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Court Snubs Wind Foe’s Claims, Sparking Push to Revise Zoning


Court Snubs Wind Foe's Claims, Sparking Push to Revise Zoning

Encouraged by a court’s decision, a turbine installer is asking Emmet County to revise a highly restrictive ordinance. ...more

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Snyder Samples Traverse’ Local Food Efforts


Snyder Samples Traverse' Local Food Efforts

When Governor Snyder visited a Traverse City school recently, he heard about “10 Cents a Meal for School Kids and Farms,” a new...more

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Know Your Farmer



Know Your Farmer

The Michigan Land Use Institute is launching a new Know Your Farmer marketing tool as a companion to the successful Taste the Local...more

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Snyder Lauds 'TC Saves' Success

Fourteen months after the launch of an innovative energy efficiency program, Governor Rick Snyder looked at some results and called it a...more

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MLUI Brings Governor, State Officials to Traverse City

Governor Snyder brought an encouraging message to Traverse City about the importance of sustainable, regional economic development....more

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Entrepreneurs Flock to Consumers’ Solar Lottery


Entrepreneurs Flock to Consumers' Solar Lottery

When he was a high school senior, Doug Jackson built solar panels for his science project. Today, he’s putting up panels on his home...more

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Gaps in Produce Supply Chain Offer Local Food Opportunities


Gaps in Produce Supply Chain Offer Local Food Opportunities

Joe Pirrone knows what’s driving growth for his packing and shipping business: the “tremendous opportunity” in the market...more

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MLUI's Winter Celebration



MLUI's Winter Celebration

Crystal Mountain to host MLUI’s very first winter local food event Feb. 25....more

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As Coal Plant Teeters, Groups Mount Legal Attack


As Coal Plant Teeters, Groups Mount Legal Attack

Although signs are strong that Roger City’s proposed coal plant will be cancelled, two national citizens groups are renewing legal...more

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BetterBuildings Michigan: Selling Efficiency, Door-to-Door


BetterBuildings Michigan: Selling Efficiency, Door-to-Door

Across Michigan, people are going door to door, offering homeowners low-cost opportunities to increase their comfort while saving energy...more

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Schools Seek Local Foods; Set Meeting with Farmers

Farmers and local food distributors interested in selling to schools in Leelanau and Grand Traverse counties will meet Jan. 30....more

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Holland Council Weighs Pioneering Energy Strategy


Holland Council Weighs Pioneering Energy Strategy

The Holland City Council has begun considering a bold energy efficiency strategy, but an initial meeting on the subject revealed little...more

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BATA buses are pictured at the BATA transit center. BATA is making significant changes to the way it runs its bus routes, and bus riders are going to be saying some major benefits, including more reliable timeliness for rides.


BATA Making Big Changes

The Grand Traverse region’s largest bus system is announcing some big changes, making it easier for commuters to ride the bus to work...more

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Will Coal's Business Crisis Sink Rogers City Plant?


Will Coal's Business Crisis Sink Rogers City Plant?

While environmental groups sue the state to stop Rogers City’s coal plant, it may be economics that finally kill the project. ...more

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Windpower Study in Hand, Three Townships Consider Zoning

Duke Energy’s proposed Benzie and Manistee wind farm is facing its next, critical phase, as local officials decide how to regulate...more

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Got Questions? Wind Initiative Now Has Answers

Zoning officials in Manistee and Benzie Counties are mulling over independent researchers’ answers to residents’ questions...more

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Great Lakes Champ: Offshore Wind Can Work for Michigan


Great Lakes Champ: Offshore Wind Can Work for Michigan

A top, clean water-friendly Snyder appointee says Great Lakes wind power could be a boon for Michigan....more

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‘TC Saves’ Warms Homes, Cuts Energy Bills


'TC Saves' Warms Homes, Cuts Energy Bills

Evan Smith loves his home in Traverse City’s historic Oak Park neighborhood, but heating and cooling old building challenges the...more

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Suttons Bay Schools Celebrate Local Harvest

Suttons Bay High School will host a Farm to School Fall Food Festival on Tuesday, November 8, from 5 to 7 p.m....more

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Governor Snyder unveils transportation plan at Lawrence Technological University


Michigan Governor Ignites Spark in Transportation Reform

Governor Rick Snyder’s special message last Wednesday for a new transportation strategy in Michigan is receiving positive reviews...more

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Valerie Brader’s work on energy issues began with the Harvard Electricity Policy Group.


Snyder's New Energy Czar Taking the Long View

Valerie Brader says that, although Governor Snyder has made few public pronouncements about clean energy manufacturing, he thinks...more

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Farm to School Month is Here!



Farm to School Month is Here!

Schools throughout northwest Lower Michigan are cooking up locally grown foods for lunch this October and celebrating the nation’s...more

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Hesterman: Now's the Time for Fresh, Local, Fair Food

Author and food activist Oran Hesterman delivered an inspiring message to 500 people about the growing movement to fix America’s...more

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Warren Stuk, chair of the Holland Community Sustainability Committee, thanks consultant Peter Garforth after a town hall meeting introducing a Community Energy Plan strategy.


Consultant, Holland Staff Pick a Bold Energy Strategy

Following months of study and public meetings, an international consultant and five local officials recommend that Holland adopt the...more

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Attendees at one of last year’s Get Farming! workshops hear about different farming techniques and business practices.



Get Farming! Announces Five Fall Workshops

The workshops address the strong interest in local foods and farm products and the unique challenges growers face in providing them....more

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