The burbot, bottom feeding fish nicknamed lawyers, are making a comback from the small number that have survived in its native waters of the Great Lakes. The species saw a huge decline in the 1950′s due to the invasive sea lamprey. Unfortunately there’s new research showing the return of the burbot may damage the multi-million [...]
Liberal Arts College to offer Master of Sustainable Business degree starting fall 2010 Aquinas College has developed a new Master of Sustainable Business (MSB) degree – the first program of its kind to be offered in the upper Midwest that will build upon the undergraduate sustainable business program already offered by the liberal arts college. [...]
Who says you have to trade speed to go green? Mission Motors, a software company of all things, may help push the green movement forward by pushing its new electric motorcycle to the 150 mph mark, a new world record for an electric motorcycle. The record was clocked at the Bonneville Salt Flats with a [...]
The League of American Bicyclists announced its Spring 2010 Bicycle Friendly Communities in April. The City of Portage, Michigan received the League’s Bronze designation, along with two other Michigan Cities (Lansing and Marquette). Ann Arbor has been awarded Silver level and been on the list since 2005. Grand Rapids and Traverse City have been awarded [...]
Please reuse and recycle. Think twice about what you throw away and report litterers. We must preserve this planet for us and for future generations… it’s the only one we have. Below are the life span of common littered items. Paper towels—2-4 weeks Newspaper——6 weeks Apple Core——2 months Waxed milk cartons—3 months Photodegradable 6 pack [...]
A regional network of manufactures aims to connect capable companies to the wind turbine supply chain. The West Michigan Wind Manufacturers Network (WMWMN) is composed of sixteen regional companies already working in wind energy. The manufactures have come together to help promote the regions capabilities in the alternative energy industry. The WMWMN has the potential [...]
Tread Lightly!, in partnership with the nation’s most influential hunting and shooting sports organizations, has released a series of six print public service announcements (PSAs) encouraging responsible behavior on public lands. The PSAs are part of a much larger new education and outreach campaign called “Respected Access is Open Access.” Read the press release or see the [...]
Dragon Alliance is now offering the first EVER sunglasses made from 100% renewable origin (ie plant oil vs. petroleum). They also combine their new E.C.O. (Environmentally Conscious Optics) with their Dr. @g0n approved polarized lenses; so you save your eyeballs from harmful rays and help make the planet more sustainable. Nice. The E.C.O. initiative is [...]
There are two great sites we found for helping you determine not only your homes potential for solar panels, but for the costs as well. RoofRay.com uses google maps to help you determine the size of your roof and it’s potential for saving on your energy costs. After typing in your address and pinpointing your [...]
I think every reasonable person would like to reduce their carbon emissions, right? Aside from the fact that is should make you feel good, reducing your energy consumption reduces your bills and puts more money in your pocket, right? That’s just what a new website intents to do by awarding consumers credits for their reductions [...]