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A complaint filed against Our Home, Our Voice alleges the group is raising funds for a ballot initiative seeking to repeal a state renewable energy law without filing required reports with the state.
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A common critique of solar calls into question how it generates power during the winter — a season marked by snow cover, cloudy skies and shorter daylight hours. In this seasonal transition, solar operators answer.
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Heartland Farms Wind, made up of 72 wind turbines, will power approximately 80,000 households.
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Legislation passed in the Michigan Senate Wednesday would give state regulators final say in approving wind and solar projects.
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One major highlight of the package is a bill that would require electric companies to generate power using only a “clean energy portfolio” by 2040 -- though the legislation would provide for some “good cause” extensions of that deadline.
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A new report found that Michigan is leading the Midwest in clean energy jobs. Business leaders and the Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist met Tuesday to discuss the economic opportunities for investing in renewable energy.
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A school district in Northern Michigan is cruising into the school year with its new fleet of electric buses. State and federal officials celebrated the district last week as a model for clean transportation.
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An environmental group says Michigan's grid operator is keeping renewable energy from fully participating in the electric grid.Nearly every year, renewable energy produces more of our electricity, and fossil fuel, especially coal, produces less. Aaron Stemplewicz is with EarthJustice. He says MISO, the multi-state grid operator that includes Michigan, is essentially discriminating against renewables.
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Energy production, food waste, and resource management are all serious environmental and social issues. But what if there was only one solution that could tackle all of these problems?