On June 6, 2017, 5 Lakes Energy Senior Consultant, Laura Sherman, spoke at the Asthma Initiative of Michigan’s 2017 Partnership Forum about outdoor air pollution and human health. Air pollution from sources including coal-fired power plants and vehicles impacts human health across Michigan. For example, particulates, nitrogen oxides, and asthma exacerbate respiratory distress among the…
Wednesday, June 28, 2017 8:30 am – 4:00 pm GVSU Eberhard Center Grand Rapids, Michigan If your company spent $250,000 or more on electricity and thermal energy last year, this free conference is for you! Note! Registration is required. Sign up today! – http://bit.ly/2sbqRN0 The Michigan Combined Heat and Power Conference…
Companies Push for Fair Energy Rates in Michigan, Minnesota When a factory is more energy efficient, owners spend less money on heat and power, boosting profits and making the manufacturer more competitive. Unfortunately, industry efforts to improve their energy efficiency face significant barriers in states with unfair rates for what’s known as stand-by power.…
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/05/02/power-outages-dte-energy-michigan-consumers-energy/101011886/ A small army of tree huggers was out last week for Arbor Day — and more will be out this month — planting saplings across metro Detroit and the nation while also cultivating public affection for nature’s celebrated sentinels of shade. As well they should. But down a side street on Detroit’s east side near Grosse Pointe Park,…
“Forty-seven years ago, on April 22, 1970, we celebrated the inaugural Earth Day, and the New York Times cover read: “Millions Join Earth Day Observances Across the Nation.” Closing in on five decades later, Earth Day is an international observance and global sustainability issues are constantly in the news,” Kirk Heinze says on Greening of…
It’s official! 5 Lakes Energy is now a Certified B Corporation. Reaching this important milestone reinforces our firm’s ongoing commitment to the “triple bottom line” – a measure of sustainability that includes financial, social and environmental measures. We join nearly 2,000 companies worldwide across 130 different industries in the rapidly growing Certified B Corporation, or…
From E & E News Tomorrow’s energy storage market will be huge. Can America take it back from Asia and create factories and jobs? Read the whole series including this piece on Michigan: While Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada grabs the headlines, there are arguably more kilowatts of lithium-ion batteries now being produced on the shore of Lake…
5 Lakes Energy, Michigan’s premier consulting firm dedicated to advancing policies and programs that promote clean energy, sustainability and the environment, is proud to announce it is a Certified B Corporation (B Corp), part of a global movement dedicated to using business as a “force for good.” 5 Lakes is now expanding its services to…
Stateside’s conversation with Liesl Clark, president of the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council. The Next Idea Michiganders might be using electricity the wrong way. A new report indicates Michigan might be able to meet projected energy shortfalls if residents change how they use power. That would save having to build new, expensive power plants. Liesl Clark is…
5 Lakes Energy (5LE), Michigan’s premier policy consulting firm dedicated to advancing policies and programs that promote clean energy, sustainability and the environment is announcing changes to its leadership team and staff. Co-Founder and Partner Stanley “Skip” Pruss of Northport, Michigan will become senior fellow following his retirement on February 28, 2017. In his new…