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West Michigan College Unveils Sustainable Business Program

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. [...]

West Michigan Wind Manufacturers

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 [...]

What’s Your Solar Potential?

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 [...]

Biokleen: Cross Country Albuquerque to Dallas, Part 2

Part 2 of 2: Texas is a land of cattle, horses and armadillos. The armadillo is a fascinating creature to visitors from the north. They first foraged into Texas across the Rio Grande from Mexico in the 1800’s. Armadillo is Spanish for “Little Armored One”. There are 20 species of armadillos which are distinguished by [...]

Retire on Next to Nothing

With the current state of the economy and stock market, retirement can be a scary and quite possibly an infeasible task. Doesn’t it make the most sense to keep your fixed costs as low as possible so more of your nest egg can be spent on enjoyable things? How low can you go on your monthly bills? One Southwest Michigan man [...]