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Doing business with City of Detroit companies
Hidden in the city of Detroit is one of the largest manufactures of Bollards and Bollard covers, they have created decorative, lighted, removable and standard applications. They have provide Stadiums, Convention Centers, Government Building, Hospital, etc with all their bollard cover needs. Another great place to see Ideal Shield's decorative covers is the Dequindre Cut in Detroit, http://www.detroitriverfront.org/dequindre/
Its important to help our neighbors by doing proper research into products and finding produced in Michigan products.
For more information on Ideal Shield visit, www.idealshield.com
RE-USABLE SHOPPING BAGS
Every store has them. Re-usable shopping bags with the store logo on them. Sounds like a great idea, but has anyone ever checked the tag to see where these "green items" are made?? Well, every single one that I have checked out is MADE IN CHINA. The land of NO environmental laws, the land of NO human rights laws and the land of NO child labor laws. It's so easy to "be green" when the damage is being done in another country on the other side of the world. Can anyone say HYPOCRITICAL.
cycledcell
This company is a TOTAL scam. I followed the directions to the T - they received my phones and sent me an email that their "paypal was not working" and they would send a check. Over 70 days later and no check. I have sent 4 emails to them with none of them being responded to.
I would say that you should send your phone elsewhere. They may pledge to help the environment and pay you money, but they are only helping themselves.
VAWT??
check-out Detroit News Feb. 17,2002
MODERN WINDMILLS CLEAR AIR..GREEN MACKINAW CITY...www.consumersenergy.com/green power...only draback ..the charge you(me) EXTRA monthly..BUt the REALLITY is.DTE increase since jan, 2009 $ 6,00 deliverycharge
in April rate increase and in JUNE 2009 again..SO MUCH for saving "ENERGY" DTE still wants "THERE BOTTOMLINE to TRIPLE...
Senir in GREEN ..my bill went-up 48% Thank to the MICHIGAN PUBLIC COMMISSION and the SENOIR PROGRAM!
VAWT??
check-out Detroit News Feb. 17,2002
MODERN WINDMILLS CLEAR AIR..GREEN MACKINAW CITY...www.consumersenergy.com/green power...only draback ..the charge you(me) EXTRA monthly..BUt the REALLITY is.DTE increase since jan, 2009 $ 6,00 deliverycharge
in April rate increase and in JUNE 2009 again..SO MUCH for saving "ENERGY" DTE still wants "THERE BOTTOMLINE to TRIPLE...
Senir in GREEN ..my bill went-up 48% Thank to the MICHIGAN PUBLIC COMMISSION and the SENOIR PROGRAM!
Kids outdoors
Hi Leslie,
Great post! It's encouraging to see kids playing outdoors (rather than in front of their computers, texting, etc.) and doing positive things for our environment. I saw some children down the street from me playing outdoors the other day and thought about how nice that is too see, and how rare sometimes.
Thanks for your great postings!
Kirt Manecke
LandChoices
Auto Loans
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VAWT??
Ahh a VAWT is a vertical axis wind turbine. I cant wait to go check this out! It would be great if the city looked at the land around city airport, as that would be a great place to have a wind farm in the city!
2009 Green Changes!
Well It is very nice to be able to walk to your grocery store with your little wagon..in muenchen..But WE here in AMERICA ..Michigan are beeing forced to go in our cars to the BIGGEST GROCERYSTORE .In some places there is a BUS you(me) can take to get there..WE donot have MASSTRANSPORTAION in Michigan..OUR BUMMELZUG from ANN ARBOR to Chicago TAKES 6 hours..FRON muenchen you cut be in Turkey by then or London etc..Kopenhagen etc..
Yes we need to be taken into the 21 century by our Governor etc..
love your country
go green and save WHO?ME?
YOU HAVE TO ....I replaced my lightbulbs over 3-4 years ago to save me MONIES by replacing the normal ligthbulbs evry two =three months..and I save myself some money.
.DTE:..INCREASED THE RATES WITH THE GOVERNOR BLESSING ...
BUT NOW GOING GREEN COST ME MORE MONEY EVERY MONTHS
DTE IN CREASED THE RATE BY $ 6.00 a months SERVICECHARGE in Jan 2009, in APRIL again and the JUNE 2009 again....
SO NO MORE GREEN>>>>???STOP the Michigan PUBLIC COMMISSION If you want a GREEN STATE NOW!
Recycling bottle caps
Good program... but why can't we or why don't we plastic bottle caps?
Often they are made from Plastic #5 which is made from Polypropylene. This material has to be treated differently during melting but that does not mean they can not be recycled.
NPR did a small piece on this with Sierra magazine's Josie Garthwaite that explains this topic a bit more in depth.
Recycling in the workplace
If there are any companies that are thinking about initiating a recycling program at their facility. Have them ask for Julie at Midstates Recycling Services, part of the The Recycling Experts. The phone number is (800) 989-7036. We go to companies and help set-up programs to recycle paper, cardboard, plastic, metal, and electronics. We will then determine what the best plan of action is to implement a successful recycling program and collection for us to pick the materials up. We provide an Ecological Report to all of our clients that tells them how much material we collected from their facility and/or office that was recycled as well as a break down of the positive effects that it had on the environment.
Recycling Outside The Box
When I think of recycling I think of paper, plastic & glass. What about those products that have made homes for themselves in our basements & garages? They remain on a shelf or in a cabinet simply because we don't know how to dispose of them.
Every home I have purchased in my life has one thing in common. The left over paint from the previous homeowner. Paint is a major contributor to household hazardous waste. It contains VOC's and other contents that can adversely affect our environment. So what do you do with it?
Shelby Paint & Decorating will be holding, on April 25, 2009, the first paint recycling day ever. Typical hazardous waste disposal days will take latex paint and harden it so it can go into a landfill. Shelby Paint & Decorating is taking latex paint and turning it into usable plastic goods . The service is free and keeps your left over paint out of landfills. Check out paint 2 plastic at www.shelbypaint.com/blog or www.shelbypaint.com .
Recycling in the workplace
If there are any companies that are thinking about initiating a recycling program at their facility. Have them ask for Julie at Midstates Recycling Services, part of the The Recycling Experts. The phone number is (800) 989-7036. We go to companies and help set-up programs to recycle paper, cardboard, plastic, metal, and electronics. We will then determine what the best plan of action is to implement a successful recycling program and collection for us to pick the materials up. We provide an Ecological Report to all of our clients that tells them how much material we collected from their facility and/or office that was recycled as well as a break down of the positive effects that it had on the environment.
Commenting on articles should be fixed now, I think
Hello,
I think we have commenting on articles fixed. Sorry for the confusion. Let us know at online@detnews.com if you see or hear of any more problems.
I also closed the italics below. Please make sure to remember to close HTML tags when you open them.
Thanks,
Jonathan Morgan
Multiplatform Editor
The Detroit News
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