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.
As the state considers whether to issue permits for new coal-fired power plants in Rogers City and Bay City, some suggest that the Michigan could better meet future electricity demand by firing up some of its dormant gas-fired power plants.
There are eight natural gas-fired power plants in Michigan that are operating far below capacity.
In an interview with Glenn Puit of the Great Lakes Bulletin News Service, Joseph Romm, a senior fellow and energy expert at the Center for American Progress said:
“We have all of these underutilized natural gas power plants, and we’ve already spent most of the money to build them. For a very small extra cost, perhaps half a cent to a penny per kilowatt-hour, you could dramatically reduce U.S greenhouse gas emissions. That is one key role for natural gas in the next 10 to 15 years in replacing coal.”
Puit points out that the cost of building new coal plants has risen in recent years and natural gas prices have fallen. Additionally, Michigan’s projected future electricity use has declined.
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