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January 2013 Ecolink
December
brought good news on sales of electric vehicles, both in monthly
numbers and the year-end reports, and overall 2012 sales make it the
“greenest new automobile fleet ever.”
"The growth in sales of these alternative-fuel vehicles is good for the environment, and a very promising indication for the sustainability of the industry in the long run," according to Charles Griffith, climate...
Ann Arbor 350, a program of the Ecology Center working on practical and local solutions to climate change, is coordinating buses for the Feb. 17 ForwardonClimate
President’s Day rally in Washington, D.C.
"We need to move President Obama to take immediate action on climate," according to Monica Patel, policy specialist at the Ecology Center and coordinator of Ann Arbor 350. "The way
to sway the...
February 22 -- Foodies across southeastern Michigan are gearing up for Washtenaw County’s fifth annual HomeGrown Local Food Summit, which will be held on Friday, Feb. 22. Ecology Center staff members have been involved in the planning of the summit for the past few years, especially Hillary Bisnett, director of the Ecology Center’s Healthy Food in Health Care program.
The theme for this year’s...
One of the main focuses of the Ecology Center’s Healthy Food in Health Care program is to support local food production, according to director Hillary Bisnett.
“We also want to shift the conversation toward supporting a healthier, sustainable food system and we're learning local lamb farming may be one part of that system,” Bisnett said. “And we’re lucky to have so many excellent growers in this...
The Ecology Center's October report on hazardous chemicals in smart phones was ranked as one of the top 12 stories of 2012 by GreenBiz.com, a newsletter that reports on issues of sustainability and environmental responsibility in business.
In addition to the story in GreenBiz.com, the report was covered by news media, large and small, all over the world, including the New York Times,
CNET, Wired...