Something that I completely missed, Tom Leonard is no longer the Executive Director of West Michigan Environmental Action Council. Mr. Leonard led the organization for more than 10 years and moved it from it's Eastown location to its present uber-LEED, ecofriendly Bazzani-built building in the Cherry Hill neighborhood in 2006. Tom Leonard made WMEAC what it is today, he started with little and made a huge impact. Having passionate professionals like Tom Cary and Lisa Locke working along side of him definitely made his job easier.
Rachel Hood took over the director position in January. Hood has been incredibly active in Grand Rapid for many years. You may remember her for her work with the Creston Neighborhood Association, Metro Health Hospital or the West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum. She also sits on the board of the Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts and has been heavily involved with the Progressive Women's Alliance. That, my friends, is an arsenal of nonprofit experience. WMEAC is in good hands.
WMEAC is now at 1007 Lake Dr. SE, on the corner of Diamond and Lake Drive next to Marie Catribs Deli and a short walk from the Gaia Cafe. They've been fighting for West Michigan's environment for over 30 years. Check them out. While your over there, the Gaia Cafe still has a daily omelete special for around $6, the coffee selection is excellent and the waitresses are gorgeous and always smiling. I recommended getting the fresh-baked cornbread instead of toast.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Wisconsin's Northern Forests Threatened by Massive Logging Plan
For the past five years environmental groups have joined forces to fight timber sales and to protect the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Northern Wisconsin. In 2005, the Environmental Law & Policy Center won three federal lawsuits in the Federal District Court in Milwaukee, which led to injunctions and requirements that the U.S. Forest Service reconsider their plans to cut more than 22,000 acres of timber in the Chequamegon-Nicolet. Despite the Federal Court decisions, the Forest Service has already re-approved two of the three timber sales and is moving forward with five new timber sales totaling an extra 34,000 acres of logging.
ELPC filed administrative appeals on the two timber sale re-approvals with the Forest Service's Regional Forester, and more recently on the first of these new timber sales, totaling more than 8,000 acres.
Federal District Court Judge Lynn Adelman has urged the parties to try to reach settlements, but the Forest Service is no longer willing to work with ELPC.
Click here for more information.
ELPC filed administrative appeals on the two timber sale re-approvals with the Forest Service's Regional Forester, and more recently on the first of these new timber sales, totaling more than 8,000 acres.
Federal District Court Judge Lynn Adelman has urged the parties to try to reach settlements, but the Forest Service is no longer willing to work with ELPC.
Click here for more information.
Monday, March 05, 2007
There's a New Renewable Energy Directory and I'm in it!
Black Bear Speaks has been recommended for inclusion in Energy Planet: The
Renewable Energy Directory, a visual directory that gives visitors the opportunity to preview and rate the best alternative and sustainability websites.
Black Bear Speaks is listed in the "Nature and Environment Blogs" category. Feel free to jump to the Directory's Environment Blogs section and give me a 5-star rating! Other websites in the Environment category include the National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, The Environmental Literacy Council and the Conservation Science Institute.
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Take an Online Tour of American Electric Vehicle Factory
AutoBlog visited the American Electric Vehicle factory in Ferndale, Michigan recently and has dozens of images and a video of the assembly process of the AEV "Kurrent" on the blog now.
Or jump straight to the source. Check out the "Kurrent" at www.GetKurrent.com. It's cool! I want one with flames on the side and a place to mount my Happy Meal toys!
Of course, Black Bear Speaks beat AutoBlog to the punch by several months. Here's a previous post with a video interview with American Electric Vehicle's CEO and a hop inside for a video test drive with Michigan State University students.
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Or jump straight to the source. Check out the "Kurrent" at www.GetKurrent.com. It's cool! I want one with flames on the side and a place to mount my Happy Meal toys!
Of course, Black Bear Speaks beat AutoBlog to the punch by several months. Here's a previous post with a video interview with American Electric Vehicle's CEO and a hop inside for a video test drive with Michigan State University students.
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Levin Introduces Bills to Combat Invasive Species in Great Lakes
Source: Press Release from Senator Levin's office.
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at protecting U.S. waters from the threats posed by aquatic invasive species. The National Aquatic Invasive Species Act and the Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act would help combat these harmful species that damage U.S. aquatic ecosystems and natural resources.
“Invasive species wreak havoc on our waterways and cost us billions each year,” said Levin, who is a co-chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force. “Because it has proven immeasurably difficult to fight invasive species once they have entered our waters, these bills are focused on preventative measures that will tackle the problem at the source.”
