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Local Future
Michigan
Leading the Way
Conference on
Michigan's Future - Nov. 14-16, 2008
"The Conference of Michigan's
Future: Energy, Economy & Environment" looks at the
challenges of the monetary crisis and the oil crisis and proposes realistic,
job creating solutions for Michigan.
Over two-dozen speakers are confirmed
including Richard Heinberg, Albert Bates, Ellen Brown, Paul Murray,
Tony Earley, and Jerry Norica.
If you care about Michigan's future, take a
moment to visit the Michigan Conference
web site and consider participating to help create a brand new vision for
Future
Michigan.
Groups
Local Future groups work within their
communities to help educate and activate individuals and groups to work
toward a vision of local sustainability. Groups sponsor free monthly
events, and weekly lecture series.
The pilot group is Local Future
Middleville, which hosts major events every second Saturday of the month, as
well as an every-week Tuesday evening Sustainability Series. All Local
Future events are free, although donations are greatly appreciated.
MICHIGAN
Individuals
The following individuals are active in
Michigan in the widespread grassroots peak oil education campaign. For
the most part, they are working on their own in their communities, and are
not affiliated with Local Future. They would probably be good as local
contacts on peak oil education.
Detroit Area
Grand Rapids Area
Traverse City Area
Lansing Area
- Tom Stanton
- Jason (Jay) Tomczak - MSU
- Pat Hudson
Organizations
The following organizations are working in
one way or another on sustainability, peak oil, climate change, or related
issues. They would provide as good connections for sustainability
efforts in Michigan.
Michigan Electricity Facts
- One kilo-watt hour of electricity takes requires the burning of
about one pound of coal
- Michigan uses 65 billion kilo-watt hours per year with 7,460
megawatts of capacity
- Total Coal for Consumers Energy - over 10 million tons =
20
billion pounds
- Coal costs up to
$30/ton, so that is $300 million in exports from Consumers alone
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Campbell coal plant complex, MI - 1,440 megawatts, 5 million tons
coal/year
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Cobb coal/NG plant, MI - 500 megawatts, 1 million tons coal/year,
??? NG
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Karn/Weadock coal/NG, MI - 2,100 megawatts, 3 million tons coal/year
by rail and boat, 23 million gallons fuel oil/year, 1.6 billion cubic
feet NG/year
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Whiting coal plant, MI - 328 megawatts, 1.4 million tons coal/year
by rail
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Hydro, MI - 130 megawatts for 70,000 people
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Michigan Wind
Power - 80 megawatts if Bingham and Oceana projects completed
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