December 28, 2009 – 10:36 am
The Day The Earth Will Stand Still by Mykl Roventine 10 years ago I was – like many other information industry professionals – nervously counting down to Y2K. The Year 2000 Problem / Y2K entry at Wikipedia has a good overview of the issue. While it seems looking back as if the problem was overblown, [...]
December 17, 2009 – 7:35 am
Windmill by reddeviltj University of Michigan student Aubrey Ann Parker is in Copenhagen and blogging for the Detroit Free Press about her experiences and observations at the 15th Conference of the Parties United Nations Climate Change Convention. Wherever you come down in the climate debate, I think it’s instructive to hear about the issues and [...]
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November 5, 2009 – 6:30 am
Wind farm in Ubly Michigan by Ray Dumas The 2nd annual Conference on Michigan’s Future will be held Friday November 13 through Sunday, November 15, 2009 at Crystal Mountain Resort near Traverse City. The conference will explores visions of a sustainable future for Michigan, from the critical challenges facing our economy to strategies for developing [...]
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November 4, 2009 – 8:55 am
Pumpkin Patch by Larry the Biker In his essay Threatening Agriculture, Michigan Radio’s Jack Lessenberry says that it looks as if Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm will veto funding for agricultural extension programs after witholding the October payment for extension. He quotes dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University Jeffrey [...]
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November 3, 2009 – 10:21 am
Michigan State University researchers are developing aquatic robots that mimic fish movement to allow low cost and omni-present monitoring of harmful algal blooms in fresh water eco-systems. We at Absolute Michigan would like to welcome our robotic piscine overlords and invite you to watch this video! Share this:
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October 20, 2009 – 9:32 am
167|365 ride the wind by nicole st. john The Huron Daily Tribune noted last week in Final report: Wind potential high that the final report issued Thursday by the Michigan Wind Energy Resource Zone Board (view PDF) identified key regions for wind energy generation and a potential annual energy output of an eye-popping 17,720,522 megawatts! [...]
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August 11, 2009 – 3:12 pm
Chevy Volt by wizardkitten Autotopia from WIRED reports that GM is claiming that the forthcoming Chevy Volt will get 230 MPG. That’s more than four times higher than the Toyota Prius, the current EPA fuel-efficiency champ. The figure is based on development testing using methodology drafted by the Environmental Protection Agency for plug-in hybrid vehicles. [...]
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The 2010 Energy Fair will be held June 25th – 27th 2010 at the Rock Financial Showplace in Novi. UK Solar Power Experiment by david.nikonvscanon The Michigan Energy Fair returns to the Manistee County Fairgrounds in Onekama June 26-28, 2009. This year is the 4th annual and the weekend offers a chance learn all about [...]
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The Michigan Department of Energy, Labor & Economic Growth has extended early registration for the May 11 “Green Today, Jobs Tomorrow†conference at the Lansing Center through March 31 at migreenjob.com. Registrants can save at least $25 by signing up today for the $110 early registration fee. The registration fee increases to $135 from April [...]
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windmill (sepia) by idiot_girl In Training Turbine Installers: A Michigan First, the blog Got2BeGreen tipped us off to: A school in southwest Michigan called Kalamazoo Valley Community College is launching a first-of-its-kind program to train people to install wind turbines. If you want to get one of those green jobs that Van Jones and the [...]
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