Groups
Groups Working on Sustainability
*Saginaw Valley Sustainability Society
The SVSS will provide resources and materials about sustainable solutions to environmental problems including global climate change, as they impact the natural resources and people of the Great Lakes region in general, with specific focus on the Saginaw Bay and its watershed.
Tasks include research projects, website information and development, the organization of informational evens, the production of factual documents and a communications network.
Contact: Mariah McClean 989-894-0275 email: info@sagvalss.org
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*Citizens Exploring Clean Energy
The purpose of Citizens Exploring Clean Energy is to bring people together to explore and promote clean renewable energy in MIchigan and green lifestyles through informational activities, events and community netowrking, and oppose energy sources that are not protective of the environment and human health.
Tasks may include sponsoring educational events, letter writing campaighns to influential people, co-operative ventures with the Sierra cluve or setting up informational booths at community events. It is currently active in the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) hearing regarding the air permit proposed coal plants. Meetings are every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at the Wirt Library on Center Ace. in Bay City at 6 to 7:30 pm.
Contact: Raymond Pfeiffer 989-922-3651 email: CECEinfo@gmail.com
*Lone Tree Council
We are an environmental nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the environment through action and education. Lone Tree has been a respected environmental organization in the valley for over 30 years. Currently the group is addressing the dioxin clean up of the Saginaw River plus the environmental impact of the proposed new coal plants. Meetins are held every 2nd Friday of each month at Delta College, room J-140 at 7pm.
Tasks may include attending meetings, research, collecting petition signatures, community action events, and letter writing.
Contact: Terry Miller, chair 686-6386 email: terbar@charter.net
Pat Race 893-7623
*Tri-City Action for Peace
Tri-City Action for Peace works for global peace and justice through nonviolent resistance.
Contact: Joani McCoy Address: Tri-City Action for Peace
P.O. Box 20036
Saginaw, MI 48602
We meet on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. at the Mexican American Council, 1537 S. Washington Ave. Saginaw
http://www.tcap.mahost.org/about.htm
email: tcap-owner@mutualaid.org
*Modular Enhanced Geothermal Systems (MEGS)
Three miles below your feet is the heat needed to replace all existing coal and gas plants.
MEGS is the name of a marketing concept for electric power generation that uses the heat extracted from several miles down in the earth. These Geothermal Systems (GS) generate elecreicity by using a fuid to carry heat from 2 or more miles below the surface to generating plants at the surface.
Pat Race 893-7623
Address: MEGSorg, Inc. website: www.megsorg.org
513 N. Madison Suite 102
Bay City, MI 48708
*Michigan Biomass Energy Program
Our goal is to encourage increased production and use of energy derived from Michigan’s biomass resources through program policies, public and private partnerships, information dissemination, and state project grants.
Contact: David Binkley Address: P.O. Box 30221
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517)373-7673 email: binkleyd@michigan.gov
*Midland Cares
MidlandCARES is an organization that was developed to encourage education and community dialogue about Clean Energy Resources and Energy Efficiancy Programs. We promote the development of healthy, sustainable and renewable energy resources that will allow Michigan to advance as a leader in this new industry.
http://www.eecbg.energy.gov/grantalloc.html
http://www.midlandcares.org/home.htm
*Clean Water Action
Clean Water Action is an organization of 1.2 million members working to empower people to take action to protext America’s waters, build healthy communitites and to make democracy work for all of us. For 36 years Clean Water Action has succeeded in winning some of the nation’s most important environmental protections through grassroots organizing, expert policy, research and political advocacy focused on holding elected officials accountable to the public.
*Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (GLREA)
The Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association (GLREA) was founded in 1991 “to promote the design, construction, manufacture, marketing, sales, use and education of the general public in the practices of renewable energy sources in the Great Lakes Bioregion,” and to help other 501(c)(3) organizations achieve these goals. Our focus since then has been to promote, educate and advocate for:
-Solar, wind, hydro, biomass and other clean, sustainable energy technoligies;
- Energy efficient materials and practices;
- Passive solar building design;
- Public awareness of alternative fuel vehicles; and
- Distributed generation utilizing clean fuels particularly hydrogen.
http://www.glrea.org/about_hist.html
contact: info@glrea.org
Green Cards
*Progress Michigan
Progress Michigan is a first-of-its-kind organization. Our mission is to provide a strong credible voice that holds public officials and government accountable, assists in the promotion of progressive ideas and uses state-of-the-art web based new media to creatively build grassroots support for progressive ideas.
Address: Progress Michigan, 831 N. Washington, Lansing, MI 48906
Phone: 517.999.3646
Email: info@progressmichigan.org
*Clean Energy Now Michigan
Bringing together all those groups who feel the urgency of switching to cleaner, renewable energy sources to discuss possible options, and promote transition projects.
Email: mail@CleanEnergyNow.com
Phone: (616) 570-1281
Lee Sprague
Clean Energy Now
Campaign Manager
M’Lynn Hartwell
Clean Energy Now
Information Manager (including website)
*Sierra Club
The Club is America’s oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization. Inspired by nature, we are 1.3 million of your friends and neighbors, working together to protect our communities and the planet.
Website: http://www.sierraclub.org
Contact: Tiffany Hartung
Email: tiffany.hartung@sierraclub.org
Members of the Michigan Climate Action Council (MCAC)
The Center for Climate Strategies, with assistance from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), prepared an assessment of Michigan’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and anthropogenic sinks (carbon storage) from 1990 to 2025. The Center for Climate Strategies produced a draft Inventory and Forecast report for use by the Michigan Climate Action Council (MCAC) and the Technical Work Groups (TWGs) as they analyzed options for reducing emissions. The MCAC and TWGs sought public comment and reviewed, discussed, and evaluated the draft inventory and forecast methodologies as well as alternative data and approaches for improving the Michagan GHG inventory and forecast. The Inventory and Forecast has been revised to address comments provided by the MCAC, TWGs and the public. Click on the link below for a copy of the final Inventory and Reference Case Projection report approved by the MCAC in November 2008.
Union of Concerned Scientists
The Union of Concerned Scientists is the leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world. UCS combines independent scientific research and citizen action to develop innovative, practical solutions and to secure responsible changes in government policy, corporate practices, and consumer choices.
National Headquarters
Two Brattle Sq.
Cambridge, MA 02238-9105
Phone: (617) 547-5552
The Earth Institute Columbia University
The Earth Institute’s overarching goal is to help achieve sustainable development primarily by expanding the world’s understanding of Earth as one integrated system. We work toward this goal through scientific research, education and the practical application of research for solving real-world challenges.
The Earth Institute, Columbia University
405 Low Library, MC 4335
535 West 116th Street
New York, NY 10027
Other Groups
Grow Saginaw
Their mission is to reclaim a sense of community in Saginaw through the implementation of community gardens on vacant lots throughout the city. Educational aspects will be emphasized to the benefit of all in attendance by application of the techniques of permaculture as an eco friendly alternative gardening practice, as well as offering informative programs geared towards children.
For more information about the “GROW SAGINAW” organization click here
The Great Lakes Institute for Sustainable Systems
Great Lakes Law
The Friends of the Bay City State Recreation Area
The Appledoor
S.O.S. Save our Shoreline
Friend of the Shiawassee National Wildlife Reffuge
Houghton Jones Neighborhood Association
The following is a page of related groups nationwide that deal with environmental issues. This following was provided by Sierra Club Magazine:
Megan | 
February 11, 2011 11:33 am
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