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Last week, the Traverse City City Commission hosted a panel of top community leaders for a program called “TC Tomorrow.”...
Here’s a question for those who want to cut their carbon footprint: What is the better wine choice-a bottle of French Bordeaux, or something from the Napa Valley?...
Opponents of a proposed sulfide mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have suffered another setback as the state continues to push the controversial project regardless of the dangers it presents to Michigan rivers....
Now, the words “community” and “garden” are transforming lives across the country, and a special event in Traverse City on Sunday, Jan. 31 highlights “The Promise of Gardens: How Gardens Build Community, Feed Us All and Reconnect Us to Nature,” featuring ...
January 25, 2010 | By Glenn Puit
National push builds for new federal storage rules...
It’s official: I parked my dilapidated Honda Civic for the last time last May....
January 20, 2010 | By Glenn Puit
A utility’s big move toward renewables prompts a closer look...
January 18, 2010 | By Glenn Puit
Co-op sees big demand drop, ignores a cheaper, cleaner power plant...
The State of Michigan likes Benzie, too, albeit for different nature-based reason: The county is one of the best places in the state for developing wind power....
Chefs, agencies, grocers help strapped families “go local” at dinner table...
December 29, 2009 | By Jim Dulzo
Decision interferes with Granholm’s green jobs strategy...
The accord that many world leaders finally embraced here in the wee early hours last Saturday morning, following a marathon of late-night meetings, negotiations, and political wrangling, amounts to nothing more than a handshake agreement to “keep trying” ...
But small countries reject deal, fashioned with China, India, Brazil...
Conference will boost “farm to school” local food programs...
For weeks there was a sense of hope that President Barack Obama’s visit to Copenhagen on the last day of climate negotiations would bring with it enough financial backing, political will, and international fanfare to strike a binding deal that matches up ...
One of the most inspiring developments this week is the way the small, underdeveloped island nations now stand up for themselves in the global climate talks. ...
Unrest Grows as Conference Nears End...
The adage, “think globally, act locally” comes to mind, especially as negotiations reach a grinding halt and conference-goers are left looking for ways to start taking the climate challenge into their own hands....
The adage, “think globally, act locally” comes to mind, especially as negotiations reach a grinding halt and conference-goers are left looking for ways to start taking the climate challenge into their own hands.
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Massive lines and huge crowds surrounded the Bella Center this morning, and even for those who braved the cold in order to get inside, many were turned away at the door....
