Green Living Local
submitted by: Vicki Dmitruk – Fourth Coast Soaps Happy New Year to Everyone reading today! I have been looking forward to discussion with like minded supporters on the topic of the greening of Michigan and was very happy to discover this network. So you might imagine my dismay to see that there has been no [...]
Join Mayor George Heartwell at Devos Place on Wednesday June 25th 6:30pm – 8:30pm for Green Gathering: Ideas. Help create city policies in the first of three community sessions that will affect Grand Rapids’ parks, trails, trees, the Grand River, local food and water quality. The City is required to update its Master Plan & [...]
The intention of this blog is to bring recognition to products, services and people concerned about improving the environment through sustainability.read more about the mission of NETWORK-GREEN With the recent “trend” of environmental awareness, it seems that many companies are using this “trend” as a marketing tool without actually practicing sustainability. A great example of [...]
Consumers Energy has implemented a renewable energy program, green generation which is Green-e certified. This renewable energy is produced here, in Michigan from 5% wind and 95% biomass.
Buying local can greatly reduce the impact on the environment and is beneficial to the social and economic development within our communities. Local First is an organization promoting local businesses in the Grand Rapids area. Similar organizations in other cities are listed at the end of this post.