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February 26, 2010
Groups Renew Push to Stop Bay City Coal Plant

When Consumers Energy received state permission to build a coal-fired power plant near Bay City, it marked a significant victory for the ...more
Our New Big Three

February 22, 2010
Our New Big Three

Bringing wind power to Michigan can help our environment and economy. Although European manufacturers are currently profiting handsomely ...more
Save Energy, Save Tax Dollars
February 12, 2010
Save Energy, Save Tax Dollars

For two decades, Dave Konkle made money by saving taxpayer dollars. As head of the award-winning Ann Arbor Energy Office, he led programs ...more
Coal Dump Karst: ‘Active’ or ‘Inactive’?
February 9, 2010
Coal Dump Karst: ‘Active’ or ‘Inactive’?

Frank Krist worked at the Presque Isle County Health Department, so he’s seen the curious ways that underground water moves near some ...more
State Readies Rogers City Coal Ash Hearing
January 25, 2010
State Readies Rogers City Coal Ash Hearing

Joe Veselenak remembers when a sinkhole tried to swallow the goal post at one end of Roger City High School’s football field. It was ...more
Biomass: Boon or Bugaboo?
January 20, 2010
Biomass: Boon or Bugaboo?

Traverse City Light & Power drew widespread praise when it announced plans to greatly reduce its fossil fuel use. But one possible ...more
January 18, 2010
New Questions as State Mulls Wolverine Coal Permit

As an electric co-op awaits a state ruling on its push to build a controversial coal-fired power plant in Rogers City, evidence is mounting ...more

December 31, 2009
Udall: A Letter to My Grandchildren, Pt 3

The challenges that your generation faces will test your ingenuity and generosity. Whether you are a person of faith who believes the Earth ...more

December 30, 2009
Udall: A Letter to My Grandchildren, Pt 2

Ordinarily, a backward look at history is a detour into unproductive nostalgia. I am acutely aware of the profound differences between ...more
State Punts on New Coal Plants

December 29, 2009
State Punts on New Coal Plants

The Granholm administration’s decision to permit a new, unneeded coal plant near Bay City—and to postpone action on another ...more
Udall: A Letter to My Grandchildren, Pt 1

December 24, 2009
Udall: A Letter to My Grandchildren, Pt 1

This is the most important letter I will ever write. It concerns your future—and the tomorrows of the innumerable human beings who ...more
December 21, 2009
Most Climate Delegates Accepting Obama’s ‘Accord’

On Saturday seven countries, led by the tiny island of Tuvalu, rejected the Copenhagen “Accord” hammered out by President ...more

December 17, 2009
COPENHAGEN: Looking to Cities for Salvation

Crowds and unrest grow at Copenhagen Conference ...more
December 14, 2009
One Week to Go in Copenhagen

Like all spellbinding human drama, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which today entered its second and last week, represents ...more
December 14, 2009
Board Minutes: Big Drop in Co-op’s Power Demand

One month after state regulators said there was no need for a proposed Rogers City coal plant, the power supply cooperative pushing to ...more
December 13, 2009
Copenhagen Climate Demonstration:

Great social movements are about the intelligence and vision of individuals, and the compelling strength of crowds. Both have been in ...more
COPENHAGEN: ‘Youngos’ Wear Orange

December 11, 2009
COPENHAGEN: ‘Youngos’ Wear Orange

Wherever one goes in Copenhagen’s Bella Center there are young people gathered, sharing their stories and concerns and making plans ...more

December 11, 2009
COPENHAGEN: An Interview with Bill McKibben

Nearly halfway through the Copenhagen climate negotiations there’s been a lot of drama—leaking the Danish texts, Tuvalu ...more
December 8, 2009
Execs Well Paid for Pushing Rogers City Coal Plant

Executives at several Northern Michigan electric cooperatives have received handsome compensation and pension packages while promoting a ...more
December 4, 2009
TCL&P Seeks Clear Path to Clean Energy

While two Michigan utilities pursue approval for new coal-fired power plants, Traverse City’s power company is headed in a different ...more
County Endorses Coal Ash Burial in Leaky Quarry
November 24, 2009
County Endorses Coal Ash Burial in Leaky Quarry

Residents of Presque isle County listened 20 years ago when a state official cautioned them against placing a landfill in the town’s ...more
Climate Action Grows Across U.S.
November 18, 2009
Climate Action Grows Across U.S.

As Capitol Hill scandals go, a news story about the dirty tricks meant to trip up proposed federal action on climate change generated ...more
Co-op Study Attacks Jobs and Homegrown Energy Bill
November 11, 2009
Co-op Study Attacks Jobs and Homegrown Energy Bill

A trade association representing Michigan electric co-ops is attacking proposed state legislation that would create thousands of ...more
Town Flattened by Tornado Now Reaps the Wind
October 20, 2009
Town Flattened by Tornado Now Reaps the Wind

Even if it were only one of a kind, Mike Este’s brand-new, energy-efficient, wind-powered, water conserving, environmentally ...more
State Ramps Up Green Jobs, but Pro-Coal Rally Heads to Lansing
October 5, 2009
State Ramps Up Green Jobs, but Pro-Coal Rally Heads to Lansing

Now that a state agency has determined that Michigan has no need for the electricity from two proposed new coal-fired power plants, ...more
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