Environmental issues surrounding the Saginaw Bay areanoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:53:46 GMTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/en-usnoEnvironmental issues surrounding the Saginaw Bay areanoemail@noemail.orghttp://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/this_weekly_column_appeared_fo.htmlcat:The Green Scenecat:Top Photostag:climate changetag:google earthtag:michigantag:mucknoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Wed, 20 May 2009 19:50:54 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2792606This 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/in_the_hot_seat_solarpowered_b.htmlcat:Environmental Newsnoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Wed, 20 May 2009 19:49:04 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2813138Rebecca 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/saginaw_valley_state_universit.htmlcat:Environmental Newsnoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Wed, 20 May 2009 19:40:58 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2813119Saginaw 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_river_dredging_stirs_d.htmlcat:Environmental Newsnoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Wed, 20 May 2009 19:40:54 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2813101DEQ 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/a_run_for_the_beach_hundreds_d.htmlcat:Top Photosnoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Wed, 20 May 2009 19:40:51 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2813093Saturday'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/water_levels_on_lake_michigan.htmlcat:Environmental Newsnoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Wed, 20 May 2009 19:40:48 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2813083Lakes 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/some_sectors_growing_in_michig.htmlcat:The Green Scenetag:greentag:jobstag:michigantag:obamanoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Thu, 14 May 2009 13:00:18 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2743493We 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/reach_the_beach_third_beach_we.htmlcat:Environmental Newsnoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Wed, 13 May 2009 20:22:55 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2755203The 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/green_initiatives_are_topic_of_2.htmlcat:Environmental Newsnoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Wed, 13 May 2009 20:22:14 GMTtag: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/delta_college_to_close_on_frid.htmlcat:Environmental Newsnoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Wed, 13 May 2009 20:20:08 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2755105Starting 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/wastewater_treatment_plants_wa.htmlcat:Environmental Newsnoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Wed, 13 May 2009 20:13:03 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2755020Local 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/sewage_overflows_surpass_the_b.htmlcat:Top Photosnoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Wed, 13 May 2009 20:11:24 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2754944More 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/poll_what_do_you_think_is_caus.htmlcat:Environmental Newsnoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Wed, 13 May 2009 19:48:49 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2754660 poll by twiigs.com...http://blog.mlive.com/watershedwatch/2009/05/not_done_yet_for_may_7_sbww.htmlcat:The Green Scenenoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Thu, 7 May 2009 13:54:43 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2686838Wednesday 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/saginaw_river_dredging_set_to.htmlcat:Environmental Newsnoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Thu, 7 May 2009 13:51:18 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2703606The 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/epa_officials_waiting_for_diox.htmlcat:Environmental Newsnoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Thu, 7 May 2009 13:49:48 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2703598Cleanup 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/consumers_midland_power_plants.htmlcat:Environmental Newsnoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Thu, 7 May 2009 13:47:45 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2703590Consumers 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/ls_power_suspends_push_for_pow.htmlcat:Environmental Newsnoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Thu, 7 May 2009 13:46:55 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2703577MIDLAND - 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/green_initiatives_are_topic_of_1.htmlcat:Environmental Newsnoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Thu, 7 May 2009 13:45:37 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2703574Companies 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/debate_over_a_proposed_coal_pl.htmlcat:Top Photosnoemail@noemail.org (Jeff Kart)Thu, 7 May 2009 13:43:31 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2009:/watershedwatch//2891.2703549From 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."