Web site claims DTE Energy gave donation to Democratic PAC after House tax-offset initiative

LANSING -- A conservative Web site Thursday accused the Democratic speaker of the state House of collecting a $15,000 contribution to his party in return for a proposal that would enrich DTE Energy. House Speaker Andy Dillon, D-Redford Township, who didn't return calls seeking comment, last month proposed revamping state regulations to return monopoly status to utilities such as DTE. That would offset a new utility tax that could raise $500 million toward the budget shortfall, Dillon said.

The Home Depot's customers are already energy savvy, adopting energy efficient lighting at a rapid rate

OTTAWA (April 25) - Today, the Government of Canada declared a country-wide ban on the sale of inefficient light bulbs by 2012. Due to an increasingly rapid adoption rate of compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) by The Home Depot(R) Canada's customers, the company announced it expects that demand will cause the retailer to phase out inefficient bulbs by 2011.

In recent years there has been a renewed interest in the role of office environments on worker satisfaction, performance and comfort. The past decade marks a shift from thinking of facilities as a way to house the workforce to thinking about the entire building portfolio of a company in strategic terms.

4/20/07 - Almost a year after being signed into law by Governor Granholm, the Michigan Green School program named its first officials recipient Friday. Fittingly, Hartland High School received the honor as it was environmental science students there that developed the list of twenty energy saving ideas that schools could implement.

Throughout history, metal has provided many uses and many dangers

Uses
Mercury is valued for its ability to conduct heat, stay liquid at room temperatures and form alloys with other metals such as gold, silver and zinc. It is used to make thermometers, barometers and other scientific instruments. Its ability to form alloys with other metals has led to its use in dental fillings as well as in industrial mining, where it is used to remove metals such as gold from the surrounding rock.

LANSING - Governor Jennifer M. Granholm's emphasis on developing an alternative energy sector will create jobs and strengthen the economy according to a new study released today. The extensive energy policy-related study assesses the impact of energy efficiency and renewable energy policies on Michigan's economy. The results of the study clearly show that investments in energy efficiency programs and the adoption of a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) as called for in Granholm's economic plan, will create up to 19,000 additional jobs and increase the Gross State Product (GSP) by as much as $1.6 billion.

Many schools in the U.S. have light ballasts containing PCBs. The PCBs are contained within the light ballasts’ capacitors and in the ballasts’ potting material, which is used for insulation. Until the late 1970s, PCBs were commonly used as insulators in electrical equipment because they have high tolerance to heat, do not burn easily, and are nonexplosive. Below is an EPA Publication for School Administrators on some of the safety strategies involved.

Removing PCBs from Light Fixtures: Protecting Students from Hidden Danger