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.
When the state raised nearly $200 million by leasing public land to oil and gas companies for natural gas drilling it looked like Michigan was going to be the next state to see a huge explosion of hydrofracking, but so far the boom has failed to materialize.
The Detroit News reports:
A run on Michigan’s underground stores of natural gas, which once seemed a sure thing, may not be coming anytime soon — or at all.
Just a year ago, Michigan appeared to be on the verge of a new era in natural gas exploration — one that would mean new investment and jobs in rural areas in dire need of both…
But somewhere along the way, that run on natural gas never materialized, and it seems unclear when, or if, it will.
Dropping natural gas prices have been a major hurdle for the industry, with 2011 kicking off at $4.08 per cubic thousand feet — down from the $5.14 that began 2010. Declining performance from early test wells also has had companies waiting for more evidence.
“The industry is trying to see what they can really get from Collingwood,” said Hal Fitch, head of the Geological Survey Division at Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality. “The first two test wells that were drilled have not been real promising so far.”
New regulations from the DEQ may also have something to do with it.
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