Santa is joining clean energy advocates, singing Christmas carols and putting DTE on the naughty list for prioritizing corporate profits over public health

ANN ARBOR – Santa and Clean energy advocates rallied in downtown Ann Arbor on Thursday, calling out DTE for its dependence on coal, which landed them on the “naughty” list. In 2012, DTE raised customers’ rates nearly 15 percent to accommodate the rising cost of coal.

REDFORD - As President Barack Obama visits Michigan today, grassroots organizations called for a "fiscal cliff" deal to include clean energy investments and an end to federal oil subsidies.  

"Addressing this will take a balanced approach that includes new revenue, revitalizing the economy, and improving our environment," said Brad Van Guilder with Sierra Club. "President Obama and Congress have a remarkable opportunity to define a new course for our economy which recognizes that a healthy environment and a healthy economy go hand in hand."

The president and Congress face a looming deadline to avert automatic spending cuts and tax hikes.

Coal ash contains dangerous chemicals like arsenic, mercury and lead that can leak from storage sites and pollute the environment. Coal ash pollution has been known to cause cancer and neurological deficiencies in humans and deformities in fish. We need protections to be as strong as possible - Email your legislators today!

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HICKERY CORNERS (WKZO) --   Governor Rick Snyder traveled to the Kellogg Biological Station in Kalamazoo County Wednesday to make a major policy statement on energy and the environment.

Snyder laid out his plans for future energy policy that he feels would meet Michigan's energy demands while remaining environmentally conscious.  He said that compromises will have to be made for the sake of practicality in the short term. He also expressed an interest in establishing a Strategic Natural Gas Reserve for the state.

A coalition of environmental groups is highly critical of the Governor’s plans for energy and environmental policy in Michigan.

Clean energy proponents are calling on Gov. Snyder to not delay another year, and show leadership on energy efficiency and renewable energy

 

LANSING – The Clean Energy Now (CEN) coalition is criticizing Gov. Rick Snyder for failing to use his Special Message on Energy and the Environment to propose bold and specific goals for increasing energy efficiency and clean, renewable energy like wind and solar power in Michigan.

There’s been a lot of news on electric vehicles in the last month, but the most exciting has to be that electric-vehicle sales set new records across the country in October.

The 'Built by Michigan' plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt, broke its monthly sales record for the third month in a row, selling 2,961 vehicles in October. In the first 10 months of the year, General Motors Co. has sold 19,309 Volts. That’s a 286 percent increase from the same period last year!

It’s time for Michigan to set a positive example by increasing our use of clean energy and energy efficiency. Health studies show coal plants contribute to escalating health costs and illness, as well as environmental contaminants that pollute our air and Great Lakes. We’re calling on Governor Rick Snyder to be a leader in clean energy by holding utilities to stronger standards and putting public interests ahead of corporate profits. Investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency will create thousands of good jobs, lower utility costs for ratepayers, and protect the Great Lakes.

Send a letter to Governor Snyder today - ask him to ensure Michigan is a leader in clean energy!

Lansing resident will lead 250,000-member state organization

EAST LANSING, MI—Clean Water Action, Michigan’s largest grassroots environmental organization, today announced that Nic Clark has been named as its new state director.   Clark, a Lansing resident, was previously the campaigns director for Clean Water Action and succeeds longtime state director Cyndi Roper as leader of the 250,000-member organization.

Vote For Clean Energy, Clean Jobs
Clean Water Action members can help rebuild Michigan’s economy by voting for Proposal 3, the Michigan Energy, Michigan Jobs proposal on this fall’s election ballot.
More than 500,000 Michigan residents signed petitions to place this clean jobs measure on the 2012 ballot. If passed, it will increase Michigan’s renewable energy standard to 25% by the year 2025. It will create more than 94,000 new jobs that cannot be outsourced and attract $10.3 billion in new investments.