Tag: Detroit
How the robin became the state bird (and why not everyone is on board)
Let’s settle this once and for all. What bird best represents Michigan? Vote throughout January in IPR’s State Bird CAWcus.
Community solar gets bipartisan, bi-peninsular support. Big utilities say it’s a bad idea.
Solar projects that are smaller and locally owned get support from all kinds of Michiganders … from cities, the countryside, liberals and conservatives. So, why aren’t there more community solar projects here?
Amid backlash, solar company won’t build on state land
After initially inquiring about building part of a solar energy project on state land, RWE Clean Energy has instead partnered with the owners of adjacent private property.
Thomas Built Buses Unveils Second Generation Electric School Bus
The second generation electric school bus from Thomas Built Buses was announced this week and features a new e-axle from Accelera by Cummins
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Great Lakes Moment: Connecting people to nature through The Great Lakes Way
A recent Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan report documents substantial progress in creating The Great Lakes Way — an interconnected set of greenways and water trails stretching from Port Huron, Michigan on southern Lake Huron to Toledo, Ohio on western Lake Erie.
In 2000, the Community Foundation polled metropolitan Detroit communities about obstacles to building greenways.