The National Aquatic Invasive Species Act would reauthorize and strengthen the National Invasive Species Act of 1996 to protect U.S. waters by preventing new introductions of aquatic invasive species. The legislation, which Levin is sponsoring along with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, would regulate ballast discharge from commercial vessels; prevent invasive species introductions from other pathways; support state management plans; screen live aquatic organisms entering the United States for the first time in trade; authorize rapid response funds; create education and outreach programs; conduct research on invasion pathways, and prevention and control technologies; authorize funds for state and regional grants; and strengthen specific prevention efforts in the Great Lakes.
“What is so important about the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act is that it to takes a comprehensive approach toward the problem of aquatic invasive species rather than just focusing on species after they are established and a nuisance,” Levin said. “The bill deals with the prevention of new introductions of species, the screening of live aquatic organisms imported into the country, the rapid response to new invasions before they become established, and the research to implement the provisions of this bill.”
The Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act, which Levin is sponsoring with Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, and Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wisc., would list three species of Asian carp – the bighead, black and silver carp – as injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act. By doing so, Congress would prevent the intentional introduction of these species into the Great Lakes by prohibiting the interstate transportation or importation of live Asian carp without a permit. Congress passed the original Lacey Act in 1900 and the Lacey Act Amendments in 1981, which make it unlawful to import, export, transport, buy or sell fish, wildlife and plants taken or possessed in violation of federal, state or tribal law. This legislation would not interfere with existing state regulations of Asian carp, and permits to transport or purchase live Asian carp could be issued for scientific, medical or educational purposes.
In addition to Levin, Voinovich and Feingold, other cosponsors of the Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act include Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Norm Coleman, R-Minn., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Richard Durbin, D-Ill.
Aquatic invasive species threaten biodiversity nationwide, especially in the Great Lakes. The leading pathway for these aquatic invaders is maritime commerce. In the late 1980s, zebra mussels were released in the Great Lakes after crossing the Atlantic Ocean in the ballast tanks of ships from the Mediterranean. Zebra mussels created such a problem for the Great Lakes that Congress passed legislation in 1990 and 1996 requiring ballast water management for ships entering the Great Lakes, which has reduced, but not eliminated, the threat of new aquatic invasions.
Invasive species are also an economic drain. Estimates of the annual economic damage caused nationwide by invasive species range as high as $137 billion. Because the Great Lakes fisheries are valued at $4 billion annually, preventing invasions into the Great Lakes from ballast water, hulls or the system of canals connecting the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River and Atlantic Ocean is critical. Once an exotic species establishes itself, it is almost impossible to eradicate and usually difficult to prevent from moving throughout the nation.
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Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at protecting U.S. waters from the threats posed by aquatic invasive species. The National Aquatic Invasive Species Act and the Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act would help combat these harmful species that damage U.S. aquatic ecosystems and natural resources.
“Invasive species wreak havoc on our waterways and cost us billions each year,” said Levin, who is a co-chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force. “Because it has proven immeasurably difficult to fight invasive species once they have entered our waters, these bills are focused on preventative measures that will tackle the problem at the source.”
The National Aquatic Invasive Species Act would reauthorize and strengthen the National Invasive Species Act of 1996 to protect U.S. waters by preventing new introductions of aquatic invasive species. The legislation, which Levin is sponsoring along with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, would regulate ballast discharge from commercial vessels; prevent invasive species introductions from other pathways; support state management plans; screen live aquatic organisms entering the United States for the first time in trade; authorize rapid response funds; create education and outreach programs; conduct research on invasion pathways, and prevention and control technologies; authorize funds for state and regional grants; and strengthen specific prevention efforts in the Great Lakes.
“What is so important about the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act is that it to takes a comprehensive approach toward the problem of aquatic invasive species rather than just focusing on species after they are established and a nuisance,” Levin said. “The bill deals with the prevention of new introductions of species, the screening of live aquatic organisms imported into the country, the rapid response to new invasions before they become established, and the research to implement the provisions of this bill.”
The Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act, which Levin is sponsoring with Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, and Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wisc., would list three species of Asian carp – the bighead, black and silver carp – as injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act. By doing so, Congress would prevent the intentional introduction of these species into the Great Lakes by prohibiting the interstate transportation or importation of live Asian carp without a permit. Congress passed the original Lacey Act in 1900 and the Lacey Act Amendments in 1981, which make it unlawful to import, export, transport, buy or sell fish, wildlife and plants taken or possessed in violation of federal, state or tribal law. This legislation would not interfere with existing state regulations of Asian carp, and permits to transport or purchase live Asian carp could be issued for scientific, medical or educational purposes.
In addition to Levin, Voinovich and Feingold, other cosponsors of the Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act include Sens. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., Norm Coleman, R-Minn., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Richard Durbin, D-Ill.
