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Snyder holds up government success as proof of government incompetence

By Mark | May 14, 2011

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, Department of Energy, Energetx Composites, entrepreneurism, 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

An evening in Detroit with the Rhizome Collective’s Scott Kellogg

By Mark | March 22, 2009

On Saturday, April 18, between 6:00 and 9:30 PM, there’s an event taking place at the Spirit of Hope church in Detroit that I wish I could attend. It’s a potluck/workshop run by Austin’s Scott Kellogg, an author of “Toolbox for Sustainable City Living: A do-it-Ourselves Guide.” Here’s the event notice: We will start the […]

Posted in Uncategorized | Also tagged Austin, bio-shelters, city chickens, creating green space, Detroit, EPA, guerilla bio-remediation, guerrilla gardening, making your own energy, micro-livestock, natural building, permaculture, potluck, radical sustainability, restoring wetlands, Rhizome Collective, RUST: Radical Urban Sustainability Training, Scott Kellogg, Spirit of Hope, Toolbox for Sustainable City Living, workshop | 3 Comments

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