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Green in the NewsAnimating the Lake Huron ice bridge breakupA huge mass of ice at the southern tip of Lake Huron has the Canadian Coast Guard worried, according to the London Free Press and Port Huron Times Herald. Ice builds up there every year, but a warm spell could break up the mass into chunks too big to flow through the St. Clair River. That happened in 1984 and caused big problems. The Times Herald has a cool interactive panoramic photo of the ice from the Blue Water Bridge. But suckers for satellite imagery should check out NOAA’s Great Lakes Coast .... MORE... The other Great LakesEver Google “Great Lakes”? As part of my job as links hunter for Great Lakes Echo, I will run searches for Great Lakes stories through Google News to catch some of the more obscure publications that I don’t normally check. Google has been great about sending me some interesting reads. But occasionally it also sends me half way around the world. The Great Lakes of Africa are a system of seven lakes spread through three river basins. It is dominated by Lake Victoria, which is the continent’s largest lake and the third largest .... MORE... Powered by Great Lakes Echo:
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Green PodcastsGreening Of The Great Lakes - Episode 69 - 03/05/10A couple years ago, the University of Michigan and DTE Energy established the Clean Energy Prize--an extraordinarily innovative competition that challenges some of our best college and university students to develop clean energy technologies that can be moved from the laboratory to the marketplace. We will learn more about the genesis of the Clean Energy Prize competition, talk to a member of this years winning team and get an update on the new business started by last years winners. Trust me; you will be impressed. We also visit with the President of agricultures most powerful organization about what farmers like and dont like about President Obamas renewable energy plan. Click Play to Listen to the Podcast Listen Now to the podcast.
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Green EventsRemodelers Home Tour - October 9, 10, 11 2009The Builders & Remodelers Association of Greater Ann Arbor presents the fall Remodelers Home Tour - October 9, 10, 11 2009, details on www.remodelerstour.com Meadowlark Builders follow up last year’s entry with Michigan’s second LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum remodel. Designed for and with our homeowner, a found-object artist, this home was transformed from a 50’s split-level into a state-of-the-art modern home that is future-ready with geothermal energy and full solar photovoltaics. Meadowlark Builders Toda America Plans Strategic U.S. Battery Manufacturing Investment for Electric Drive Vehicles
Toda America Plans Strategic U.S. Battery Manufacturing Investment for Electric Drive Vehicles. Johnson Controls-SAFT plans to build a facility for the manufacture and assembly of Li-ion batteries in Holland, Michigan intended to produce up to 15 million Li-ion battery cells for automotive applications by the year 2012. Ferndale Green Tuesdays SeminarsJune: Protecting Michigans Water Michigan Green ExpoThe Third Thursday Dark Earth HourNo matter what your political persuasion, the Green Party of Michigan is encouraging you to join with other Michigan residents in observing a Dark Earth Hour from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month. For that one hour every month, households and businesses are asked to turn off all non-essential lights and electrical appliances. The Third Thursday Dark Earth Hour is a reminder that we can all help buy time as we make the transition to earth-gentle, renewable energies. Citadel Media Green Lights A Sustainable PartenershipThe former ABC Radio Networks joins forces with SustainLane Media to create "SustainAmerica." It's being described as a multi-media, fully-integrated platform "designed to inform, educate and empower Americans to live a more sustainable lifestyle." Through PSAs, sponsor vignettes, radio show features and personality endorsements, Citadel Media's celebrity talent will encourage listeners to develop good eco-behavior. "Our company has made a significant commitment to reducing our carbon footprint and we're actively pursuing vehicles to drive our audiences toward environmentally-conscious lifestyles," says Citadel Media president Jim Robinson. "With all our on-air hosts supporting this initiative and a weekly programming reach to 110 million listeners, we expect tremendous results." Citadel Media purchases 85% of its electricity use from renewable energy sources. Citadel Media was the first and only radio network to qualify as an EPA Green Power Partner. Energy Tours & Outreach ProgramsDEQ Index of Environmental Calendar
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