Jan 26, 2012
BetterBuildings Michigan: Selling Efficiency, Door-to-Door
Across Michigan, people are going door to door, offering homeowners low-cost opportunities to increase their comfort while saving energy...more

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Jan 25, 2012
Schools Seek Local Foods; Set Meeting with Farmers
Farmers and local food distributors interested in selling to schools in Leelanau and Grand Traverse counties will meet Jan. 30....more

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Jan 12, 2012
Holland Council Weighs Pioneering Energy Strategy
The Holland City Council has begun considering a bold energy efficiency strategy, but an initial meeting on the subject revealed little...more

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Jan 10, 2012
BATA Making Big Changes
The Grand Traverse region’s largest bus system is announcing some big changes, making it easier for commuters to ride the bus to work...more

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Dec 08, 2011
Will Coal's Business Crisis Sink Rogers City Plant?
While environmental groups sue the state to stop Rogers City’s coal plant, it may be economics that finally kill the project. ...more

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Dec 02, 2011
Windpower Study in Hand, Three Townships Consider Zoning
Duke Energy’s proposed Benzie and Manistee wind farm is facing its next, critical phase, as local officials decide how to regulate...more

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Dec 02, 2011
Got Questions? Wind Initiative Now Has Answers
Zoning officials in Manistee and Benzie Counties are mulling over independent researchers’ answers to residents’ questions...more

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Nov 30, 2011
Great Lakes Champ: Offshore Wind Can Work for Michigan
A top, clean water-friendly Snyder appointee says Great Lakes wind power could be a boon for Michigan....more

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Nov 08, 2011
'TC Saves' Warms Homes, Cuts Energy Bills
Evan Smith loves his home in Traverse City’s historic Oak Park neighborhood, but heating and cooling old building challenges the...more

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Nov 01, 2011
Suttons Bay Schools Celebrate Local Harvest
Suttons Bay High School will host a Farm to School Fall Food Festival on Tuesday, November 8, from 5 to 7 p.m....more

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Oct 28, 2011
Michigan Governor Ignites Spark in Transportation Reform
Governor Rick Snyder’s special message last Wednesday for a new transportation strategy in Michigan is receiving positive reviews...more

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Oct 12, 2011
Snyder's New Energy Czar Taking the Long View
Valerie Brader says that, although Governor Snyder has made few public pronouncements about clean energy manufacturing, he thinks...more

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Oct 11, 2011
Farm to School Month is Here!
Schools throughout northwest Lower Michigan are cooking up locally grown foods for lunch this October and celebrating the nation’s...more

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Oct 07, 2011
Hesterman: Now's the Time for Fresh, Local, Fair Food
Author and food activist Oran Hesterman delivered an inspiring message to 500 people about the growing movement to fix America’s...more

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Sept 29, 2011
Consultant, Holland Staff Pick a Bold Energy Strategy
Following months of study and public meetings, an international consultant and five local officials recommend that Holland adopt the...more

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Sept 22, 2011
Get Farming! Announces Five Fall Workshops
The workshops address the strong interest in local foods and farm products and the unique challenges growers face in providing them....more

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Sept 16, 2011
National Food Expert, Author to Speak in TC
Dr. Hesterman authored the highly regarded new book, Fair Food: Growing A Healthy, Sustainable Food System For All. The book provides...more

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Sept 16, 2011
Will Snyder Match Granholm in Clean-Energy Jobs?
Taking over from a governor who championed clean-energy manufacturing, Governor Rick Snyder changed the state’s approach to fostering...more

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Sept 15, 2011
Clean Energy Advocate Running For Co-op Board
Even though he lost his first campaign for the Presque Isle Electric and Gas Co-op board of directors last fall, Onaway resident Wayne...more

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Sept 14, 2011
It Was a Very Good Year (at the Fair!)
With fall on its way, we thought we’d take a quick moment to revisit one of MLUI’s greatest successes of the summer: our local...more

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Sept 13, 2011
Holland Set to Choose from Bold Efficiency 'Scenarios'
Holland’s mayor admits he and his townspeople are real penny-pinchers. Some people supporting a breakthrough efficiency plan think...more

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Sept 08, 2011
Can a Family Find One-Car Happiness?
When Sharon Flesher lived in Boulder, she learned that her family really can live with only one car....more

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Aug 30, 2011
Duke Refocusing Windpower Efforts on Joyfield, Pleasanton Townships
Duke Energy announced it is directing 2012 efforts to develop its proposed northwest Michigan wind farm to two of the four townships it...more

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Aug 29, 2011
N. Mich. Wind Study Asks, 'What Do We Want?'
What do Benzie and Manistee County resident want—and what will their townships allow—when it comes to utility-scale wind power?...more

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Aug 26, 2011
Wanted: Grassroots Push for Improved Farm Bill
Students at some public schools get local apples and more at lunch—just one more example of a few well-spent tax dollars building...more

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