Events
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June/July 2000
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Features
Cleaner Air Coming to Detroit
Henry Ford Hospital to Close Incinerator
by Mary Beth Doyle
Selling Their Future Short?
Engler Panel Ignores Doctors' Advice
by Dave Dempsey
Recycling Land
Brownfield Redevelopment is a Balancing Act of Priorities
by Mike Tolinski
Dumbing Down the Children
Michigan, Other States Ignore Federal Lead Testing Law
by Peter Montague
Columns
Tiny Township Turns Down GM
Rural Milan Residents Reject Rail-Car Yard, by Aretta Schills
Diet, Health, and the Environment
An Interview with John Robbins, by Rachel Shaw
Healthy Home and Garden
Energy Star Products Save Cash and Power, by Kristi Jacques
Huron Valley News
Webster Township Holds Sprawl Forum, by Ernie Becker
Science for the People
Pesticides Linked to Decreased Fertility, by Mary Beth Doyle
April 2
Healing Ourselves . . . Healing Our World
Presentation by John Robbins, author of Diet for a New America, which explains how the typical meat-based diet affects our personal health and stresses the environment. An interview with Robbins is on page 18, Annual meeting of the Ann Arbor Peoples Food Coop. Meeting starts at 1pm. Presentation at 2pm. Michigan Union, 530 S. State St., Ann Arbor. (734) 769-0095.
April 7
Deep Ecology Weekend Meet the King of Compost Ann Arbor Earth Day Festival, All Species Parade, Tours Washtenaw County Waste Knot Awards Can America Survive Suburbia? Ann Arbor's Landfill Property is for the Birds Sustainable Systems Design for your Home and Community Design Day at Sunward Cohousing Community The Ecology Center's Backyard Composter Sale EcoRide 2000!!April 8
Open house at City of Ann Arbor's materials recovery facility. Tour of facility, and presentation about the city's municipal composting facility and about home composting. 4150 Platt Road, just south of E. Ellsworth Road. 10am - Noon. (Also Tuesday, April 11, 3pm - 5pm) (734) 994-2807.April 16
Huge family event with educational displays, kids' programs, booths, other activities. Sponsored by the Ecology Center, Project Grown, and the Leslie Science Center. Leslie Science Center, 1831 Traver Road, Ann Arbor. (Park at EPA office, 2565 Plymouth Road, and take shuttle bus to festival.) 1pm - 5pm. (734) 662-7802. All Species Parade with participants dressed and decorated as wildlife and other creatures. Parade departs at 1:15 from Plymouth Park and enters Earth Day Festival at 2pm. Hosted by the National Wildlife Federation. (734) 769-3351. Open house tours at EPA National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory, U.S. Geological Survey's Great Lakes Science Center, 1451 Green Road, and Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, 2205 Commonwealth. Park at EPA office, 2565 Plymouth Road. 1pm - 5pm. (734) 662-7802.April 17
County's third annual awards program recognizing local businesses for achievements in waste prevention and recycling. Ypsilanti Marriott at Eagle Crest, 1275 S. Huron Street, Ypsilanti. 5pm - 8pm. (734) 994-2398.April 19
Lecture by James Howard Kunstler, author of The Geography of Nowhere. Sponsored by the Sierra Club, Kalamazoo Audubon Society, and six other groups. Dalton Theater, Kalamazoo College, corner of Thompson and Academy Streets. 7:30pm.May 9
Open house at City of Ann Arbor's materials recovery facility. Tour of facility, and guided bird-watching near wetlands, forest, and fields. 4150 Platt Road, just south of E. Ellsworth Road. 3pm - 5pm. (Also Saturday, May 13, 10am - Noon) (734) 994-2807.May 12
Learn about Permaculture principles, philosophy, and ethics. Evening Intensive 7-10 pm, preceded by a Permaculture and Sustainable Living book sale, 6-7pm, at Sunward Cohousing Community Common House, 424 Little Lake Dr., Ann Arbor, MI. $20/person, please register in advance. Conatct Erika Keith at (734) 623-0195, or Bob Hefner at (734) 622-1867.May 13
This special design day will focus on continuing to develop a land use plan for the 20 acres and 40 households of Sunward Community. 9am-4:30pm. Community Potluck Dinner 5:30-6:30pm; Presentations 7-9:30pm. Cost $75. Contact Erika Keith at (734) 623-0195.May 13
The Ecology Center's annual sale of "Earth Machine" backyard composters at half the retail price. Pre-order by May 10, and a portion of the price supports the Ecology Center. See back page for pre-ordering instructions. $35 plus tax. Pioneer High parking lot, 601 W. Stadium (corner of Main). 9am - 3pm. (734) 761-3186.June 4
The Ecology Center's 29th annual bike-a-thon fundraiser. Three great scenic routes (10-, 26-, and 55-mile) along the Huron River, and a 2-mile neighborhood loop, which is great for families with younger children. Incentive prizes for the top individual and team fundraisers, and plenty of food, fun, and entertainment for all at the end of the ride. Forsythe Middle School, 1655 Newport, Ann Arbor. 7:30am - 2pm. (734) 761-3186 x105.