MANISTEE - Jennifer Alverado, executive director of the Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association, talks about recent legislation passed by the Michigan Senate to establish a renewable energy portfolio. The Senate version would mandate just 7 percent of the state’s electrical grid come from renewable energy, while the House version would mandate 10 percent. A conference committee will iron out the differences.
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MANISTEE - Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association Executive Director Jennifer Alverado discusses what her organization is and does and how it lobbies for more renewable energy standards in the Michigan Legislature. GLREA just wrapped up its annual Energy Fair at the Manistee County Fairgrounds.
MANISTEE - Manistee County has been named one of the 2007 winners of our America’s Crown Communities Awards this year for its work on the Michigan Energy Fair. Manistee is among an elite group of communities whose projects represent some of the finest examples of local leadership at work. County Commissioner Alan O’Shea will represent the county at the event. The interview is with Associate Publisher Bill Wolpin.
