Category Archives: Computers & Technology

High Voltage claims from GM about Chevy Volt mileage

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. [...]

2009 Michigan Energy Fair – June 26-28th

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 [...]

Green Today, Jobs Tomorrow Conference ~ May 11th, 2009

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 [...]

Windmill School in Kalamazoo

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 [...]

Five Things you need to know about Michigan: Extreme Economy Edition

Face Plant by by Rudy Malmquist We try to be as positive as possible, but I do hope that everyone (and yes, I’m looking at you elected officials) is preparing to need to do extraordinary things to keep our state and the people in it afloat. 1. Jack Lessenberry spoke with Ismael Ahmed, director of [...]

Featured Link: People and Land

Here’s a great video from People & Land about transforming Michigan: People and Land (PAL) is an organization focused on growth and change in Michigan, funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Every day, decisions made by local officials and state leaders about how Michigan’s land is used have great impact on both regional quality of [...]

AMP and the Arsenal of Creativity

Untitled by Vanessa Miller Vanessa has a great set of photos from allied media conference oh8 Wiretap’s Jenny Lee has a great article called In Detroit: Arsenal of Creativity. It begins: “Michigan will be the next film capitol of the world,” Clint Eastwood said in a recent interview following the release of his new film [...]

Hybrid batteries? It’s the infrastructure, silly

327 Chevy Volt by mikeh5856 The Michigan Messenger asks: Will batteries recharge Michigan’s economy? To answer it, they turn to science writer Howard Lovy, one of the founders of Ann Arbor-based nanotechnology and microsystems publication Small Times. Lovy has covered science, technology and business for Michigan and national media including Wired and the New York [...]

Mitch Albom on the Michigan Film Incentive

They’re coming, and they’re liking what they’re seeing and we have a chance to seed a new industry in the state of Michigan. ~Mitch Albom Scott Allman has produced a great interview with Mitch Albom about the Michigan Film Incentive. Check it out below! Share this:

Rollercoaster Wednesday

MSU College of Human Medicine by Eridony Going up The New York Times reports that in the midst of the darkest economic times Michigan has seen in decades, the University of Michigan is spending billions to grow with nearly three million square feet new buildings for science, medicine, health, art, business, sports, food service and [...]