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.
Electricity use is declining dramatically according to a newsletter published by the Energy Office of the State Department of Labor and Economic Growth. In the Dec. issue of Energy Tidbits John Sarver writes:
Unexpected Drop in U.S. electricity consumption has utility companies wondering whether this could reflect a permanent shift in consumption. Sales growth of 1% to 2% annually in the U.S. has been typical. American Electric Power, which owns utilities operating in 11 states, saw total electricity consumption drop 3.3% in the same period from the prior year. Among residential customers, the drop was 7.2%. DTE has also seen electric use drop during the past months and it may be as much as 2% by the end of the year.
Despite declining demand, several new power plants are proposed for Michigan.
DTE Energy (NYSE: DTE) which provides power to 1.3 million Michigan residents has applied for a permit to build a new nuclear power plant at it’s Fermi complex in Monroe.
The state Department of Environmental Quality is currently evaluating four proposals for new coal-fired power plants.
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