MI Environmental Network News

June 4, 2014







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Clean Cor!orate Citi"en Mem#er Listing
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June 4, 2014

Environmental "wareness
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Business Roundta#le Cele#rating Success &'() Sustaina#ility Re!ort
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.eadlands /nternational 0ar- S-y Par- Emmet County1 Michigan
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2ater Sustaina#ility and Climate in the 3ahara 2atershed &'4'
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Leading San Francisco5s 6uest to Recycle All Trash #y &'&'
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7ing+s College Ta-es Reuse1 Recycling A!!roach to .eart 2hen Em!tying Former Ramada /nn
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Environmental *rou!s1 Manuacturers Find Common *round on Eliminating Rules
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Strategic Energy Management Chec-list
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Energy, Technology E 4limate 4hange

Clean Po,er Plan Pro!osed
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2hy Central Te8as is Becoming a Regional Clean Energy Leader
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Climate Change /ndicators in the 9nited States
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SunShot /nitiative *rives research, manuacturing, an* market solutions to make the abun*ant solar energy
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Solar Road,ays :Could Po,er America+
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Energy Com!anies 2ill .el! 3ou *et a $est Thermostat
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June 4, 2014


4ommunity an* :esource 4onservation

Michigan See-s to E8!and 9se o Coal Ash1 #ut at 2hat Cost;
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Michigan+s Residential Recycling Plan
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Sustaina#le Cities ,ill :Save Lives+ and /m!rove Economies1 says Bloom#erg
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Southeast Michigan Council o *overnments Lo, /m!act 0evelo!ment
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Ar#or#i-e < The Ann Ar#or Bi-e Share
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Fluorescent Lam! 0is!osal= /t Can Be Aorda#le and Easy
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Cur#side >alue Partnershi!
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Gater %uality E 4onservation

$on!oint Source Program A!!roved and Pending 2atershed Plans
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*reat La-es 0redging Team
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Community Resiliency Su!!orts Community Sustaina#ility
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MS9 0emonstrates Sustaina#ility Eorts to M0E6
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*reen /nrastructure and 2ater 6uality
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Michigan 0e!artment o $atural Resources *rant Programs
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June 4, 2014

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