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John Viera, director of sustainability and environmental policy for Ford Motor Co., sits behind the wheel of a Ford Fusion Hybrid at Fox Ford in Grand Rapids. Photo by Jeff Hage. An automaker on the cover of a sustainable business publication? That’s a good one. I have to admit I could hear the groans and visualize [...] According to an executive order announced today, the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental Quality will re-combine after about 14 years apart. The new department – dubbed the Department of Natural Resources and Environment – wraps in the functions of both departments into one consolidated unit. The change, ordered by Gov. Jennifer [...]
It’s not often that I get to write about my own company, but here’s some news about us. MiBiz was one of two winners in the 2009 Michigan Media Clean Transportation Awareness Award given out as part of the 2009 Michigan Clean Transportation Expo & Awards. How cool! Over the past year, MiBiz really ratcheted [...] Some photos from the Michigan Clean Transportation expo. MiBiz is a sponsor of the event. Lots of great ideas and interesting technologies are on display.
Vehicles showcasing new clean technology.
Hybrid vehicle technologies of all sorts are on display. Here’s a Saturn powered by propane.
Some exhibitors from the hall at the [...] We’ve assembled a team of industry leaders to participate in an advisory board for this Web site and our TBL publication. Grand Valley State University’s downtown campus will be even greener tomorrow, July 23, with a full day of GreenTown, brought to town by Seven Generations Ahead and a5 inc. The idea, according to a5’s Jill Armstrong, is to bring people together to talk about common concerns and sustainable goals. “Green jobs, the [...]
Michigan has traditionally been a hotbed of automotive intelligence. We have the engineers and the suppliers that helped the industry live large for many years. And as the domestic industry retools and redefines itself, most people hope Michigan has a place in the future automotive industry. You’d have to be living under a rock [...] It seems like a ton of people from Michigan are in Chicago this week for the American Wind Energy Association’s conference. Here’s a video overview (don’t worry, it isn’t all Blues Traveler): Governor Granholm and Michigan Economic Development Corp. CEO Greg Main are there pitching the state’s attractive incentives, workforce and manufacturing expertise. Michigan ranked second [...] Think green manufacturing has to cost more? The message from Gary Hirshberg, CEO of New Hampshire-based Stonyfield Farm, is think again. Michigan DNR Director Becky Humphries is touring the state in early April for a series of town hall meetings to discuss with residents what the agency’s priorities should be. More details here: http://tinyurl.com/d9×7mj She’ll be in Grand Rapids on April 6 from 6-8 p.m. at Calvin College’s Prince Center. According to the release: Among the topics Humphries [...] |
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