Category Archives: The Michigan Pages: Build Michigan!

Building Green in Michigan

March 31, 2008 – 10:09 am

grand rapids art museum by chad™
When the topic of 'green building' comes up many still think of images such as earthships, built from recycled materials including used tires. Although efficient and intelligently designed, they didn't necessarily appeal to the maintstream home owner or developers. Today green buildings appear much like any other home or [...]

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Five things you need to know for Thursday, March 27, 2008

March 27, 2008 – 9:47 am

Welcome to a special Michigan Homes & Real Estate edition of Five Things you need to know about Michigan. Before I dive in I wanted to say a little something about our month themes. We got the word that a) you like them but b) you would like them to be not so loud so [...]

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Harvest, Michigan's first commercial wind farm starts spinning

March 25, 2008 – 7:11 am

Spinners 2 by n8xd
John Deere Wind Energy is now producing energy at Harvest, the state's first commercial wind farm. The 3,200 acre installation has 32 windmills in Huron County's Oliver and Chandler townships. According to Windmill farm starts to generate power in Huron County from mLive:
A total of 32 windmills were installed last year on [...]

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Five things you need to know for Tuesday, December 11, 2007

December 11, 2007 – 11:59 am

The Kalamazoo Gazette notes that while our state's leaders pay lip-service to protecting our environment and many plans call for re-development that leverages our amazing natural assets, we are almost at the bottom of US states in spending to protect & enhance them.
Great Lakes Town Hall turns two
In December 2005, an online social network called [...]

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Senate hands Bush first veto on water bill

November 8, 2007 – 3:15 pm

A Peaceful Ending by suesue2
The Detroit News just reported that the US Senate voted 79-to-14 to override President Bush's veto and authorize $23 billion of water projects nationwide. The override is the first of the Bush Presidency and the Senate followed the House's 361-54 vote to override. Michigan's entire delegation in the Senate AND House [...]

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Blogs We Dig: Michigan Innovators

October 11, 2007 – 8:18 am

Moon Patrol by powerbooktrance
Each post at Michigan Innovators is a video podcast interview with innovators who can or have had an impact on Michigan's economy. Two professors at the College of Business at Eastern Michigan University, Diana Wong and Bud Gibson, started the site with hopes that it would become a "highly visible repository [...]

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The Center for Michigan asks you to Envision Michigan

October 5, 2007 – 8:42 am

The Center for Michigan invites you to participate in the Envision Michigan Competition. Share what do you love about Michigan, what you want to see changed or your best vision for Michigan's future in photo, essay or video form. Weekly winners get $50 Meijer gift cards, and finalists share more than $30,000 in college scholarships [...]

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When things get ugly

September 26, 2007 – 9:22 am

When Things Get Ugly by taterfalls
For the last month, Michigan has been watching the slow-motion train wreck that is our legislature in action as they spin their wheels on a budget deal. Then, two days ago, GM's workers went on strike and it looked like that might be all she wrote for Michigan. Thankfully, the [...]

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Five things you need to know for Thursday, September 20, 2007

September 20, 2007 – 9:20 am

It's been 2 months since our last Five Things you need to know about Michigan posting. I'm tempted to say that there was nothing you needed to know over that period, but the truth is we were busy working and trying to enjoy all the summer fun Michigan has to offer!
(not) Getting the job done

Countdown [...]

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Blogs We Dig: Rivertowner: Life Along the Detroit River

September 19, 2007 – 9:45 am

Cloudy buildings, forward and behind by caterpillars
Rivertowner combines information about the development of Detroit's riverfront with information about life along the riverfront (sometimes touching on Windsor, Canada), creating a fascinating view of life in Detroit and how the city is revitalizing itself as a place to live, work, and visit.
When it's not considering weighty questions [...]

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