Saturday, March 13, 2010
Green Tip of the Day
Pack away winter clothes safely
Use cedar instead of moth balls when packing away clothes for the season. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, napthalene, the most common active ingredient … Continued
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Changing seasons, changing menus
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Climategate Panel
The Detroit News and WJR Radio brought together leaders from the fields of climatology, energy politics, and the auto industry to debate whether the so-called Climategate scandal has undermined auto regulations.
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- Global warming opens up Arctic for undersea cable - 02:08 PM
- BP to pay $7 billion for Devon exploration rights - 06:28 PM
- La. pension system sues to stop FirstEnergy deal - 10:43 AM
- Va. gov McDonnell signs offshore energy bills - 05:51 PM
- Report: BP is pursuing Devon Energy assets - 05:47 PM
- Israel, Syria pursue nuclear-powered Mideast - 07:33 PM
- Bluefin tuna tops CITES conference agenda in Doha - 01:29 PM
- Meeting on deforestation boosts morale, budget - 03:14 PM
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U-M joining in solar cell effort
Ann Arbor -- The University of Michigan has joined with the South Korean government, a South Korean university and a New Jersey company for a four-year effort to improve the efficiency of solar cell films. - 03/12/2010
Funds for rail linking Detroit, Ann Arbor at risk
A congresswoman from Detroit has questioned why after years of planning there isn't "even the genesis" of a commuter rail system linking Detroit and Ann Arbor. - 03/11/2010
Science and art exhibit presses global-warming awareness
Kids will cotton to "Cape Farewell: Art & Climate Change" the minute they're startled by the immense crashing that erupts every 20 minutes. "Cape Farewell" is part of the ongoing "Artology" collaboration between the Cranbrook Academy of Art and Cranbrook Institute of Science, where the show is hung. - 03/11/2010
State gets grant to buy sensitive U.P. wetlands
Lac La Belle -- Michigan has been awarded a $1.7 million federal grant to buy and protect sensitive wetlands in the Upper Peninsula. - 03/11/2010
China, India give qualified nod to climate deal
Amsterdam -- China joined India on Tuesday in giving qualified approval to the Copenhagen climate accord calling for voluntary limits on greenhouse gas emissions. - 03/10/2010
Detroit's desolate middle makes downsizing tough
Mayor Dave Bing is committed to downsizing Detroit, but experts say his emerging plan must confront a difficult challenge: The most vibrant areas of the city also are farthest from downtown. - 03/09/2010
MSU student's Oscar dress design is winner
No silkworms died in the making of Suzy Amis Cameron's Oscars dress, designed by a 21-year-old Michigan State University student with sustainability in mind. - 03/07/2010
Mayor Bing: First leg of Woodward light rail 'going to happen'
Detroit -- Area leaders are on board the planned Woodward Avenue light rail train that will stretch from the riverfront to New Center. - 03/05/2010
Today's Focus
Michigan out of cash to clean up toxic sites
Regulars who fish this area of the Au Sable River -- just west of here -- call it Two-Foot Bend. It's a special place along a river that is known for its special places. - 03/04/2010
Tossing out convention
More Michigan farmers dig organic methods
After using conventional farming techniques for years, Jim Koan of Almar Orchards in Flushing wanted to try growing his apples and animals in a more natural way. - 03/04/2010
Community group releases its downsized vision of Detroit
Detroit -- A report released Wednesday by a community group proposes a framework for how Mayor Dave Bing and others should downsize the city. - 03/04/2010
Superfund status sought for St. Clair Shores site
St. Clair Shores -- Some people would be upset at the idea of their neighborhood being labeled a Superfund site, but Bruce Terwilliger isn't one of them. - 03/04/2010
Gratiot County site added to Superfund cleanup list
Federal officials have added a Gratiot County site to the Superfund list of complex and uncontrolled hazardous waste contamination areas. - 03/04/2010
Cleanup efforts hit 'triple whammy'
Given Michigan's economy, it's not surprising elected officials aren't clamoring to introduce a bond proposal that continues funding a program for cleaning up abandoned contaminated sites. - 03/04/2010
Bills offered in Congress to protect Great Lakes
Traverse City -- Members of Congress are proposing to pump nearly $4 billion of federal money into Great Lakes environmental programs over the next five years. - 03/04/2010
