USGBC sets Sustainable Detroit Forum for Oct. 23
DETROIT–The U.S. Green Building Council Detroit will hold its third annual Sustainable Detroit Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cobo Center in Detroit. …
Michigan Recycling Coalition sets 37th annual conference
LANSING—The Michigan Recycling Coalition’s 37th annual conference will be held May 14-16 at the Sheraton Ann Arbor Hotel, 3200 Boardwalk Drive, Ann Arbor. The event is the largest recycling and …
UM study: Home-delivered meal kits are greener than you thought
ANN ARBOR—Meal kit services, which deliver a box of pre-portioned ingredients and a chef-selected recipe to your door, are hugely popular, but get a bad environmental rap due to perceived …
Whirlpool sustainability report: reduced emissions, improved efficiency
BENTON HARBOR—Whirlpool Corp. officials have released the company’s 2018 Corporate Sustainability Report, highlighting the company’s progress and accomplishments in the 2018 operational year, with particularly strong results in its efforts …
UM to buy half of its electricity from renewables through DTE
ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan is on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly following an agreement to buy renewable energy through DTE Energy that will result in about half …
EIBC announces panel for annual member meeting
LANSING—The Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council has announced the lineup for an opening mainstage panel at the EIBC Annual Member Meeting April 23 at the Kellogg Center in East Lansing. …
EIBC sets annual member meeting
LANSING — The Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council will hold its seventh annual member meeting Tuesday, April 23 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Michigan State University’s Kellogg Hotel …
UM launches carbon neutrality commission
ANN ARBOR – Officials at the University of Michigan announced the selection of the President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality, a team that will recommend how the university will reach the …
LTU to host sixth annual Stormwater Summit Oct. 5
SOUTHFIELD — Lawrence Technological University will host the sixth annual Regional Stormwater Summit Friday, Oct. 5 on campus. The event is presented as a cooperative effort of Lawrence Tech, the …
Offsetting coal would take covering nearly the whole country in forests: MTU study
HOUGHTON – How many fields of switchgrass and forests of trees would be needed to offset the energy produced by burning coal? A lot, it turns out. While demand for …