There is a new certification now, available for Wineries and one local winery has now become the very first such in our area to have completed their rigorous program. SIP Sustainability in Practice Certification evolved from a set of programs dedicated to sustainability developed by a California group, The Vineyard Team in 1994. They [...]

Michigan’s Biggest Environmental Crisis in Decades. Perhaps the Record Eagle article in September of last year announcing the presence of PFAS in 12 Blair Township wells was the first you heard of PFAS per and polyfluoroalkyl substances but it won’t be the last you hear. These once common, man made chemicals are now thought [...]

City and Utility Officials Not Happy with Proposed Cost of Their Clean Energy Initiative Although Traverse City commissioners agreed in December 2016 to pursue powering 100percent of its grid with renewable energy, it seems there are some second thoughts hampering swift pursuit of that ideal. Traverse City Light and Power officials [...]