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.
Reps. Ray Franz (R-Onekama) and Jon Bumstead (R-Newaygo) have introduced a bill that would ban all offshore wind development in the Great Lakes.
Riga Township’s Planning Board is planning a meeting Tuesday night to decide how to proceed with zoning issues around a proposed wind farm in Lenawee County.
In a wide-ranging interview with the Michigan Messenger, former White House adviser Van Jones argued that the solution to America’s economic and environmental problems lies in transitioning to a new greener economy focused on the next-generation energy production.
A Canadian company’s plan to put 700 wind turbines in the water off the eastern shore of Lakes St. Clair and Erie is causing concern among boaters and among residents of the wealthy neighborhoods on the Michigan side of the water, the Detroit Free Press reports. In 2008 Canada lifted its ban on offshore wind [...]
BP Alternative Energy has notified the Huron – Manistee National Forest that it is planning to withdraw its application to build up to 28 turbines, each one 420 feet tall, on federal land north of Ludington. Forest spokesman Ken Arbogast said today that the permitting process for the proposed wind park has been suspended pending [...]
Because of its proximity to water, highway and rail transportation, a neighborhood in Detroit is one of several possible sites for a $45 million wind turbine facility if questions of state and federal funding can be worked out. MLive reports:
As Michigan seeks to close its wind power gap with neighboring states, it is also approaching a formidable political hurdle: Is the state ready to accept offshore wind turbines in waters prized by boaters and wealthy lakeshore property owners alike?
A new report by the American Wind Energy Association cites Michigan as one of the leading states for growth in the production of wind energy. The Battle Creek Enquirer noted in an op-ed:
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