sustainability

Grand Rapids and Flint are both in the spotlight in a new report on the sustainability of cities.Researchers with the National Academies of Sciences,…

Using plants to make plastics is an idea that’s been around for a while. Henry Ford produced an experimental car with a soybean plastic exterior in…

There's a difference between making your business the best in the world and making it the best for the world.Recognizing that difference is what has…

The Next IdeaMark “Puck” Mykleby is a retired Marine colonel who worked from 2009 to 2011 as an assistant to former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,…

Michigan's local food movement is growing and thriving. We're seeing more chefs who deeply care about what they buy and from whom.Chefs like James Rigato…

A new effort led by the private sector in Grand Rapids will try to cut water, energy use and transportation emissions in half over the next 15 years.More…

A project that turns empty shipping containers into sustainable housing kicked off in Detroit this week.Development firm Three Squared is using nine…

“Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.” -- Kenneth Boulding, economist and…

Energy use on the globe is expected to go up by more than 50% in the next 25 years. Michigan law is mandating a heavier reliance on renewable sources by…

DETROIT (AP) - A Detroit university is playing a role in early but promising efforts to find and extract new energy sources.A research project at Wayne…