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By MovingForward on April 23, 2009  |  Comments 0

What in the World is V2G?

You think you’re up to speed on what’s going with all the new hybrid cars, and hydrogen fuel cells, and ethanol, and biodiesel, and all the new and exciting technologies coming out to fuel our cars, but I got to tell you, you start talking to our fiends over at NextEnergy, who are way deep [...]

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By MovingForward on April 16, 2009  |  Comments 0

Shine A Light On Me

Every week here on Moving Michigan Forward we try to find out a little more about how we use energy in this state, how much energy we use, how we can perhaps use less, and what our business people are doing in Michigan to move our state closer to becoming the alternative energy brain center [...]

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By MovingForward on April 13, 2009  |  Comments 0

All Things Green Conference

“All Things Green” are being discusses on Thursday, April 30th as the Macomb County Chamber of Commerce and regional leaders gather at The Electrical Industry Training Center in Warren.  The “All Things Green” conference and expo is open to the public and offers a look at green business opportunities from a variety of perspectives.

By attending, [...]

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By MovingForward on April 09, 2009  |  Comments 1

Off Shore Wind is Gold For Michigan

One renewable energy source has been getting a lot of press lately, a lot of notice in the newspapers and in the legislature and that’s Michigan’s Wind Power potential.
Now, for those of you who have been following this very exciting story about advancing Michigan as a national alternative and renewable energy leader, you have probably [...]

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By MovingForward on April 02, 2009  |  Comments 0

MSU Thinks Michigan Brownfield Energy Parks Could Thrive

At Moving Michigan Forward we like to share information about green energy and alternative energy and renewable energy.  One area that’s a little less obvious than, say, wind turbines or solar cells, is Michigan’s potential to use brownfields; land unsuitable for crops or buildings or forest or wetlands, but that CAN be developed for renewable [...]

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Chevy Volt Battery Packs Will Be Built In Troy

The technology of advanced energy storage, known to us as batteries, for the electric cars and trucks of the future is obviously a big deal around here.  GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner has announced that Compact Power Inc. in Troy, a subsidiary of LG Chem in Korea, will build battery packs for Volt prototype vehicles [...]

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MSU: Better Biofuel Crops Than Corn

Our partners at NextEnergy in Detroit keep us up to speed on all these new technologies because that is their mission; growing jobs in Michigan in the alternative energy industry, and they know more than anybody about what’s really going on with alternative energy.  In particular, NextEnergy keeps totally up to date on new developments, [...]

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Franklin Wind Energy

Lately, which should come as no surprise, wind energy has taken on a huge role in growing Michigan’s economy, by diversifying our industrial manufacturing base so that we aren’t exclusively tied to the automotive world, but are also starting to design and manufacture another type of very important machine … the large wind turbines that [...]

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Learning to Eat Locally

Check out these Resources about the benefits and how-tos of locally-based eating from Shirley Siluk Gregory.
 
You’ve probably encountered a growing number of news stories about the concept of eating locally, choosing fresh, seasonal foods grown in the region in which you live over foods shipped from other states, provinces or countries. What’s the big deal?
Well, [...]

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Hemlock Semiconductor Expansion

There are companies in Michigan doing what it takes to make Michigan a cleaner, greener and, not incidentally, create the greener jobs that are going to go with it. 
Have you heard about a company in Midland called Hemlock Semiconductor.   They are a solar energy company.  Hemlock Semiconductor is the world’s leading producer of polycrystalline silicon, an [...]

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How To Go Green For The Host and Hostess

Finding the perfect gift for the fabulous goddess of the home can be a challenge. Now, there are some amazing eco-friendly gift options filled with ethical-home-style and EcoDiva, Elena Lipson has gathered them for you.
 
Gone are the days of marching into the closest big box department store and whisking some shiny bottle of something fragrant [...]