Anne Woiwode

The Michigan Chapter of the Sierra Club is urging people to e-mail the legislators who have scheduled a 3:55 a.m. (Saturday morning) conference committee meeting on a bill that would ease permit requirements for coal-fired power plants.
Rep. Darwin Booher (R-Evart) , Rep. Mike Lahti (D-Hancock), Rep. Andy Coulouris(D-Saginaw), Sen. Michelle McManus (R-Lake Leelanau), Sen. Judson [...]

State environmental groups are urging Michigan House lawmakers to reject a Senate bill that would make it easier for electric utilities to develop coal plants.

As electricity demand drops in Michigan and state and federal programs promise investment and “green jobs” in renewable power, clean energy advocates are rallying on the Capitol steps in Lansing to keep up pressure against new coal development.

Lansing mired in disagreement over baby steps toward renewable energy

The Michigan House has rejected a Senate bill that Anne Woiwode of the Michigan Sierra Club called the “worst energy legislation passed by any house in any state in the country.” It would have set a very low requirement of only 7 percent renewable energy usage.

The [...]

Leaders of Traverse unit resign after Clorox profit-sharing deal

The leadership of the 800 member Traverse City-based Traverse Group of the Sierra Club has resigned in protest over a partnership between the national Sierra Club and Clorox that allows “eco-friendly” cleaning products to be sold with a Sierra Club logo in exchange for a cut of [...]