http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/Environmental issues surrounding the Saginaw Bay areaenTue, 28 Jul 2009 06:13:11 PDTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noEnvironmental issues surrounding the Saginaw Bay areawatershedwatchhttp://feedburner.google.comhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/cHTM35vL0bo/this_weekly_column_appeared_fo.htmlThe Green SceneTop Photos4301696759347244676Jeff Kart | The Bay City TimesTue, 28 Jul 2009 06:13:11 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2792606 ]]>This weekly column appeared for the first time on Sept. 23, 2004. Today, it appears for the last time. But that's only because the Environment page is moving to the front page. On June 1, when The Times begins publishing...http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/this_weekly_column_appeared_fo.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/cdtCCwNo1ZE/in_the_hot_seat_solarpowered_b.htmlEnvironmental NewsAmy L. Payne | The Bay City TimesWed, 20 May 2009 11:48:51 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2813138 ]]>Rebecca Craig | Times PhotoMichael Rabadue of Rabadue Masonry lays brick down for a solar-powered out house for the Railtrail, in front of the Bay County Wastewater Treatment Plant. Anyone who's ever stepped into a portable toilet knows what it's...http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/in_the_hot_seat_solarpowered_b.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/pbbEAARhLh0/saginaw_valley_state_universit.htmlEnvironmental NewsAmy L. Payne | The Bay City TimesWed, 20 May 2009 11:48:09 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2813119 ]]>Saginaw Valley State University has received a $18,620 planning grant from the Great Lakes Fishery Trust. SVSU will use the money to work with local community organizations and area schools to raise awareness and understanding of Great Lakes ecology, and...http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/saginaw_valley_state_universit.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/c-K3_-Bk2Ak/saginaw_river_dredging_stirs_d.htmlEnvironmental NewsAmy L. Payne | The Bay City TimesWed, 20 May 2009 11:46:32 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2813101 ]]>DEQ wants traps installed to contain sediments, Corps disagrees A dredging project to clear the Upper Saginaw River for shipping is stirring up contaminated silt, and a bit of controversy. The state Department of Environmental Quality has been talking with...http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/saginaw_river_dredging_stirs_d.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/1XaxO8xr7ZI/a_run_for_the_beach_hundreds_d.htmlTop PhotosAmy L. Payne | The Bay City TimesWed, 20 May 2009 11:45:38 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2813093 ]]>Saturday's races raised thousands of dollars to help pay for cleaning and maintaining the 1,200-foot beach shoreline at the state park, according to Kim Coonan, a Bay County commissioner and one of the organizers of the third annual Beach Wellness races.http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/a_run_for_the_beach_hundreds_d.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/S1Gy-3Mynxw/water_levels_on_lake_michigan.htmlEnvironmental NewsAmy L. Payne | The Bay City TimesWed, 20 May 2009 11:44:44 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2813083 ]]>Lakes Michigan and Huron have risen 12 inches compared to this time last year. The lakes, which are connected by the Straits of Mackinac, also are 7 inches higher than a month ago, on April 15, according to the latest...http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/water_levels_on_lake_michigan.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/Zdjyznryaok/some_sectors_growing_in_michig.htmlThe Green Scene106231145634721272Jeff Kart | The Bay City TimesThu, 14 May 2009 04:58:20 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2743493 ]]>We keep hearing a lot about "green jobs," bolstered by a renewable portfolio standard in Michigan and talk in Congress of a national RPS. Well, it turns out Michigan already has more than 109,000 private sector green jobs, defined as...http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/some_sectors_growing_in_michig.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/sfkzrDt9vIw/reach_the_beach_third_beach_we.htmlEnvironmental NewsAmy L. Payne | The Bay City TimesWed, 13 May 2009 12:26:18 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2755203 ]]>The fight against beach muck continues Saturday as Beach Wellness organizers host the third annual charity race. Beginning at 10 a.m., hundreds of runners are expected to line up at the Bay City State Recreation Area in Bangor Township to hit the trails for a worthy cause.http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/reach_the_beach_third_beach_we.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/U5SP-sQmerA/green_initiatives_are_topic_of_2.htmlEnvironmental NewsAmy L. Payne | The Bay City TimesWed, 13 May 2009 12:22:46 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2755138 ]]> Companies and individuals interested in learning more about alternative energy sources and new "green" initiatives are invited to attend the Mid-Michigan Alternative Energy Supplier Development Conference from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 21 at Saginaw Valley State University....http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/green_initiatives_are_topic_of_2.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/s9fwHdSRrzE/delta_college_to_close_on_frid.htmlEnvironmental NewsAmy L. Payne | The Bay City TimesWed, 13 May 2009 12:20:36 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2755105 ]]>Starting May 22, Delta College will be closed on Fridays through July 31, and will extend hours Monday through Thursday....http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/delta_college_to_close_on_frid.