Absolute Michigan's Michigan Blog
 
Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Alternative Energy Drawing Attention of Legislature

The Traverse City Record-Eagle has an AP feature that looks at the raft of alternative energy bills and related measures that have been introduced in recent weeks. Highlights include:

  • A bill that would establish a commission to study alternative fuels, particularly those with agricultural roots.

  • The
    Senate Technology and Energy Committee has formed a work group drawing
    members from utilities, universities, public interest research groups
    and others to explore long-range planning.

  • Bills aimed
    at capitalizing on Michigan's status as one of the nation's windiest
    states and offering tax credits to businesses if they own and operate
    small wind turbines.

  • A bill to require the Michigan
    Department of Transportation to help develop a "hydrogen highway" with
    fueling stations on certain roads.

  • Bills to offer loans
    to farmers for agricultural energy production, tax incentives to
    gasoline dealers who offer biodiesel or ethanol fuels, and to require
    fuel products in Michigan to have 5% biodiesel content and gasoline to
    have 10% ethanol content.

Read More (external link) »

# posted by farlane @ 9:18 AM
Click to subscribe to Dig Michigan blog from Absolute Michigan: >Click to Subscribe to the Absolute Michigan blog feed
Click to subscribe to the Michigan Blog: >Click to Subscribe to the Absolute Michigan blog feed

LCI Web Development
Leelanau Communications, Inc. provides web development and internet consulting for businesses and nonprofit organizations. We have created over 400 web sites and are experience in deploying web technologies to integrate with the way you do business. We made this site and can make yours too!

Add a Link
Sponsorship
About Absolute Michigan

Search Absolute Michigan

Arts & Entertainment :: Business :: Community :: Food & Dining :: Homes & Real Estate :: Lodging & Travel :: Media & Internet :: Recreation :: Shopping
Dig Michigan Blog :: Articles :: Michigan by County Map :: Search Michigan :: New Links :: Add a Link! :: About Us :: Michigan Pictures
Absolute Michigan :: Northeast Michigan :: Northwest Michigan :: Southeast Michigan :: Southwest Michigan :: Upper Peninsula

email: absolutemichigan@gmail.com :: webdesign by leelanau.com

© 2006 Leelanau Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.