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.
Brownfields owned by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Baraga are being evaluated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy lab as possible locations for wind power projects.
According to EPA any future wind power development would be used to support tribal commercial business development and other commercial development near the property.
The Baraga site is among 12 contaminated areas nationwide that the federal government is considering for renewable energy projects.
In a release last month the Dept. of Energy said:
EPA is investing more than $650,000 for the project that pairs EPA’s expertise on contaminated sites with the renewable energy expertise of NREL. The project is part of the RE-Powering America’s Land initiative, which aims to decrease the amount of green space used for development, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and provide health and economic benefits to local communities, including job creation.
According to EPA, officials form the National Renewable Energy Lab have made multiple visits to the Baraga site.
The sites were evaluated for wind power potential based on several factors including: amount of ground clutter (buildings, trees, etc.) in the direction of the prevailing winds (N-NW); proximity to loads for more cost effective behind-the-meter wind applications; exclusion areas due to environmental sensitivity, cultural/historical significance, etc.; road suitability and available space for Met tower and turbine construction/installation; elevation relative to surrounding terrain; and proximity to existing residences, businesses, roads, etc.
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