The Latest from Jeff Kart

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  Michigan town has 'NEAT' idea to go 100 percent renewable

  Ten percent of Michigan’s power will come from renewable sources by the end of this year. For a small Lake Michigan community, though, that's not enough.

  By Jeff Kart  .  9 March 2015

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  From gas to oil: Michigan governor joins protest to block pipeline switch

  Michigan's governor is speaking out against a plan by operators of a major natural gas pipeline to reverse its flow and use it to move bottlenecked crude oil to the Gulf of Mexico.

  By Jeff Kart  .  9 October 2012

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  What biofuel is the best to move nations forward?

  A Michigan-led team of researchers from four nations are studying the best ways to increase the production of cleaner fuels like ethanol and biodiesel - and do so in a way that is economically and environmentally sustainable.

  By Jeff Kart  .  18 September 2012

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  Digging deeper on 'un-mined gold' in Michigan oil wells

  The answer to Michigan’s energy woes is right beneath our feet. So says an Obama administration official who points to “un-mined gold” in the Great Lakes state and using enhanced oil recovery to get at it.

  By Jeff Kart  .  24 July 2012

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  A waste-eating bug for nuclear power?

  But what if a bug could zap and clean up nuclear waste? Sound too good to be true? Not necessarily, say researchers at Michigan State University.

  By Jeff Kart  .  18 June 2012

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  Old coal emits more than its share of pollutants: Report

  A new GAO report finds that the U.S. is still getting a significant amount of its electricity - and a disproportionate share of pollution - from pre-1978 coal plants.

  By Jeff Kart  .  24 May 2012

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  Clean energy funding hot (and cold) in Ohio

  The Midwest is a hot spot for Clean Energy Funds, and a Cleveland ice cream business is among the beneficiaries.

  By Jeff Kart  .  16 May 2012

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  Renewables cheaper than coal, Michigan regulators say

  A new report from Michigan's Public Service Commission finds the cost of renewable electricity per megawatt hour is substantially cheaper than the cost of energy from building new coal plants.

  By Jeff Kart  .  24 February 2012

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  Want to save PACE financing? Here's your chance

  Public input is being sought for a federal rulemaking process that could revive residential Property Assessed Clean Energy programs.

  By Jeff Kart  .  21 February 2012

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  New Michigan transmission line to multiply wind capacity

  A new transmission line will open up a wind-power bottleneck in Michigan's Thumb, an area with some of the strongest energy potential in the eastern U.S.
  Photo by frankenzan via Creative Commons

  By Jeff Kart  .  10 January 2012