean Water Act and Why Congress Must Fix It 2/11/2010

For decades, the Clean Water Act protected the Nation’s surface water bodies from unregulated pollution and rescued them from the crisis status they were in during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Now these vital protections are being lost. This report details the threat to our Nation’s waters by examining dozens of case studies, and highlights the urgent need for Congress to restore full Clean Water Act protections to our waters.

Michigan news: Millions of gallons of gas saved last year 9/22/2009

Increased use of public transit saved 35.6 million gallons of gasoline in Michigan last year, reducing the state's carbon dioxide emissions by about 320,000 tons, according to a study released Tuesday by Environment Michigan, an advocacy group in Ann Arbor.

Lawmaker wants less greenhouse gas from fuels 9/09/2009

Suppliers should provide Michigan motorists with fuels that produce less of the gases that cause global warming, advocates and a state legislator said Tuesday.

Global Warming Increase in Michigan 10/17/2008

A new report shows global warming has increased here in Michigan.