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Archive for the ‘Government & Politics’ Category

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The DNA and Politics of Carp

Nature Conservancy Zoologist and Attorney General trying to avoid “game over” situation.

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A Land Use Candidate for Governor?

Former county treasurer offering recipe for fixing the economy

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Vern Ehlers Joins Assault on Carp

Congressman plans to deliver 150 pound carp to Supreme Court

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Republican Assault on the Asian Carp

Party stalwarts raise their profiles in the process

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350.org activist in Michigan before Copenhagen

Environmentalism not just for “rich white people.”

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Thousands of native fish poisoned…only one dead Asian carp found

“Asian carp are indeed knocking on the door of the Great Lakes.”

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How to and why create a green economy

Officials feuded at the capital this week over job cuts. At the same time, The MSU land Policy Institute sponsored a talk on how to create NEW jobs.

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General Wesley Clark Links Energy to Nat Security

General Clark said The U.S. government should take its time deciding what’s next in Afghanistan. But he said hurry up and steer the economy toward new technologies and new markets.

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Michigan Energy Options and MPSC Giving Out CFLs

The State of Michigan and utility companies want you to throw out your old light bulbs and get compact fluorescent light bulbs instead.

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Midwest Governors Energy Infrastructure

Alternative energy is real in Europe. But can it work in America and can it bring green jobs to Michigan?