Aquatic invasive species threaten biodiversity nationwide, especially in the Great Lakes. The leading pathway for these aquatic invaders is maritime commerce. In the late 1980s, zebra mussels were released in the Great Lakes after crossing the Atlantic Ocean in the ballast tanks of ships from the Mediterranean. Zebra mussels created such a problem for the Great Lakes that Congress passed legislation in 1990 and 1996 requiring ballast water management for ships entering the Great Lakes, which has reduced, but not eliminated, the threat of new aquatic invasions.
Invasive species are also an economic drain. Estimates of the annual economic damage caused nationwide by invasive species range as high as $137 billion. Because the Great Lakes fisheries are valued at $4 billion annually, preventing invasions into the Great Lakes from ballast water, hulls or the system of canals connecting the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River and Atlantic Ocean is critical. Once an exotic species establishes itself, it is almost impossible to eradicate and usually difficult to prevent from moving throughout the nation.
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Friday, March 02, 2007
Big Business Schmoozing Treehuggers
For companies, alliances with environmentalists can help both the bottom line and the public image. I strongly recommended reading this article in the next issue of BusinessWeek.
Read a related article from Monday on the TXU buyout.
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- When William K. Reilly was plotting the private equity takeover of Texas utility TXU Corp. (TXU ), he foresaw one potential dealbreaker. It wasn't the money. The two main investors--Texas Pacific Group, where Reilly is senior adviser, and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.--wouldn't have any trouble financing the $45 billion deal. Nor was it about getting regulatory approval. Instead, says Reilly, "we decided the walk-away issue for us was not getting environmentalists' support."
So Reilly called Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense, whose Texas attorney, James D. Marston, had been waging an all-out war on TXU's plans to build 11 coal-fired power plants. Krupp told Marston to hop on a plane to San Francisco for a top-secret meeting with Reilly's team. "I ran home, got a suit, took the dog to a kennel, and told my wife I loved her but couldn't tell her what it was about," says Marston.
The ensuing negotiations were often tense. Enviros referred to TXU's expansion plans as the "Mein Kampf of the global warming wars." When Reilly heard that, he recalls telling his colleagues: "'This will be harder than I thought." After a marathon 17 hours, Reilly ended up giving Marston a big chunk of what he wanted: commitments by the new TXU owners to ax 8 of the 11 proposed plants and to join the call for mandatory national carbon emissions curbs. Meanwhile, the corporate raiders got exactly what they craved: public praise from Environmental Defense and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) for the deal.
Read a related article from Monday on the TXU buyout.
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Green Business Growth in Lansing
I just stole this post from Absolute Michigan. Sorry Andy, I'm plagarizing you.
This week's City Pulse profiles four environmentally conscious Lansing area companies:
KTM Industries, makers of bioplastics and corn-based packing materials. The company also manufactures Magic Nuudles, a biodegradable styrofoam-like building block.
Paul Covert of Smart Office Systems, selling eco-friendly coverings for cubicle walls and "embodied energy" of reconditioned office partitions.
Deanne Nelson of Ki Design Solutions who says "Green is not Birkenstocks and burlap bag clothing and everyone smelling like patchouli, eating seaweed or whatever. It's just smart. It's using what you have, being resourceful".
Joel Weise of Indigo Financial Group, a Michigan (and national) pioneer in energy efficient mortgages who designs mortgages that address a home's energy efficiency.
Read the article in the Lansing City Pulse.
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This week's City Pulse profiles four environmentally conscious Lansing area companies:
Read the article in the Lansing City Pulse.
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U.S. Green Building Council to Release Green School Guidelines
As more industries work to make their products and procedures environmentally responsible, green certifications programs help guide both industry and consumers.Recognizing the special vulnerability that children have to environmental exposures and the special considerations in constructing schools, the U.S. Green Building Council created a committee to draft guidelines for constructing green schools. The USGBC recognized many differences between standard commercial construction and school construction needs. Such differences can be noted in the addition of acoustical standards for classrooms and the requirement that schools are not to be built near landfills as to prevent potential toxic exposures. Public comment period closed on February 23.
Read the press release from the Healthy Schools Campaign.
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Read the press release from the Healthy Schools Campaign.
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JP Morgan and Innovest Launch Global Warming Bond Index
The global financial services firm JPMorgan and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors Wednesday launched the first bond index designed to address the risks of global warming. The JPMorgan Environmental Index-Carbon Beta, the JENI-Carbon Beta for short, is a United States high-grade corporate bond index. It enables credit investors to make decisions that systematically take into account risks and opportunities issuers face as they address climate change.
