Environment Michigan

From Great Lakes Wiki

Environment Michigan is a citizen based organization fighting special interests groups to help protect the environment in Michigan. Some of the main issues are Clean Energy, Global Warming, and Great Lakes and Public Land Protection.

Their Mission

"We all want clean air, clean water and open spaces. But it takes independent research and tough-minded advocacy to win concrete results for our environment, especially when powerful interests stand in the way of environmental progress. That's the idea behind Environment Michigan. We focus exclusively on protecting Michigan's air, water and open spaces. We speak out and take action at the local, state and national levels to improve the quality of our environment and our lives."

Accomplishments

In April 2006, Governor Granholm announced she would require coal-fired power plants in Michigan to reduce mercure emmissions by 90% by 2015. This decision came about with some pressure from Environment Michigan. The organization delivered 8,000 postcards and over 3,000 phone calls to the governor, requesting action.

Recently Environment Michigan launched the New Energy Future Campain working to invest in energy saving technology for a cleaner future.