No bottled water allowed. That's what some of Ann Arbor's biggest restaurants are saying now that they have signed onto a national petition calling for an end of the use of bottled water.
As more people migrate back toward city centers, how to transport them in a clean and efficient way will become a hot topic of conversation. That's already being talked about in Ann Arbor where a high-powered panel will discuss sustainable urban transportation options at the University of Michigan.
As America's "Arsenal For Democracy" goes high-tech could Ann Arbor become its main innovator? The husband-wife team behind Adaptive Materials thinks so. Developers of long-lasting portable battery cells, this local alternative energy company not only supplies power to soldiers in the field but is also looking to expand their inherently 'green' technology into medical, transportation and consumer markets.
ReCellular is growing by leaps and bounds, but mostly leaps, in Dexter. The cell phone recycler has grown to 500 employees and hopes to add another 50 or 60 this year.
Both the University of Michigan and DTE Energy have been touting the positives of clean, alternative energy. Now the two institutions are starting to walk that talk by offering a clean energy competition that will award a pool of $200,000 each year to firms that bring clean energy practices from the lab to the market.
Everyday it seems Greenhills School become a bit greener. Well, maybe not every day but the school has taken several steps forward recently with the installation of a wind turbine and motion-sensor lights.
Going once, going twice, one local developer hopes seven historic houses near downtown will be gone for $1. That's the price to buy them, but moving them promises to be much more expensive.
More solar panels are coming to Ypsilanti. Local residents have recently won a $36,000 grant to install 19 solar panels on the Ypsilanti City Hall and Food Co-operative. Both projects are set to begin later this year.
City leaders are playing around with the zoning rules for downtown Ann Arbor, and the changes are enough to make local developers stand up and take notice.
Growing Hope is starting to sprout near Downtown Ypsilanti. The local non-profit recently broke ground on its new home and it has big plans for the 1.4-acre parcel.
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