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/KTnDT8BVBf8/wastewater_treatment_plants_wa.htmlEnvironmental NewsAmy L. Payne | The Bay City TimesWed, 13 May 2009 12:15:08 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2755020 ]]>Local communities have one more chance to tap federal stimulus dollars to improve local wastewater treatment plants. A Bay County official says applications for the funding were sent in months ago. But the Department of Environmental Quality hasn't received any...http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/wastewater_treatment_plants_wa.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/4qlHw6eE7RQ/sewage_overflows_surpass_the_b.htmlTop PhotosAmy L. Payne | The Bay City TimesWed, 13 May 2009 12:12:08 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2754944 ]]>More than 1 billion gallons of partially treated sewage - enough to fill about 1,500 Olympic-sized swimming pools - has been dumped into the Saginaw River so far this year, a dubious milestone that concerns area residents and local officials.http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/sewage_overflows_surpass_the_b.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/ms0VziVMS28/poll_what_do_you_think_is_caus.htmlEnvironmental NewsAmy L. Payne | The Bay City TimesWed, 13 May 2009 12:19:46 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2754660 ]]> poll by twiigs.com...http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/poll_what_do_you_think_is_caus.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/zmel10P1GN8/not_done_yet_for_may_7_sbww.htmlThe Green SceneJeff Kart | The Bay City TimesThu, 07 May 2009 05:59:49 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2686838 ]]>Wednesday was the last day for public comment on a draft air permit for a new coal-fired power plant in Bay County. I say "was" because the comment period has been extended by two weeks until May 20....http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/not_done_yet_for_may_7_sbww.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/_kK7flCTpG0/saginaw_river_dredging_set_to.htmlEnvironmental NewsAmy L. Payne | The Bay City TimesThu, 07 May 2009 05:53:46 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2703606 ]]>The project has received $500,000 in federal stimulus money to clear more silt this year from the navigational channel, said Jim Koski, Saginaw County public works commissioner.http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/saginaw_river_dredging_set_to.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/pYh6NHvb6v8/epa_officials_waiting_for_diox.htmlEnvironmental NewsAmy L. Payne | The Bay City TimesThu, 07 May 2009 05:51:07 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2703598 ]]>Cleanup set to begin at Saginaw County park Talks over a comprehensive cleanup of dioxins in the Saginaw Bay watershed remain on hold. But work on the project continues. Federal officials at a community meeting on the dioxin issue held...http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/epa_officials_waiting_for_diox.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/Zz2ob2Dk9Hs/consumers_midland_power_plants.htmlEnvironmental NewsAmy L. Payne | The Bay City TimesThu, 07 May 2009 05:48:16 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2703590 ]]>Consumers Energy remains committed to building a new coal-fired power plant in Bay County, and will work through the economic and regulatory issues that have ended a New Jersey company's plan to build a coal power plant in Midland. "We're...http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/consumers_midland_power_plants.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/9j6p0KJzAQY/ls_power_suspends_push_for_pow.htmlEnvironmental NewsAmy L. Payne | The Bay City TimesThu, 07 May 2009 05:47:24 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2703577 ]]>MIDLAND - Mid-Michigan Energy will suspend its efforts to build a power plant in Midland, citing the economy and regulatory hurdles. The company, with backing from East Brunswick, N.J.'s LS Power Group, was awaiting word from the Department of Environmental...http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/ls_power_suspends_push_for_pow.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/-i0Ad0_3jzA/green_initiatives_are_topic_of_1.htmlEnvironmental NewsAmy L. Payne | The Bay City TimesThu, 07 May 2009 05:46:14 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2703574 ]]>Companies and individuals interested in learning more about alternative energy sources and new "green" initiatives are invited to attend the Mid-Michigan Alternative Energy Supplier Development Conference from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 21 at Saginaw Valley State University....http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/green_initiatives_are_topic_of_1.htmlhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/watershedwatch/~3/QVWUn860wzU/debate_over_a_proposed_coal_pl.htmlTop PhotosAmy L. Payne | The Bay City TimesThu, 07 May 2009 05:45:00 PDTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2703549 ]]>From the looks of things, there's a big election coming up in Bay County. Hundreds of yard signs proclaiming "Clean Coal = Michigan Jobs" are scattered throughout the area. The green and white signs line the streets in places like Essexville and Hampton Township, where Consumers Energy has proposed to build a $2.3 billion, 800-megawatt power plant. But there's no upcoming ballot initiative on "clean coal."http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/debate_over_a_proposed_coal_pl.htmlnonadult