Sustainability

 Erica McMillan

Remade In The U.P. eh!

Remade In The U.P. eh!

Marquette's (re)design Fashion Show transforms old clothing into new trends

Marquette Michigan – How do I explain the sheer shock and excitement of watching women strut down the runway clad in curtains, bedsheets, tablecloths, and t-shirts looking as if they were out of a fashion catalog or magazine? The (re)design fashion show at the Marquette Regional History Center proves that even here in the U.P. […]

 Erica McMillan

Making REdesign A Reality In The U.P.

Making REdesign A Reality In The U.P.

Taylor Ehle REdesigns The Way We Wear Clothes

Marquette Michigan – If someone asked you, “If given the choice to save 1,500 gallons of water, keep unecessary pesticides out of the ground, and prevent caustic chemicals from entering our water systems, would you do it?” I believe most of us would answer a resounding, “Yes!” Now what if they said you could accomplish […]

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Tesla reveals new home, business batteries

Tesla reveals new home, business batteries

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – @ParkstBrett Automaker Tesla has used cutting edge battery technology to power its electric cars, and now company founder Elon Musk wants to take that technology off-road. On Thursday night, Musk unveiled Tesla Energy: a suite of batteries designed to power residential and commercial buildings. The batteries would essentially kick in […]

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Tesla’s Near Sale To Google, BMW i5 vs Tesla Model S, & Luxury Plug-In Hybrids (Cleantech Talk #11)

Tesla’s Near Sale To Google, BMW i5 vs Tesla Model S, & Luxury Plug-In Hybrids (Cleantech Talk #11)

In this Monday’s episode of Cleantech Talk, Chris and I talk about some “controversy” that started here on CleanTechnica when Chris called the BMW i5 a Tesla competitor. He followed up with a piece on Gas2 defending the point. Chris and I chat more about that to kick off the show. We then jump into […]

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GM: 34MW Wind Power Project Supports 2020 Renewables Goal

GM: 34MW Wind Power Project Supports 2020 Renewables Goal

General Motors is currently procuring wind to power its manufacturing operations, enabling one of its Mexico facilities’ electricity needs to be run mostly on renewable energy. This addition of 34 megawatts (MW) of wind power allows GM to achieve its corporate goal of renewable energy use four years early, according to news from General Motors. […]