Environment & Sustainability

Coverage of green innovations, and climate and environment issues and developments, especially those told by local voices and that offer solutions for community concerns.

Tea Leaf sets up shop in downtown Battle Creek

Early retirement was not working for Christy Wonderly. “I really wanted a job I loved,” Wonderly says. As she pondered her options her daughter suggested she think of the two […]

Latest in Environment & Sustainability
Kalamazoo River Valley Trail to grow by 5 more miles
Francois Moyet of Energiestro
The quest for energy that is truly renewable

Solar, wind turbine, fly wheel. The first two are what people usually think of when they think renewable energy. Andre Gennesseaux is going beyond the usual. 

Richard Harwood
What Does Public Innovation Mean?

Battle Creek is working with the Harwood Institute to be a Beacon Community. The institute's founder Richard Harwood shares some thoughts on what exactly we mean when we talk about innovation in the public arena.

Tom Small
A revolution that can change the world, one backyard at a time

As the world changes at a pace that is impossible to keep up with, a grassroots movement wants to help communities cope with what's ahead. Zinta Aistars has the story on the Transition Movement. 

Sandra Steingraber
How to protect children from environmental threats
Peggy Shepard
Environmental justice advocacy leader to speak at WMU
Healthy Living Corridor plan gets financial boost
Wind turbine student Corey Luther receives scholarship
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