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.
DTE Energy (NYSE:DTE) has been awarded an $83 million stimulus grant by the U.S. Department of Energy‘s Smart Grid Investment Program to accelerate installation of electronic power meters that allow the company to remotely monitor residential power use and respond more quickly to outages.
DTE Energy Chairman and CEO Anthony Earley said that the company’s SmartCurrents program will improve the economy by spurring new jobs in meter manufacturing.
“There are environmental benefits, too,” he said. “By reducing our vehicle use related to meter reading, we’ll also cut our carbon emissions and fuel consumption.”
The Benton Harbor-based Whirlpool Corp. (NYSE:WHR) was awarded $19.3 by the federal smart grid program.
Whirlpool, which according to Business Week, controls 40 percent of the U.S. appliance market, will use the money to develop appliances that can communicate with the electricity grid.
“The grants announced today are a great example of public and private partnerships that will create the next generation of energy saving solutions,” Whirlpool North America President Mike Todman said in a statement. “Smart appliances combined with time of use pricing offer consumers the greatest ability to save money on energy costs while benefiting the environment.”
Whirlpool is also expected to benefit from a federal cash-for-clunkers type program that would give consumers incentives for buying new energy efficient appliances.
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