Energy Efficiency

The energy company CenTrio has paid Eastern Michigan University $115 million as part of an agreement to manage the EMU’s energy infrastructure for the next 50 years. WEMU’s Taylor Pinson has more.

If you’ve ever wondered how to create greater environmental sustainability in your own home, some new perspectives are available to you Friday evening as part of the Ann Arbor Mayor's bi-annual Green Fair. WEMU's Cathy Shafran reports.

If the City of Ann Arbor is to achieve carbon neutrality by the year 2030, some community changes are needed. As work on the expansive A2Zero plan continues, Ann Arbor will be promoting a move away from natural gas. As WEMU's Taylor Pinson reports, Friday's “Electrification Expo” is aimed at educating the public on the various options available to them.

Planners in a western Washtenaw County community have turned down permits for a proposed solar farm following intense opposition from nearby residents. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran has details.

Michigan would generate 50% of its electricity from clean, renewable sources by 2035 and greatly reduce energy waste under legislation under consideration…

On this 1st day of 2016, Michigan League of Conservation Voters Executive Director Lisa Wozniak talks to former Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell. In…

More than half of available housing in Ann Arbor is comprised of rentals. In this week's 'Issues of the Environment' David Fair talks with Ann Arbor…

A new program offers owners of small rental properties in Washtenaw County low interest loans to make energy efficient upgrades. The A2 Energy Loan Fund…

This week the discussion centers around dispelling the myths of affordable housing. New affordable housing is often equated with being "cheaply built." We…

On the first Friday of every month, WEMU Morning Edition Host David Fair partners with Michigan League of Conservation voters Executive Director Lisa…