Sustainability
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Made in Michigan product line offers companies sustainable gifts
Having items made locally also means more jobs are filled.
(As seen on WZZM TV 13) Companies focused on developing zero waste streams are looking for recognition products that fit their sustainability mission, and Grand Rapids company Promotional Impact’s Green Giftz line is creating products to fill that need.
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MAREC gets grant to study solar energy in Michigan
It isn’t as lame here as some think, according to MAREC researcher.
The Michigan Energy Office has been awarded a $44,000 grant to the GVSU Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center to study solar energy system costs and improvements for more efficient use in Michigan’s climate.
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Sustainability Demystified! plans for Millennials
One of the key topics that was discussed during the Sustainability Demystified! luncheon hosted by Mercantile Bank and held at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park was planning for the Millennial workforce.
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DDA rolls out bicycle marketing
(As seen on WZZM TV 13) Look for the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority to pedal out a new marketing campaign this summer to encourage bicycle riding throughout the district.
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Results mixed in new air quality study
State takes issue with report comparisons
LANSING — Michigan has reduced overall air pollution since 2012, but its most populous counties still don’t earn a passing grade, according to a new report from the American Lung Association.
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Ethanol production levels off in Michigan
Plans for five more plants were scrapped.
LANSING — Less than a year after a brutal drought damaged corn crops across the Midwest, the ethanol industry is looking to recover from its first national decline in 15 years.
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Feds back restoring rapids to Grand River
The expansion of a program for restoring and improving urban waterways nationwide is expected to boost efforts to restore rapids to the Grand River in Grand Rapids.
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Kent County estimates $6M in Grand River flood damage
The Kent County Equalization Bureau has filed a preliminary report on the property damage stemming from the flooding of the Grand River.
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Rainfall hasn’t hurt county’s agriculture sector
Farmers and growers find themselves in a better condition this spring than last.
(As seen on WZZM TV 13) Although the recent torrential rains made life miserable for property owners along the swollen banks of the Grand River, the county’s growers and farmers are in relatively good shape because this spring’s temperatures have been cooler than normal.
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Global business venture may help clear the air
GR man’s smokeless cookstove could save lives and appeal to “preppers” too.
SEA Biofuels is preparing to introduce its small, smokeless cooking stove using specialized solid fuel to a market that is primarily Third World nations around the globe — plus the “prepper” consumer niche in the U.S.
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