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<title><![CDATA[MLUI News]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cutting Edge Smart Growth News]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[1/25/2010 10:50:27 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>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.mlui.org/pageview.asp?fileid=17405]]></link>
<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>
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<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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<title><![CDATA[State Punts on New Coal Plants]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The Granholm administration’s decision to permit a new, unneeded coal plant near Bay City—and to postpone action on another proposed for Rogers City—will only delay the governor’s effort to transform Michigan into a center for the world’s emerging clean-energy economy.]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[12/29/2009 7:26:20 PM]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Udall: A Letter to My Grandchildren, Pt 1]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[This is the most important letter I will ever write. It concerns your future—and the tomorrows of the innumerable human beings who share this vulnerable, fragile planet with you. It involves changes that must be made if environmental disasters are to be avoided. The response to this challenge will shape the future of the entire human race. Two interwoven energy trends are converging to define the parameters of a different world. ]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.mlui.org/pageview.asp?fileid=17122]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/24/2009 9:10:56 AM]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Region Sets Table for Healthier Kids]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Imagine school food service directors creating a regional cookbook that features seasonal, kid-friendly, healthy, locally grown foods. Or students in the fresh air of their school’s garden, learning plant science, food’s cultural history, and an appreciation for the flavors of really fresh veggies.]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.mlui.org/pageview.asp?fileid=17402]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/21/2009 9:32:40 PM]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Most Climate Delegates Accepting Obama’s ‘Accord’]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[On Saturday seven countries, led by the tiny island of Tuvalu, rejected the Copenhagen “Accord” hammered out by President Barack Obama and the leaders of the world’s four largest developing countries. But in a move to put the agreement into effect anyway, the conference decided to “take note” of the accord instead of formally approving it—making it “operational.”]]></description>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.mlui.org/pageview.asp?fileid=17401]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/21/2009 12:22:07 PM]]></pubDate>
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