Tag: energy
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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 Basin. Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in fish surrounding WAFB were so high that Michigan Department of Community Health issued fish advisories…
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Michigan Law 101 – How A Bill Becomes A Law
respectmyplanet.org advocates for legislation that will help support the development and the manufacture of fuel cells and energy from waste. This post goes over the basics of how Michigan’s legislative process works. It is important to have a simple overview of how our Michigan Legislature works to make it easier to understand and follow a…
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Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly – January 2016
Why is a picture of a Colorado license plate the featured image for the first Michigan Oil & Gas Monthly of 2016? What does Colorado have to do with Michigan oil & gas? Read the January 2016 edition of MOGM to find out. This is our 13th issue marking the beginning of our sophomore year.…
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Coal Use Forecasted To Rise – How We Can Mitigate Coal Pollution
Coal use is growing across the world. Coal will eventually surpass oil as the #1 primary energy source for world energy consumption. Over 1.3 billion people around the world do not have electricity and they will be planning on building coal fired power plants as a cornerstone to their energy plan. We can either understand…
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Cheniere – The First U.S. Company To Export Natural Gas (LNG)
When FERC approved Cheniere to be the first licensed exporter of LNG in the USA, everyone took notice, including RMP. Now, 4 years later, Cheniere is about to start shipping LNG to customers in the UK, Spain, Korea, and India. Contracts have also been inked with companies in France for trains that come online in…