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<description><![CDATA[Cutting Edge Smart Growth News]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[2/26/2010 10:05:31 AM]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Groups Renew Push to Stop Bay City Coal Plant]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[When Consumers Energy received state permission to build a coal-fired power plant near Bay City, it marked a significant victory for the Jackson-based utility, which battled strong opposition to its plan. But some groups who say they oppose the plant because of its economic and environmental risks insist that their fight is far from over.]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[2/26/2010 10:05:31 AM]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Our New Big Three]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Bringing wind power to Michigan can help our environment and economy. Although European manufacturers are currently profiting handsomely from the surge in turbine installations in America, that is by no means set in stone. Michigan’s industrial prowess is attracting companies intent on leading in the next worldwide wave of advanced wind, solar, and battery energy technology. ]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[2/22/2010 8:44:04 AM]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Save Energy, Save Tax Dollars]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[For two decades, Dave Konkle made money by saving taxpayer dollars. As head of the award-winning Ann Arbor Energy Office, he led programs that cut the city’s electricity, heating, and fuel bills. He travels to Traverse City next week for two forums aimed at helping the region launch its own energy office.]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[2/12/2010 1:26:33 PM]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Coal Dump Karst: ‘Active’ or ‘Inactive’?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Frank Krist worked at the Presque Isle County Health Department, so he’s seen the curious ways that underground water moves near some the county’s many sinkholes. The problem is caused by the “karst” formations that lace the region—swaths of fragile, often cracked limestone, located at or below ground level.]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[2/9/2010 3:08:22 PM]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[State Readies Rogers City Coal Ash Hearing]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[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 just another instance of the region’s unusual but ubiquitous karst limestone geology playing the kind of tricks that he and other area residents say should rule out storing toxic coal ash near their community.]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[1/25/2010 10:50:27 PM]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Biomass: Boon or Bugaboo?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Traverse City Light & Power drew widespread praise when it announced plans to greatly reduce its fossil fuel use. But one possible approach, burning biomass instead of coal, is something that not all environmentalists agree is a good idea.]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[1/20/2010 8:47:50 PM]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Questions as State Mulls Wolverine Coal Permit]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[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 that the firm does not need the project and could buy cheaper electricity from a much cleaner facility near South Haven.]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[1/18/2010 5:57:27 PM]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A Good Food Road Show]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[It was chefs, not carny barkers, who excited youngsters at the Northwestern Michigan Fair’s Cooking with Kids session. The chefs turned the kids on to the flavors of fresh, local fruits and vegetables. Now, this  “good food” show is going on the road. Next up: Head Start, a pre-school program.]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[1/5/2010 7:49:31 PM]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Udall: A Letter to My Grandchildren, Pt 3]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The challenges that your generation faces will test your ingenuity and generosity. Whether you are a person of faith who believes the Earth is the Lord’s, whether you are an individual who has had mystical experiences that link you to eternity, or whether you are a fervent conservationist who wants to leave a legacy for your progeny, the earth needs your devotion and tender care.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.mlui.org/pageview.asp?fileid=17125]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/31/2009]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Udall: A Letter to My Grandchildren, Pt 2]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Ordinarily, a backward look at history is a detour into unproductive nostalgia. I am acutely aware of the profound differences between today’s culture and the spare way of living that prevailed in the 1930s. Nevertheless, I believe my contemporaries—called “the greatest generation” by Tom Brokaw—have timely life lessons to offer your generation.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.mlui.org/pageview.asp?fileid=17124]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/30/2009]]></pubDate>
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