I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
Detroit is already making big plans that would help them cash in on President-elect Barack Obama’s proposed $150 billion economic stimulus package. The bill package will have a designated amount of money earmarked to fund energy conservation and sustainable living projects.
That could be why Detroit Mayor Kenneth Cockrel announced Wednesday that the city will open the Detroit Office of Energy and Sustainability (OES).
Cockrel said in a news statement that the office was created to conserve the city budget and use “green” technology and practices to attract jobs and investments to the city.
Obama’s economic stimulus will put money toward weatherizing homes, recycling programs, energy saving techniques and mass transit.
Though Cockrel did not say he planned on using money from Obama’s stimulus package, a lot for the goals set by OES are very similar to the ones outlined in Obama’s plan. That’s why the city is likely to get funding for this program.
The Detroit Office of Energy and Sustainability’s goals will be to save city energy costs by changing the type of light bulbs used, create a program geared to help urban farmers, and create a “green council” made of city workers from different departments so they can discuss ways to conserve energy in the city.
Detroit is a city that needs this type of program most. If implemented right and Obama’s money comes through, this there’s a lot of potential here.
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