"Until today, bond prices did not reflect an increasingly important financial risk - climate change," said Edward Marrinan, managing director and head of investment grade credit strategy. "With climate exposures factored in, companies’ risk profiles - and their bonds - will more accurately reflect the trade-off between risk and return."
The JENI-Carbon Beta is based on the JPMorgan US Liquid Index, an established benchmark for the U.S. investment-grade corporate bond market. A relative carbon beta score is calculated monthly for each issuer, relative to its sector, by Innovest, which provides environmental analysis to institutional investors. The JULI is then "tilted" according to the carbon beta scores of issuers to create the JENI-Carbon Beta. For example, within the automotive sector, an automaker that has curbed emissions from its plants and produces a fleet of vehicles with relatively high fuel efficiency might be "overweighted" compared to an automaker that has not taken such steps, Marrinan said.
The JENI-Carbon Beta is meant to serve as a benchmark for mainstream investors concerned about the financial impact of climate change and related regulation, as well as for funds mandated to seek out investments that meet particular environmental criteria.
"Awareness and concern among major investors have been growing exponentially," said Innovest Chief Executive Matthew Kiernan. "What’s been missing – until today – have been sophisticated investment tools and products to help them translate that concern into concrete investment decisions and actions. We expect this innovative new index to have a major, positive impact."
Historical index levels and returns are available from January 1, 2006. Clients and investors can access the JENI-Carbon Beta on www.morganmarkets.com, dataquery.jpmorgan.com, www.jpmorgan.com/jeni, and Bloomberg page: JENI .
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"Until today, bond prices did not reflect an increasingly important financial risk - climate change," said Edward Marrinan, managing director and head of investment grade credit strategy. "With climate exposures factored in, companies’ risk profiles - and their bonds - will more accurately reflect the trade-off between risk and return."
The JENI-Carbon Beta is based on the JPMorgan US Liquid Index, an established benchmark for the U.S. investment-grade corporate bond market. A relative carbon beta score is calculated monthly for each issuer, relative to its sector, by Innovest, which provides environmental analysis to institutional investors. The JULI is then "tilted" according to the carbon beta scores of issuers to create the JENI-Carbon Beta. For example, within the automotive sector, an automaker that has curbed emissions from its plants and produces a fleet of vehicles with relatively high fuel efficiency might be "overweighted" compared to an automaker that has not taken such steps, Marrinan said.
The JENI-Carbon Beta is meant to serve as a benchmark for mainstream investors concerned about the financial impact of climate change and related regulation, as well as for funds mandated to seek out investments that meet particular environmental criteria.
"Awareness and concern among major investors have been growing exponentially," said Innovest Chief Executive Matthew Kiernan. "What’s been missing – until today – have been sophisticated investment tools and products to help them translate that concern into concrete investment decisions and actions. We expect this innovative new index to have a major, positive impact."
Historical index levels and returns are available from January 1, 2006. Clients and investors can access the JENI-Carbon Beta on www.morganmarkets.com, dataquery.jpmorgan.com, www.jpmorgan.com/jeni, and Bloomberg page: JENI .
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Michigan company wins EPA innovation research contract
A $70,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant has been awarded t to Lesktech Limited in Negaunee. The money will fund research with Michigan Technological University to develop a method to treat waste from copper mines along the shore of Lake Superior and reuse it in roofing shingles. The company is one of 36 nationally to receive a grant this year.
The purpose of the SBIR program is to strengthen the role of small businesses in federally funded research and development, and help develop a stronger national base for technical innovation. An SBIR small business is defined as a for-profit organization with no more than 500 employees.
EPA solicits research proposals for SBIR grants each year. The next solicitation opens on March 15 and closes May 16, 2007. For more information, click here.
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The purpose of the SBIR program is to strengthen the role of small businesses in federally funded research and development, and help develop a stronger national base for technical innovation. An SBIR small business is defined as a for-profit organization with no more than 500 employees.
EPA solicits research proposals for SBIR grants each year. The next solicitation opens on March 15 and closes May 16, 2007. For more information, click here.
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Thursday, March 01, 2007
Bye Bye Kennecott Mine, Booyah!!!
DEQ Withdraws Proposed Decision on Kennecott Mining Application! I hate to say "I told you so", but dammit I was right!
Is this the end of Kennecott's plans for Michigan or does this just slow them down a bit?
From the press release:
- The Department of Environmental Quality announced today that it has withdrawn its proposed decision to approve a permit for the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company to conduct mining operations at the proposed Eagle Project Mine. The decision was made after discovering that two reports on the structural integrity of the mine were not properly made part of the public record or given a comprehensive technical review.
