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Green Power for Sale!

May 5, 2010 | By Glenn Puit

Without feed-in tariffs, a Michigan entrepreneur can’t find a buyer...


Video, New Candidates Enliven Cherryland Board Race

April 29, 2010 | By Glenn Puit

One questions coal, another opposes it and demands better accounting...


Wes Jackson: 'Let's Save the Stuff We're Made Of'

April 12, 2010 | By Glenn Puit

Researcher wants to protect soil by developing new, perennial grains...


Good-bye to Big Yellow Buses?

April 7, 2010 | By Glenn Puit

Budget woes turn some schools toward local public transit systems...

Farming’s Future: Back to Year Zero?

Blog Archive | April 2, 2010 | By Glenn Puit

Wes Jackson says his lifelong research convinces him that modern agriculture must look far into the past if it is to have a sustainable future....


Groups Renew Push to Stop Bay City Coal Plant

February 26, 2010 | By Glenn Puit

Consumers board targeted over financial risks, higher rates, and toxic ash...


Coal Dump Karst: 'Active' or 'Inactive'?

February 9, 2010 | By Glenn Puit

Some say cracked limestone could funnel ash leachate to Lake Huron...


State Readies Rogers City Coal Ash Hearing

January 25, 2010 | By Glenn Puit

National push builds for new federal storage rules...


Biomass: Boon or Bugaboo?

January 20, 2010 | By Glenn Puit

A utility’s big move toward renewables prompts a closer look...


New Questions as State Mulls Wolverine Coal Permit

January 18, 2010 | By Glenn Puit

Co-op sees big demand drop, ignores a cheaper, cleaner power plant...


Board Minutes: Big Drop in Co-op’s Power Demand

December 14, 2009 | By Glenn Puit

Revelation comes as DEQ readies Rogers City coal plant decision...


Execs Well Paid for Pushing Rogers City Coal Plant

December 8, 2009 | By Glenn Puit

Wolverine’s top two earned almost $1 million in 2007...


TCL&P Seeks Clear Path to Clean Energy

December 4, 2009 | By Glenn Puit

Utility wants residents’ advice on moving from coal to local green power...


County Endorses Coal Ash Burial in Leaky Quarry

November 24, 2009 | By Glenn Puit

But proposed coal plant’s landfill plan may face new federal rules...


Co-op Study Attacks Jobs and Homegrown Energy Bill

November 11, 2009 | By Glenn Puit

But criticism draws sharp rebuke from veteran feed-in tariff expert...

Living and Growing History

Blog Archive | October 9, 2009 | By Glenn Puit

A piece of pure farming history will be on display this Sunday, Oct. 11, in the Williamsburg area....


State Ramps Up Green Jobs, but Pro-Coal Rally Heads to Lansing

October 5, 2009 | By Glenn Puit

New laws, Granholm policies creating more jobs than new coal plants would...


Ex-CIA Chief: Feed-in Tariffs a Secret for Success

September 22, 2009 | By Glenn Puit

Woolsey says profitable clean-energy policy could repower Michigan jobs...


In Rogers City, Strong Criticism of Coal Ash Proposal

September 10, 2009 | By Glenn Puit

Residents warn against storing toxic waste near Lake Huron...


Two Lawmakers to DNR: Fore!

September 2, 2009 | By Glenn Puit

Legislators push state to sell its forestland for fourth Oscoda golf course...

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