Solar panels are on their way to the Veterans Memorial Park Pool following the Ann Arbor City Council's approval of a contract with Huron Valley Electric. The city previously approved a contract with the same company for about $50,000 to install solar panels at Fire Station 6 near Briarwood Mall.
When I meditate, the depth of my experience varies widely. In the morning my mind is so active, I concentrate on relaxing in a cross-legged posture and observe the nature of my thoughts. Although these meditations don’t go very deep, they leave me feeling ready for the day — my ...
Brandon Inge and several other members of the Detroit Tigers baseball team will be the main attraction at a benefit auction in Saline July 1 for a cancer research fundraiser. The Bid for a Cure fundraiser will include autographs from the players, a live auction with such offerings as 18 ...
Martin Sexton is trying to bring people together — for their own good, and for the good of America, he says. Martin Sexton shares his intimate songcraft in performances at The Ark and the downtown Borders. “That’s the kind of record I wanted to make,” says Sexton of his new ...
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A grand slam in the top of the tenth inning by Garrett Stephens helped the University of Michigan baseball team open Big Ten play with a 16-10 win at Indiana on Friday. The Wolverines (14-9, 1-0) trailed 8-3 after six innings before climbing back into the game ...
Jules Dervaes and his children in Pasadena, Calif. "With so much of our modern dialogue turning toward going green, alternative energy and sustainability, very few of us have stopped to think, 'What does sustainability actually look like in practice?'" That's a question I asked at the end of my very ...
Ann Arbor alternative energy entrepreneur Maria Thompson retired this month from electric vehicle battery firm A123Systems, AnnArbor.com learned today. Thompson was credited with playing an instrumental role in securing a $249.1 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Energy in August -- funding that helped A123 accelerate its plans ...
Any initial skepticism that General Electric would not find enough talent to fill 1,200 job openings at its new information technology operation in Van Buren Township can be dismissed. The company has attracted 18,000 job applications for its local jobs over the last few months, GE officials said. “We’re not ...
The Huron River Watershed Council is accepting entries for its fifth annual Millers Creek Film Festival through Feb. 2. The film festival is looking to feature short videos and public service announcements about protecting the Huron River watershed or to find a way to connect residents with the river.
Adaptive Materials, one of the Ann Arbor region's leading alternative energy companies, has landed a $3 million deal to deliver 60-watt fuel cell systems to the U.S. Air Force. The deal builds on Pittsfield Township-based Adaptive Materials' growing expertise in portable power. The company's technology uses commercially available propane fuel ...
Danotek Motion Technologies, one of the Ann Arbor region’s top renewable energy companies, will start production of wind turbine components after attracting $13.2 million in funding from several influential clean-tech venture capitalists. Canton Township-based Danotek secured the financing from Khosla Ventures, GE Energy Financial Services, CMEA Capital and Energy Capital ...
Ann Arbor-based Accio Energy recently won a $250,000 federal contract to continue developing its potentially revolutionary wind energy device, which would generate electricity without the moving parts associated with a traditional wind turbine. Accio General Manager Jeff Basch said the firm received the contract with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research ...
Two tools used in other states and nations could give a significant boost to the clean energy technology industry in Michigan and the United States, a state official said Friday. Stanley "Skip" Pruss, director and chief energy officer at the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth, said a soon-to-be ...
Michigan has some natural advantages that could help it become a significant player in the renewable energy sector, but challenges remain with the financing and public policy necessary to make it happen, according to a panel of entrepreneurs and industry experts at the University of Michigan Friday morning. Speaking at ...
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