renewable energy: Michigan Product Puts Spin on the Inauguration~ Windspires™ from Capital Hill to Cobo Hall!!! - 01/17/09 03:46 PM
Michigan is putting a spin on Capitol Hill for the Inauguration of President Elect Barack Obama Tuesday January 20, 2008. A Windspire™ installed on Capital Hill in Washington D.C. will be visible from the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama January 20, 2009.
The Windspire™ which will … (12 comments)
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renewable energy: Good Jobs, Green Jobs...show me the money!!! - 01/13/09 11:35 PM
The venue? Washington DC
The focus? Green Jobs..and I'm not talking about the Presidential Inauguration, although I find the timing uncanny. Remember Joe the Plumber? Now he is...Joe the Solar Guy!!!
The Good Jobs, Green Jobs National Conference is scheduled for February 3 - 6, 2009.
The event promises "government decision-makers … (12 comments)
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renewable energy: Don't let the sun go down - Federal Tax Credits for Solar expire soon! New Energy Policy Introduced - 09/18/08 07:49 AM
Don't let the sun go down on our Federal Tax Credits!!!
Thanks to Paul Rekow of Iowa who is a member of the small wind group I belong to. Paul forwarded this … (6 comments)
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renewable energy: Windspire by Mariah Power - Renewable energy creates new Michigan jobs!! Part II - 09/16/08 11:55 PM
Looking up Mariah WindSpire!!!
Last month I spoke of a new manufacturing venture between MasTech Manufacturing and Mariah Wind Power and the possibility of the partnership bringing jobs to Manistee County in my blog Windspire by Mariah Power Part I.
Many in Michigan, including myself, have been sitting on … (13 comments)
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renewable energy: Energy Efficient Log Homes! "How did foam grow in that log?" - 07/25/08 07:30 PM
Are you like me?
Do you love the many opportunities for new products and ideas being brought forth by the green building industry?
It seems daily I come across people and products that keep this industry fast paced and filled with growth and opportunity. I love the challenge of being able to … (19 comments)
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renewable energy: Discovery a Solar Community!!! (and... Where in the world has Mary been?) - 05/28/08 06:26 PM
I have received many emails...(thank you!) it seems....
Inquiring minds want to know....
where in the world is Mary "Ma" Bigelow?
It has been a busy couple of months, the last few weeks have been brutally busy as well as weeks of Discovery! … (23 comments)
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renewable energy: Remember the Day...Green building is not NEW...Just Improved!!! - 02/17/08 04:56 PM
This drawing was a GREAT FIND !! A few years ago, my aunt and uncle retired from farming. When they moved my aunt gave me a framed drawing that had hung in my Grandma's farmhouse for years. It was drawn by my great uncle Monsignor Maurice Walsh. The art was framed … (32 comments)
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renewable energy: Congress REMOVING Support For Renewable Energy - URGENT Call To Action - 11/14/07 06:48 AM
The 2007 Congressional Energy Bill is being is being pushed to be passed before Thanksgiving Break.
LAST MINUTE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THIS BILL REMOVING SUPPORT FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
According to a story in RenewableEnergyAccess.com BY Stephen Lacy, Staff Writer
titled US Energy Bill - Early Christmas Present or Lump of Coal?
"Senate … (61 comments)
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renewable energy: Shhh...Green Michigan News! Exciting! - 11/05/07 09:27 PM
We are seeing so many new companies emerging into the Green Scene it is hard to keep up with it. I believe many consumers are being inundated with green messages but don't necessarily understand the benefits.
It is great to see a company who is launching a new resource for consumers and … (17 comments)
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renewable energy: Transformation In Michigan - Spotlight...the little LumberYard that Could! - 11/02/07 07:05 PM
Transformation....
from Wikipedia....
Transformation (root transform) may refer to: Transformation is also referred to as a turn.
Have you ever been a part of or truly seen a transformation?
Transforming is
....altering
....changing
mutating...
So many companies these days, are Transforming. … (18 comments)
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renewable energy: The Winds Of Change - 10/21/07 01:05 PM
Last Thursday, October 19, 2007 much of the midwest was taken by storms. The storms took 3 lives in Michigan. My sympathies to the families in Michigan and elsewhere around the country who were affected by these storm systems.
As these storms rolled through our area I found them prophetic.
Thursday … (26 comments)
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renewable energy: The Night The Lights Went Out In....(name your town!) - 10/15/07 10:42 PM
Living in a community with underground power lines we have rarely experienced in the past 17 years more than a half day without power. We have gas water heat and a gas range so it's not that big a deal...one can always bypass the electronic ignition on the range to eat … (20 comments)
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renewable energy: Renewable Energy, Communities and Change - 10/01/07 09:41 AM
Last week I wrote a 4 part series Renewable Energy - Does Your Zoning Allow It?
On Thursday September 27 the Onekama Township Zoning Board reconvened to make a motion on this Request for Conditional Zoning.
In a 5 - 2 vote the board carried a motion to recommend to the Township NOT to … (18 comments)
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renewable energy: Walker Michigan Green Drinks - New Chapter!!! - 09/26/07 10:28 PM
Thanks to Dena Stevens for writing about Green Drinks! Dena said,
"This is a social group of like minded people who are concerned about the environment. "
I was interested and checked it out. I wanted to attend one! Unfortunately, I didn't find a Green Drinks Chapter in West Michigan....UNTIL NOW!!!
Mark your … (18 comments)
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renewable energy: Teach Your Children Well... Use Their Energy Wisely! - 09/21/07 08:24 PM
Thank You Jeff Turner for teaching me a new skill today -- how to insert a video into my blog! It was really quite easy!
Crosby, Stills and Nash said it best....Teach Your Children Well....
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With school back in session I thought it would be helpful to post this link to the Department of … (6 comments)
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