Kakistocracy is defined as “a system of government which is run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.” Above is a photo of Cathy Stepp. Until deciding to run for elected office in Wisconsin back in the early 2000s, she ran a residential construction company with her husband. She has no scientific credentials. […]
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Pruitt names high school graduate Cathy Stepp to head the EPA’s Great Lakes Region, where she’ll be responsible for 85% of our nation’s fresh water reserves
Posted in Environment, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged administrative state, anti-environment, Betsy DeVos, Cathy Stepp, clean air, clean water, Department of Education, DNR, Donald Trump, Enbridge Line 5, environmental catastrophe, environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Flint, global climate change, global warming denial, Great Lakes, Illinois, Indiana, Kakistocracy, Kerry Schumann, League of Conservation Voters, Michigan, Minnesota, natural resources, Ohio, pollution, public health, Rick Perry, Scott Pruitt, Scott Walker, Steve Bannon, water quality, Wisconsin 6 Comments
Snyder holds up government success as proof of government incompetence
A few days ago, Governor Rick Snyder handed out the first of his “Reinventing Michigan” awards. It went to Energetx Composites, a West Michigan manufacturer of wind turbine parts and electric vehicle frames. Knowing a little about the company, which spun out of Holland, Michigan-based S2 Yachts in 2008, I think Snyder made a great […]
Posted in Alternative Energy, Michigan, Politics, Rants Also tagged big government, clean energy, composites, Energetx Composites, entrepreneurism, green economy, green jobs, Holland, hypocrisy, hypocrisy watch, innovation, Jennifer Granholm, Michigan Business Tax, Michigan Strategic Fund, Reinventing Michigan award, Republican framing, Republican lies, Rick Snyder, stimulus 8 Comments
What can we learn from Boulder?
Wednesday night, on a tip from our tech entrepreneur friend Dug Song (who, by the way, just launched a new blog on Ann Arbor Startups), I went to hear a venture capitalist from Boulder, Colorado speak at the University of Michigan Business School. Professor David Brophy, the man behind Michigan’s annual Growth Capital Symposium, had […]
Posted in Economics, entrepreneurism, Locally Owned Business, Michigan, Observations, Sustainability Also tagged Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor Startups, Because having a boss sucks, Boston, Boulder, Colorado, David Brophy, Denver, Dug Song, Entrepreneurs Unplugged, Foundry Group, Growth Capital Symposium, hippy college town, IT, Jason Mendelson, Kleiner Perkins, mentorship, Microsoft, New Tech Meetup, Silicon Flatirons, Silicon Valley, software, Startup Weekend, TechStars, toxic environment, University of Colorado at Boulder, venture capital 8 Comments