News
06/24/2010 - Habitat for Humanity of Kent County proposes net-zero energy home
Habitat for Humanity of Kent County is making a bid to be the first of the affiliates in Michigan to build a Habitat net-zero energy home that is designed to generate as much energy as its household consumes.
The home proposed for the 300 block of Freyling Place SE is to feature passive solar heating and hot water, thermal mass, a wind turbine and "a tight envelope" with natural ventilation, says Chris Hall, Habitat's construction operations director. "Hopefully, we can influence the next generation of building, period, and not just Habitat homes."
06/23/2010 - Greening of Flint: The mayor says Flint is decades behind
Michigan State University faculty and students are producing a documentary on a vision of Flint as a healthier, greener city. It will show the challenges of bringing fresh produce to a food desert, feeding schools, providing educational options and battling bureaucracy.
On Wednesdays through July, Great Lakes Echo will run a segment expected to become a building block of the finished story. You can help.
The Greening of Flint main page is where to post questions, suggest interviews, make comments or offer suggestions to help producers tell the story of a city trying to re-grow its roots literally and figuratively as a model for post-industrial revitalization. It also contains links to each of the published segments and tells which ones are coming up.
06/10/2010 - Survey shows Great Lakes trend of water rates that encourage conservation
Residents of Waukesha, Wis. are paying for their excessive water use. Waukesha isn’t the only Great Lakes city hiking the per-gallon costs of water to discourage water use. A Great Lakes Echo analysis of 32 cities in the region shows many are setting higher rates to encourage conservation, especially large metropolitan areas.
06/08/2010 - Network of Great Lakes energy research centers could usher in ‘green economy’
The Great Lakes region is key to developing an innovation-driven green economy, according to a recent report from the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank.
The report outlines the benefits of creating a region-wide network of energy research centers.
06/07/2010 - Social Enterprise is a Function of Biomimicry
Click on the link below to read this intriguing article by Aquinas College graduate, Nick Piedmonte ('10).
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