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Michigan news: Millions of gallons of gas saved last year
- Detroit Free Press (new window)
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2009-09-22 |
| 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. | |
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Lawmaker wants less greenhouse gas from fuels
- Chicago Tribune (new window)
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2009-09-09 |
| Suppliers should provide Michigan motorists with fuels that produce less of the gases that cause global warming, advocates and a state legislator said Tuesday. | |
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Scientists: Green power standard would boost state economy
- Bay City Times (new window)
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2007-07-18 |
| Some area Congressman, like Flint Democrat Dale E. Kildee, are pushing for legislation to create a national renewable energy standard that scientists say would recharge Michigan's economy. | |
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Utility pushes reform on power
- Saginaw News (new window)
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2007-06-23 |
| First, the good news: Consumers Energy says electricity bills will fall 5 percent next month thanks to the sale of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant. Now, the bad: Eventually, electricity rates will rise again -- but less than the rate of inflation through 2011 -- if the utility succeeds in repealing a state law that offers the choice of picking power suppliers, a top officials at the Jackson-based utility says. | |
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Bills require portion of state’s electricity to come from clean, renewable sources by 2020
- Huron Daily Tribune (new window)
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2007-04-04 |
| New legislation introduced last week in the Michigan Legislature is aimed at getting Michigan on track toward a new energy path by requiring 20 percent of the state’s electricity to come from clean, renewable sources by 2020. | |
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Power in play
- Metro Times (new window)
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2007-03-21 |
| Talk to the experts and this much quickly becomes clear: There is no status quo when it comes to Michigan and electricity. Things are changing, no matter what. | |
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Renewable energy resources are worth investment
- Battle Creek Enquirer (new window)
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2006-12-03 |
| As we approach a new year and a shift in legislative authority at both the state and federal levels, various special interests are seeking to gain higher profiles for their issues. | |
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Power Up Michigan
- Detroit Free Press (new window)
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2006-11-26 |
| Michigan needs an energy boost. That's energy as in electricity. The state needs more of it and needs it soon. To the greatest extent possible, it should be homegrown. | |
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Time to address 'New Energy Future'
- Detroit Free Press (new window)
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2006-11-26 |
| Despite an intense focus on jobs and economy this election season, most pundits ignored the $20-billion drain on our state in the cost of imported fossil fuels, a major drag on our struggling economy. Not only are we exporting thousands of jobs and our hard-earned dollars in order to import polluting fuels, we are not capitalizing on Michigan's enormous manufacturing and generating potential for homegrown, clean energy. | |
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State considers goals or rules for renewable energy
- Detroit Free Press (new window)
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2006-11-21 |
| Michigan's 21st Century Energy Plan is to be released by the end of the year, and utilities and environmentalists are weighing in on what the program should contain. | |
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Candidates with energy message win election
- Bay City Times (new window)
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2006-11-16 |
| Candidates who supported a ''New Energy Future'' for Michigan were big winners in last week's mid-term elections. | |
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Don't take wind out of alternative energy's sails
- Detroit News (new window)
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2006-11-14 |
| The News' diatribe against Environment Michigan and the New Energy Future platform ("Sound science, business needed with energy plan," Nov. 8) comes to a nonsensical conclusion: that committing to clean, homegrown energy is somehow bad for Michigan's economy. | |
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State’s green movement puts on its work boots
- Lansing City Pulse (new window)
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2006-11-08 |
| Viewers who check out WKAR’s upcoming documentary on green energy in Michigan may wonder whether they’ve accidentally tuned in to a rerun from the ‘50s. They’ll be greeted by sights and sounds from the golden era of Michigan manufacturing: steel sheets curling out of giant rollers, men in hard hats walking across factory floors, welders spraying sparks in all directions, CEOs laying out plans for new plants. | |
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Report: Cut heating costs through less power, more insulation
- The State News (new window)
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2006-11-01 |
| Since the '90s, the cost of natural gas has doubled — meaning students are paying more for their heating bills. But a new Environment Michigan report released Oct. 26 gives tips on what students can do to save on their heating and electric bills. | |
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Debate Heats Up on Renewable Energy
- Crain's Detroit Business
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2006-10-23 |
| It’s not a hot-button election issue like sending jobs to China or failed economic policies. But renewable energy has entered into this November’s contests, and it’s about to become a much bigger debate. | |
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Michigan Chamber of Commerce Urges State Lawmakers to Reject Costly, Irresponsible Energy Mandate
- Yahoo News (new window)
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2006-10-17 |
| The Michigan Chamber of Commerce is urging state lawmakers not to support a costly and irresponsible energy mandate being advocated by Environment Michigan that would force the use of 25 percent renewable energy. | |
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Michigan's Energy Use Tripled
- WLNS (new window)
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2006-10-04 |
| Michigan's overall energy use has tripled, and some organizations across the state are looking for a solution. Environment Michigan announced a report called "a new energy future" at the State Capitol. | |
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Belle River Power Plant receives environmental award
- Port Huron Times Herald (new window)
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2006-09-17 |
| State politicians and environmental agency representatives lauded the environmental friendliness of DTE Energy's Belle River Power Plant Friday as the China Township facility received the Clean Corporate Citizen designation from the Department of Environmental Quality. | |
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Report Pans Coal-Fired Power Plants
- Detroit Free Press (new window)
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2006-07-21 |
| A new report by the Environment Michigan Research and Policy Center regarding the future construction of coal-fired power plants suggests that, if the United States invested $137 billion in energy-efficiency measures instead of building power plants, electricity demand could be reduced by 19% by 2025. | |
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Emissions in state up 46% since '60
- Lansing State Journal (new window)
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2006-06-21 |
| Carbon dioxide emissions in Michigan have jumped 46 percent over the past four decades, largely because of power plants, cars and light trucks, according to a study released Tuesday by Environment Michigan. | |
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Report cites jump in emissions in state and nation
- Detroit News (new window)
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2006-06-21 |
| Levels of emissions that contribute to global warming have climbed more than 46 percent in Michigan over the past five decades, states a research report released Tuesday by the Environment Michigan Research & Policy Center. | |
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It's time to put up or shut up about cutting dependence on foreign oil
- Detroit News Op-Ed (new window)
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2006-06-14 |
| High gasoline prices have jump-started a long overdue national conversation on the consequences of U.S. dependence on foreign oil. President Bush and members of Congress will soon have the chance to show whether they are serious about solving America's energy problems. | |
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