- As a result, there has been an insufficient opportunity for the entire mining team and DEQ management to review the additional technical reports and determine their significance from a technical, legal, and policy perspective.
- “This department has committed itself to making this process as open and transparent as possible,” said DEQ Director Steven E. Chester. “In light of this information, we must allow the needed time for ourselves, as well as the public, to give it the appropriate review.”
- Director Chester also announced that the public hearings, scheduled for March 6-8 in Marquette and March 12 in Lansing, will be postponed and rescheduled at a later date.“I regret that canceling the hearings at this time may create an inconvenience for those who were planning to attend, but it is critical for us to gain a better understanding of the situation before we engage in that important part of this process,” added Director Chester.
- In addition to a technical review of the reports, the department will be undertaking an extensive procedural review to determine how these documents were not immediately given the proper consideration and to ensure that there is a complete public record of information related to the mining proposal and its review. During this review, affected staff will be reassigned to other projects.
Future United Nations Ambassador Turns One
Future Nobel Peace Prize winner, Governor of Minnesota, United Nations Ambassador and all-around really nice guy, Tyler turned 1 year-old on Monday. Tyler marked the first anniversary of the beginning of his extremely cool life with ice cream.
Overseas: Germans Building Massive Solar Power Plant
Construction on a 40 megawatt solar power plant is under way at a former military base in the Saxon region of Germany. The total surface area of the planned photovoltaic installation is comparable to about 200 soccer fields. When completed in 2009, the project will be the largest photovoltaic project ever constructed. Currently the biggest PV plant in the world has an output capacity of around 12 megawatts.
Source: Renewable Energy Access
Source: Renewable Energy Access
U-M Researchers Find More Hazardous Waste Facilities Located in Minority Areas
Environmental justice scholars have claimed that hazardous waste facilities are disproportionately placed in poor, minority neighborhoods. New research from the University of Michigan supports these arguments.
One assertion is that the hazardous waste facilities came first, which causes the neighborhood demographics to change. As that argument goes, the more affluent white people move out, and poorer minority people are forced to stay or move in, said Paul Mohai, a professor in the U-M School of Natural Resources and Environment.
However, the study concluded that minorities were living in the areas where hazardous waste facilities decided to locate before the facilities arrived. Mohai — who conducted the research in collaboration with Robin Saha, a former U-M Ph.D. student and post-doctoral scholar, now an assistant professor at University of Montana — also found that the demographics in the neighborhoods were already changing and that white residents had already started to move out when the facility was sited.
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One assertion is that the hazardous waste facilities came first, which causes the neighborhood demographics to change. As that argument goes, the more affluent white people move out, and poorer minority people are forced to stay or move in, said Paul Mohai, a professor in the U-M School of Natural Resources and Environment.
However, the study concluded that minorities were living in the areas where hazardous waste facilities decided to locate before the facilities arrived. Mohai — who conducted the research in collaboration with Robin Saha, a former U-M Ph.D. student and post-doctoral scholar, now an assistant professor at University of Montana — also found that the demographics in the neighborhoods were already changing and that white residents had already started to move out when the facility was sited.
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Time to Mobilize Against Nuclear Energy (again)
DTE Energy wants to build a new nuclear power plant in Monroe.
Source: Metro Times Detroit, Jack Lessenberry
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Source: Metro Times Detroit, Jack Lessenberry
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Granholm uses Calvin College student wind project as evidence of energy innovation
On a statewide tour to drum up support for her plan to speed Michigan's economic turnaround, Governor Granholm met with Calving College students working to build a wind turbine and satisfy campus energy needs. Then the governor promoted the visit to Grand Rapids on her weekly podcast.
"I've been traveling across Michigan to look at some of the ways we are investing in our people and innovating to diversify our economy and create new jobs," the governor said. "Just this week, I met with students at Calvin College in Grand Rapids. They are building a wind turbine that will power lights and computers on campus."
"Harnessing the power of the wind can help us create jobs and become the alternative energy center of the country, while harnessing the power and talent of our people will help us create a workforce that attracts companies from across the globe," the governor added.
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Source: RapidGrowthGR
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"I've been traveling across Michigan to look at some of the ways we are investing in our people and innovating to diversify our economy and create new jobs," the governor said. "Just this week, I met with students at Calvin College in Grand Rapids. They are building a wind turbine that will power lights and computers on campus."
"Harnessing the power of the wind can help us create jobs and become the alternative energy center of the country, while harnessing the power and talent of our people will help us create a workforce that attracts companies from across the globe," the governor added.
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Source: RapidGrowthGR
Granholm, CalvinCollege, GrandRapids, Windpower, RenewableEnergy
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