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Energy creativity – thinking outside the box
Has inspiration struck? Can we produce “clean” energy to: (1) cost effectively enough to put into use, (2) reduce dependance on foreign oil and US coal; and (3) reduce carbon emissions? Despite a...
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What will be the top green stories of 2014?
As this new year kicks off, we thought we’d look ahead at what we think may be the big stories of 2014 at MichiganGreenLaw.com, in no particular order: •Wetlands – Will EPA and the Army Corps of...
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“Free” Energy Efficiency Funds Available to Michigan Small Businesses
The Michigan Energy Office recently announced a grant program where they will match building owner (private and non-profit) funds of between $5,000 and $20,000 for energy efficiency projects. Any...
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Earth Day at 44…. still crying?
Earth Day brings me right back here Happy Earth Day 44. We have come a long way from the challenges and problems that led to the first Earth Day - a 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, California; the...
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Change is hard – with great technology comes great upheaval
For the last 60 – 70 years, we have lived in an era of significant stability. That seems to be over. We’ve all seen how the internet has changed certain businesses (music, newspapers and...
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Detroit’s Carbon Footprint – now what?
Not a carbon footprint A couple of years ago, my son was watching a cartoon where one character discussed his villainous carbon foot print (a giant foot). This showed me both how widespread the use of...
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Electric Shaming – Part 2 –“I told you so”
A year ago, I raised the question “has electricity shaming come to Detroit?” This was after I started receiving the monthly “letter of shame” that DTE generates, comparing my family to our more and...
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What will be the top stories of 2015?
Happy new year! I know it’s almost February but as this is my first blog post of the year, I thought (particularly after hearing the State of the Union and the State of the State speeches) I’d...
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Musk a modern day Edison? Batteries take a step up.
Could these be a thing of the past? One of the common refrains about solar and wind is that the sun doesn’t always shine (actually it does but not always on us) and that the wind doesn’t always blow....
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Michigan alternative electrical generation – Henry Ford is not a good analogy
A recent op ed in Crains Detroit Business argued that legislation pending in Lansing regarding Michigan’s electrical system is wrongheaded. The authors focus on the proposed elimination of the...
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What will 2017 Bring? Dramatic Change?
In prior years, we knew that regulatory and environmental change was coming but we expected it to be slow and incremental. With an unknown quantity like President Elect Trump, one thing is clear – no...
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