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Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Energy companies and organizations spoke about how we use energy and alternative energy sources

Thursday, January 24, 2013  State officials are laying the groundwork for planning Michigan's energy future, including a decision about whether to require stepped-up reliance on alternative electricity sources.

Friday, December 07, 2012  Consumers Energy has picked the city to be a part of its experimental advanced renewable program.  The utility company will buy energy generated by Saginaw's 96 panels for up to 15 years.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  A solar power plant on the roof of the public services building will save the city around $300,000 a year due to lower electric bills and a drop in maintenance costs.

Thursday, June 21, 2012  Global automotive supplier Nexteer Automotive announced today it is expanding its product portfolio into the alternative energy market.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  Residents of Merritt Township waited until almost midnight Tuesday night to find out that a proposed $250 million dollar wind turbine project will not go forward

Sunday, July 10, 2011  Would you want these in your back yard?

Wednesday, April 27, 2011  Jacky King says urban farming will help revolutionize Saginaw Street in Beecher

Friday, February 04, 2011  Flint reports one of the country's largest over-the-year jobless rate decreases.

Monday, December 20, 2010  Grant pays for wind turbine to be studied by students.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010  Michigan's Thumb has two of the three total stations in the state, also the largest

Sunday, October 17, 2010  Firefighters responded to the Jackson-Hardy House on Garland Street Sunday morning.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010  The Obama administration has approved what would be the nation's first offshore wind farm, off Cape Cod, inching the U.S. closer to harvesting an untapped domestic energy source — the steady breezes blowing along its vast coasts.

Tuesday, February 09, 2010 

Wednesday, February 03, 2010  Governor Jennifer M. Granholm called for spending cuts, and restoring the Michigan Promise Scholarship in her last State of the State.