RMP creates interactive maps of energy infrastructure & environmental remediation sites. Check out RMP’s Map Library menu above to see our 5 exclusive energy infrastructure maps & our first in depth environmental remediation map of the Ann Arbor Dioxane 1,4 Plume. RMP is an U.S. 501(c)3 environmental organization registered in Michigan. Please consider making a tax-deductible secure donation to help our organization protect Michigan’s fresh water.
Check Out Our Blog Posts
RMP’s posts cover energy infrastructure like hydrogen production & dispensation, lithium-ion battery making from mining to cells to packs to recycling, LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) all around the globe, and much much more. Posts shown below are listed in order of publication date from newest to oldest.
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Carbon Capture & Sequestration (#CCS) – Michigan’s Leading Role
Michigan is playing a leading role in Carbon Capture & Sequestration (#CCS). Developing solar & wind as renewable energy resources is very important, but there is a reality that fossil fuels will provide a majority…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – September 2016
Click here to read respectmyplanet.org’s September 2016 – Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly magazine. Each month RMP keeps our readers in the Michigan Basin up to date on oil & gas news and activity. RMP…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – August 2016
Michigan oil & gas activity gets busy in August of 2016. August has more applications for new wells than all seven previous months of 2016 combined. We have an applications for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration, High…
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Fuel Cells 101 – Learning The Basics
In this “101” post, RMP writes about the five basic types of fuel cells. Many people may not have heard of fuel cells but they’re here today and will be a bigger part of society…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – July 2016
This month a group calling themselves the MICATS staged a protest at Attorney General Bill Schuette’s home in Midland, Michigan. The Detroit News has a story here. For the record, I have never supported extremist groups or…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – June 2016
In this month’s MOGM, RMP covers the dearth of oil & gas activity in Michigan and the bankruptcies precipitated by the collapse of the industry at large. We also talk about finances and economics of…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – May 2016
In May 2016, the big news is the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings of Linn Energy and Breitburn Energy Partners. Both companies are top 5 producers in Michigan with Linn coming in as the #3 producer…
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Interactive Ann Arbor Dioxane Plume Map Demo
Check out RMP’s demonstration map of the Ann Arbor Dioxane Plume. This map gives an example of grafting an overlay to a Google Map. RMP’s maps can do a lot more than this demonstration but…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – April 2016
In the April 2016 edition of MOGM, we look at the rise of natural gas market share and also the rise of natural gas prices. Natural gas is poised to make a big comeback in…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Production Report January – December 2015
The 2015 full year petroleum production numbers are, according to RMP estimates, 98% reported. That means it’s time to review a whole host of tables and graphs showing you the top hydrocarbon producers in the…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – March 2016
It was the slowest of times, it was the busiest of times. The first quarter of 2016 has been the slowest ever in Michigan oil & gas activity as it relates to new applications and…
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Landfill #27 At Wurtsmith Air Force Base
Check out our interactive map of ground water contamination at the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Michigan. RMP considers Wurtsmith on our top 10 list of environmentally contaminated hot spots in the Michigan…