Michigan

RSS Feed

Video: Michigan’s Oil Disaster

 |  Aug 12, 2010

The National Wildlife Federation has had not one but two teams responding to oil disasters — our Gulf Coast team dealing with the BP gusher, and our Michigan team assessing … Read more

Michigan Oil Spill Disaster: It’s the Smell that Hits You First

,  |  Jul 29, 2010

As soon as I heard that over 800,000 gallons of crude oil had rushed from a broken pipeline into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan, only a few hours from NWF’s … Read more

As Oil Spills Spread, Big Oil Tries To Bully Senators

 |  Jul 27, 2010

Unbelievable. Even after Senate Democrats postponed action on clean energy & climate legislation in favor of a much smaller package of BP oil disaster response measures, Big Oil says it’s … Read more

Laid-off Auto Workers Re-train for Green Jobs

 |  Aug 3, 2009

America’s community colleges are moving toward re-training America’s workforce. One school in Dearborn, Michigan is an example. The Straits Times reports: “In a crowded classroom at Henry Ford Community College, … Read more

Finally! A Victory for Public Lands!

 |  Jan 23, 2009

We’ve waited a long time for a significant victory for our public lands… Over the last five years, it’s been one thing after another threatening to take the character and … Read more

Unscripted New Hampshire

 |  Jan 10, 2008

This fall and winter I was lucky enough to be a small part of an increasingly sizable contingent of conservationists who have tried to elevate global warming to Tier One … Read more

Midwest Greenhouse Gas Accord

 |  Dec 5, 2007

Nine Midwestern governors and the Premier of Manitoba yesterday signed an historic greenhouse gas accord. This has powerful implications not just for state and regional progress, but for global warming … Read more