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Friday, November 16 | |
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8:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
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PLUGGING THE LEAKS – Statewide Conference on Energy Conservation |
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The Eberhard Center on the Grand Rapids campus of Grand Valley State University will be the site of a statewide energy conservation conference on Friday, November 16th from 8:00a.m. – 6:00p.m.
This conference is meant to create a venue for substantive conversations and to stimulate information sharing, collaboration, and practical problem-solving on critical issues before the state and nation.
Keynote speakers include Dr. Marty Kushler from the American Council on an Energy Efficient Economy and Paul Meierdierck, Co-Chair of the Energy Committee of the New Jersey Higher Education Partnership for Sustainability. Panelists include college administrators, engineers, city energy manager, state government officials, energy consultants, and faculty. Rep.Vern Ehlers, sponsor of the recently introduced “Higher Education Sustainability Act” has been invited to give introductory remarks. The event will be highly interactive.
A brochure with details of program, bios of speakers and panelists, and registration form are available through the following website:
http://www.gvsu.edu/cois/index.cfm?id=42412B5E-0915-9ADC-FFE432C3DC0E5BAF |
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Saturday, November 17 | |
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9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
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Photovoltaic Intermediate Seminar
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When: November 17 , 2007
Where: GLREA Energy Center
257 S. Bridge St.
Dimondale, MI 48821
Time: 9:00 AM- 4:00 PM
Cost : $55 Non-member/ $40 Members
Solar Photovoltaic Electric Technology Students will gain a more in-depth understanding of the components that make up a Photovoltaic (PV) electric system and how PV works. Participants will learn how to: define a load analysis, site selection, energy efficiency measures, techniques, and system sizing.
Instructor Mark Bauer of Bauer Power is experienced in renewable energy system design, sales, and installation of solar electric and wind generators.
The class will break for lunch for approximately one hour. Students are responsible for their own lunches.
To Register or for more information, please contact: :
GLREA
tel: 800-434-9788
email: info@glrea.org
website: http://www.glrea.org/
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Tuesday, November 20 | |
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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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Michigan League of Conservation Voters, an evening of music to celebrate Michigan's beauty and talent at The Ark in Ann Arbor.
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What: Earth Tones: A Benefit for the Michigan League of Conservation Voters
Where: The Ark in Ann Arbor
When: Tuesday Nov. 20, 7:00-9:00 PM
Why: To celebrate Michigan's natural beauty, culture, and musical talent
How: Tickets are available on line ($35.00 and $10.00 student rate) and on sale now at The Ark website
Featuring: Seth Bernard and Daisy May
Chris Buhalis
Josh Davis of Steppin' In It
Hawks and Owls
FUBAR
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Tuesday, November 27 | |
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7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
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program on endangered and threatened bird species at the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge |
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Steve Kahl, refuge manager of the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge of Saginaw County, will present a program on the many endangered and threatened bird species on the refuge.
The program is sponsored by the Saginaw Valley Audubon Society and will be at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at the Green Point Environmental Learning Center at 3010 Maple Street, Saginaw.
Shiawassee NWR is designated a U.S. "Important Bird Area" and one of the top destinations for birders in the Midwest. Steve will describe many of the thousands of ducks, shorebirds, wading and grassland birds.
The meeting is open to the public.
For more information, contact Larry at 777-4787.
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Wednesday, November 28 | |
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7:30 AM - 4:30 PM |
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climate change and alternative energy conference, lansing community college, lansing. |
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Agenda online at
http://emawma.org/Fall07.pdf
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The East & West Michigan Chapters of the Air & Waste Management Association and the Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan are jointly sponsoring a fall conference about Climate Change and Alternative Energy.
The program will include speakers from the front line of the climate change debate and those changing the way we power our lives. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is a planning partner on this event.
For more information, go to http://www.emawma.org/, or contact, S. Lee Johnson at sljohnson@honigman.com; Mark Horne at mark.horne@enviro-partners.com; or Michele Buckler at mjbuckler@ftch.com.
