Great Lakes Wind Energy News Archives

October 26, 2007 State Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Midland, proposes tax credit for businesses using wind energy

Michigan Now Radio Journalism by Chris McCarus from September 10-11 MSU Wind Energy Systems in Michigan Conference. Interviews and excerpts from speeches at the Conference include Larry Streeter, City of Benton Harbor Engineer; Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell; Kathleen Law, State Representative from the DownRiver area in Wayne County; and Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm. Check these links for: Audio | Text Only

September 10-11, 2007 Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm met with wind energy equipment manufacturers at this event and in a speech said that renewable energy projects will help re-build Michigan's economy and create jobs in the state. Details here. For videos and powerpoint presentations from this Symposium, see http://www.smartgrowthonline.org/library/articles.asp?art=3277&res=1024.

Upcoming, September 10-13, 2007 -- EnXco is coming to Laker Public Schools (Pigeon-Elkton, in Huron County, Michigan) on September 10th for 4 days of work to refurbish the Laker turbines. Anyone who would like to learn about turbines can come up that week to help or watch the repairs. Contact Brion Dickens: mailto:woodland@airadv.net For map & directions, check the Google public calendar Michigan Renewable Energy Events .

August 30, 2007 -- Ohio Governor Ted Strickland pushes Ohio energy shift. Toledo Blade article by Jim Provance. Ohio utilities must find at least 25 percent of their power from renewable and advanced technology sources by 2025 under a much-anticipated proposal outlined yesterday by Gov. Ted Strickland: read article

August 28, 2007 -- Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich signed into law a Renewable Energy Standard (RES) and an Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) that are among the most ambitious in the nation. The RES will require Illinois utilities to supply 2% of their power from renewable energy sources by 2008, 10% by 2015, and 25% by 2025. The EEPS will require Illinois utilities to reduce overall electric usage by 0.2% of demand in 2008 and escalating to 2.0% by 2015. Learn more from the Environmental Law & Policy Center press release here.

August 24, 2007 -- Yearlong Lake Erie wind turbine study approved. (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Full story.

August 24, 2007 -- Utility shows it's easy being green (Jackson Citizen Patriot) Full story.

August 24, 2007 -- Wind farms pick up speed in Metro area (The Detroit News) Full story.

August 24, 2007 -- A new Ontario wind farm is expected to go into production later this year (Business Edge News Magazine) Full Story

August 23, 2007 -- Thumb Middle School Windmills: Training the next generation of engineers. Michigan NOW Radio Journalism. Choose Text Only or Audio Version

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