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Here to Stay: Less Fuel Use by U.S. Drivers
DESPITE U.S. POPULATION growth, fuel consumption by American drivers of light-duty vehicles is now lower than it was 15 years ago, says a University of Michigan researcher.
In a follow-up to a series of reports released last year,…
THE FOODIST: Is Single-Serving Coffee Worth the Waste?
by Jill Richardson
I KNOW I shouldn’t be, but I am shocked by Americans’ laziness. We look for the closest parking spot to the gym so that we don’t have to walk those extra few steps. We indulge in watching more cooking shows, yet…
Ward 5 Council Member Faces Questions From Public & Council Members About His Ethics
WARD 5 COUNCIL member Chuck Warpehoski is facing questions from both the public, as well as his Council colleagues concerning his open support of the AAATA’s May 6 transit millage ballot proposal. The Council member’s wife, Nancy Shore, is…
Compost Collection Season Begins – Food Scraps Now Accepted in Curbside Carts
Since the 2010 outsourcing by City Council of the city’s composting program to WeCare Organics, a company based in New York, the per cubic yard price of compost has risen from $10-$12 to $18-$20 per cubic yard. The Charter Township of…
FOOD & FARMING: Urban Gardens and Heavy Metal (And No, I Don’t Mean Black Sabbath)
A quick drive up many of Ann Arbor’s busy roads such as Miller Road, Pontiac Trail, Newport, and Maple, and it’s easy to spot the veggie gardens, some in front yards just feet from the edges of the streets, others in backyards, slightly…
Energy Consumers Would Have To See Prices Double Before They Made Lifestyle Changes To Cut Use
CONSUMERS, ON average believe home energy bills would have to nearly double before forcing them to make lifestyle changes to save on costs, according to a new University of Michigan survey.
Conducted for the first time last fall, the U…
With Library Lot Sale Vote, Mayoral Candidates Show Support (Or Lack thereof) For Parkland Protections
FORMER WARD 4 City Council member Marcia Higgins, along with Mayoral candidates Christopher Taylor and Sabra Briere all voted to allow the city’s parkland to be “repurposed” for “transit.” It was Higgins who inserted language into a zoning…
Interview: Urban Farming Legend Will Allen
by Twilight Greenaway
IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL book, The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities, we see a different side of MacArthur Genius and urban farmer Will Allen. The book takes readers behind the…
OP-ED: Going “Green” Is More Than Shopping at Whole Foods and Driving a Prius
By Marc Joseph
AS ENVIRONMENTALISM goes mainstream, corporations are marketing the word “green” as a panacea for the world’s climate crisis. Today the word describes a set of prescribed, mostly consumerist actions: buy local, organic and…
THE ENVIRONMENT: U.S. Solar Industry Shattered Records In 2013—2014 Sales Set To Shine
According to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) Solar Market Insight Year in Review 2013, photovoltaic (PV) installations expanded rapidly last year, increasing 41 percent over 2012 to reach 4,751 megawatts…