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David Letterman Hosted 350.org Founder Bill McKibben on his late night show.

Share Your Vision for Michigan’s Rail Future at the official state Web site.

More Than 200,000 Homes Have Been Weatherized so far, thanks to the American Restoration and Recovery Act.

09.04.10: A Taste of Michigan brings terrific local food—and zero waste!—to Crystal Mountain Resort. 

The Bioneers Conference Focuses on Food and Farming this year.

Detroit’s Move toward Local Farming is attracting more national attention.

The Spirit of 350.org Comes Alive in this amazing, totally fun video.

The Kalamazoo River Oil Spill Involves the world’s worst kind of petroleum.

A Survey of Great Lakes Islands ranks them according to their biodiversity—and the development threats they face. 

Local Food Gets Strong Support from Seattle’s City Council, which recently passed some pioneering urban ag ordinances

Benzie County’s Proposed Brauer Wind Farm got a nice write-up in the local paper.

Changes to Proposed Federal Safe Food Legislation could lighten the regulatory load on small farms.

Using Public Transit Instead of School Buses sounds good to the Traverse City Record Eagle.

Blow Up a Mountain, or Build Wind Turbines On It? A West Virginia community is thinking it over.

Most Michiganders Say Farming Is Very Crucial to the state’s economic recovery.

How About Power Towers That Look Like People? Iceland is thinking about it.

Beulah Has a New ‘Day Dock’ and a local TV station says lots of people are excited about it.

09.13-14.10: The Michigan Downtown Conference, in Bay City, will feature a barnburner of a speech from James Howard Kunstler.

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Special Reports
20-20 by 2020: A Clear Vision for Clean Energy Prosperity
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Traverse City Light & Power's push for renewable energy should include much stronger commitments to energy efficiency and local, entrepreneurial wind and solar power projects-keys to lowering electric bills and creating new jobs in the region.
Expanding Transportation Choices in the Grand Traverse Region
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Connecting Villiages and Towns with Public Transit
Northwest Michigan's Farm Factor
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Agriculture contributes substantially to the economy of the six-county northwest Lower Michigan region. Ample opportunities also exist to significantly expand its economic footprint.
Our Journalism
West Michigan Businesses, Governments Incorporate Good Food

Aug 23, 2010
West Michigan Businesses, Governments Incorporate Good Food

One reason people are buying more local food is to put more money back into local pockets. Some even say that local spending is like ...more
West Michigan Organizations Spur Good Food Transformation

Aug 23, 2010
West Michigan Organizations Spur Good Food Transformation

While no one organization can contain all of West Michigan’s Good Food activity and innovation, there are several groups that help to ...more
West Michigan Good Food Spotlight:

Aug 19, 2010
West Michigan Good Food Spotlight:

Here’s a roundup of some of the top organizations and projects that are spurring the Good Food movement in West Michigan. ...more
Good Food Networks Bonding West Michigan

Aug 11, 2010
Good Food Networks Bonding West Michigan

What do scrappy community gardeners and a bunch of millionaire investors have in common? Quite a lot, when you look at what’s going ...more
'Fracking' Mixes Natural Gas, Water, and Money
Aug 09, 2010
'Fracking' Mixes Natural Gas, Water, and Money

The only scents emerging from the aptly named Pioneer well, a large stack of gauges and metal piping sitting in a quiet forest clearing, ...more

Jul 23, 2010
Food Boosts Kalamazoo's North Side Development

Mattie Jordan-Woods stood with pride outside the grocery store at Park and Westnedge Streets, on Kalamazoo's north side, happy because the ...more
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