WMSBF Fall Conference
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will present its 2015 Fall Conference on Monday, October 19 at The Ballroom at City Flats in downtown Grand Rapids, 11:30 am to 4:30 pm.More
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum will present its 2015 Fall Conference on Monday, October 19 at The Ballroom at City Flats in downtown Grand Rapids, 11:30 am to 4:30 pm.More
Automation Alley, Michigan’s largest technology business association, recently accepted Jacar Systems, LLC into its 7Cs™ entrepreneurship program. Jacar is the 8th company to join the program, taking advantage of a powerful suite of services and valuable expertise designed to help advanced manufacturing companies grow.More
A large contingent of the growing Metro Detroit green economy attended the Eco Works 7th Annual Breakfast at the Detroit Yacht Club (DYC) last Friday, September 18th, brilliantly hosted by Detroit Free Press Emmy award winning journalist Stephen Henderson.More
David Ely, President/CEO of Energy Design Service Systems (EDSS), traveled to Los Angeles last week to attend the inaugural U.S.-China Climate Leaders Summit. More
Online postsecondary distance education for Michigan students just got a lot better, along with streamlined regulation for colleges and universities, with the State of Michigan joining a new national reciprocity agreement under the enactment of Public Act 45 of 2015.More
Automation Alley, Michigan’s largest technology business association, is launching an Innovation Lab on the campus of Oakland University this fall, providing an up-close-and-personal look at the technologies shaping the future of advanced manufacturing. Automation Alley is inviting the public to attend a free Innovation Lab Open House on Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to noon.More
As Americans turn towards healthier lifestyles, their thoughts turn to the chemicals in the foods they eat, and the make-up and body products that they use. They are also changing the way they dress, choosing organic cotton, hemp and bamboo as a way of reducing chemicals that can be absorbed from clothing through one’s skin. This concern extends to the chemicals in the clothing’s screen printed design.More
Sadhguru Vasudev, a realized yogi, mystic and internationally renowned thought leader is coming to Detroit to once again warm up the hearts of beloved Michiganders and to inspire them with his wisdom, wit and piercing logic. He will be appearing in a special event at The Masonic Temple on Sunday, November 1st, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.More
Fermenting Vegetables and Fruits Class
Join us for a live demonstration of fermenting vegetables and fruit to be held on Thursday, September 24, 2015, 7 to 9 p.m. at Calvary Chapel of Oakland County, 1975 E. Long Lake Road in Troy. You’ll learn the benefits of fermenting and pickling, and be provided fermenting instructions as well as enjoy samples. Fermented fruits, with and without whey, will be demonstrated.
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We’ve seen several transparent solar cell concepts on Inhabitat, but perhaps none with such ambitious claims as those made by SolarWindow Technologies. In a webinar today, the Maryland-based startup announced that their revolutionary power generating windows, which they say can generate 50 times more power than conventional solar panels per building, would soon hit the market. Unlike traditional and opaque PV technology, SolarWindow can be readily applied as a coating to any glass window or plastic surface and instantly generate electricity, even in artificial light and shade. The company claims that the SolarWindow technology can produce more power at a lower cost and offers an incredibly fast ROI of just one year. That’s incredible, considering that conventional solar systems require at least 5 to 11 years for payback.More