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4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
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Bay Area Storm Water Authority |
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the next meeting of the Storm Water Authority will be held on Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. at the Bay County Road Commission Office, 2600 East Beaver Road, Kawkawlin, Michigan.
Agenda unavailable.
For info:
http://www.co.bay.mi.us/bay/home.nsf/public/bay_area_storm_water_authority.htm
Cheryl Ackerman
Bay County Drain Commission
515 Center Avenue
Bay City MI 48708
(989) 895-4290
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6:30 PM - 9:15 PM |
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Community Meeting on Dow Corrective Action Work, Saginaw
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November 28 Community Meeting on Dow Corrective Action Work
The Department of Environmental Quality and The Dow Chemical Company will be holding the next quarterly Midland/Saginaw/Bay City (Tri-Cities) Dioxin Community Meeting on Wednesday, November 28, at the Horizons Conference Center in Saginaw located at 6200 State Street. The meeting is open to the public and will run from 6:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Staff from the DEQ, Department of Community Health, and Dow, with their consultants, will be available one-half hour before and one-half hour
after the meeting for individual discussion with the public. Maps and other handout materials will be available for viewing and discussion.
Agenda items for the November 28 meeting include: Upper and Middle
Tittabawassee River investigation work status and DEQ oversight
comments; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), removal actions in the Tittabawassee and Saginaw
Rivers and EPA/DEQ oversight comments; an update on the Michigan State University Ecological Study; and an update on the Natural Resource Damage Assessment. The final hour of the meeting is set aside for questions and discussion on these and other topics.
The meeting agenda and related documents will be posted to the DEQ Web site prior to the community meeting at
http://www.michigan.gov/deqdioxin
and may be accessed by clicking on the *DEQ/Dow Community
Involvement* and *Dow Off-site Corrective Action* Quick Links
in the right navigation column. The next quarterly community meeting is
scheduled to be held on February 7, 2008.
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Thursday, November 29 | |
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8:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
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DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING MICHIGAN’S REGIONAL HAZE STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (SIP), |
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... proposed for Isle Royale National Park and Seney Wilderness Area.
The Regional Haze SIP can be viewed on the Web at http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3310---,00.html.
If requested by November 29, 2007, a hearing will be held December 4, 2007.
Written comments should be sent to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division, P.O. Box 30260, Lansing, Michigan 48909, to the attention of Mary Ann Halbeisen. Information Contact: Cynthia Hodges, Air Quality Division, 517-335-1059.
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8:00 AM - 3:30 PM |
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The Michigan Water Environment Association (MWEA) Watershed Seminar |
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at Doubletree Hotel Bay City - Riverfront.
The seminar is entitled,
"Innovative Solutions for Storm Water Management" and will feature:
- detention basin retrofitting;
- woody debris management techniques;
- improving flood control facilities to meet a TMDL; and
- Saginaw Bay Coastal Initiative Planning Activities
The deadline to register is: Monday, November 19.
For more info:
Laura Gruzwalski - MWEA Watershed Seminar Chair
Staff Environmental Analyst
HUBBELL, ROTH & CLARK, INC.
555 Hulet Drive
P.O. Box 824
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0824
Phone: (248) 454-6300
Direct: (248) 454-6856
Cell: (248) 535-3338
Fax: (248) 454-6312
E-mail: lgruzwalski@hrc-engr.com
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5:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
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town hall meeting, detroit |
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TOWN HALL MEETING:
Water Concerns & Solutions
Thursday, November 29
Wayne County Community College—Community Room 236
1001 West Fort Street; Detroit, MI
5:30pm—Reception (refreshments provided)
6pm—Water Town Hall Meeting
TOPICS & SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Sewage Overflows
Mr. Phil Argiroff, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Storm Water Pollution
Wayne County Department of Environment
Industrial Pollution and Fish Advisories
Mr. Charles Simmons, Eastern Michigan University
Water Turnoffs
Mrs. Marian Kramer, Michigan Welfare Rights
Environmental Justice
Ms. Rhonda Anderson, Sierra Club Environmental Justice Program
http://www.sierraclub.org/community/oakland/
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