April 2016 News

April 29, 2016 – On the ballot: MAX Transit operations tax renewal

April 27, 2016 – Efforts to help Flint amid water crisis get $520,000 boost

April 27, 2016 – Holland Police and Holland BPW Participating in DEA Prescription Pill Drug Take Back this Saturday

April 27, 2016 – Earth Day Planted Seeds for Action on Climate. Is a Carbon Tax a Good Idea?

April 26, 2016 – Holland High School honored for energy savings in statewide Battle of the Buildings

April 26, 2016 – Holland ranked #1 in 2016 as the Best Small City to Start a Business

April 26, 2016 – We need the bees [Infographic]

April 26, 2016 – Garden Fest: Family gardening and sustainability event Saturday in Grand Haven

April 26, 2016 – National Green Building Standard Approved for Use

April 26, 2016 – Green Purchasing Next Step in Green Cleaning

April 26, 2016 – Trash Talk: Is Waste-to-Energy the Next Step in Sustainable Waste Management?

April 25, 2016 – HOPE LECTURE ON MAY 2 TO EXAMINE “TOUGH TIMES FOR ORANGUTANS” 

April 22, 2016 – Solar plane slowly soaring from Hawaii to California

April 22, 2016 – What we eat has bigger consequences for the planet than we ever thought

April 22, 2016 – MAJOR GRANT EMPHASIZES EXTERNAL RESEARCH TIES:  A major grant to Hope College from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) will enable the college to strengthen existing relationships and build new ones as the college continues to emphasize its acclaimed model of teaching through faculty-student collaborative research in the sciences.

April 21, 2016 – Countdown to summer: Holland State Park prepares for summer beach, campground season

April 20, 2016 – HOPE HIGHLIGHTED IN WEBSITE CREATED TO IMPROVE STEM EDUCATION

April 20, 2016 – PARTNERSHIP CONTINUES SPANISH IMMERSION FOR AREA STUDENTS

April 19, 2016 – MAYOR DE BOER’S EARTH DAY PROCLAMATION AND A NEW ERA FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN HOLLAND

April 15, 2016 – HOLLAND AND WEST MICHIGAN EARN VARIETY OF HONORS

April 14, 2016 – Why Water Management Will Take Smart Buildings to the Next Level

April 14, 2016 – One-Two Punches Have Knocked Coal Cold

April 14, 2016 – California Mulls Deep Cuts to Tech Energy Use Limits

April 14, 2016 – B.C. Cobb shutdown of last coal-fired turbine set for Friday

April 14, 2016 – Lawmakers keep Flint money out of energy bill – also includes links to video segments about other topics related to Flint’s water.

April 13, 2016 – Earth Day Proclamation from Holland Mayor, Nancy De Boer

April 13, 2016 – World’s Largest Coal Company Declares Bankruptcy

April 13, 2016 – Prescribed Burn of the Macatawa Marsh is Planned for Friday, April 15, 2016

April 13, 2016 – Groups: Enbridge violating original Straits pipeline deal

April 13, 2016 – Is Ford’s New $1.2bn Headquarters the Future of Sustainable Facilities?

April 13, 2016 – Greening business shifts from saving energy to assessing climate risks

April 12, 2016 – Wednesday is last day of coal-burning for Holland’s De Young power plant

April 12, 2016 – GM Drives Closed-Loop Manufacturing, Recycles Water Bottles for Car Parts

April 11, 2016 – Why a Sustainable Supply Chain Is Key to Staying Competitive (Hint: Look at Apple)

April 8, 2016 – USDA Article:  Child Nutrition and the Future of Flint

April 5, 2016 – Speaker Series: Saint Benedict Forum begins presentations Tuesday – “Praise Be to You, My Lord: How Christians Should Think about the Environment,” a reflection on Pope Francis’ encyclical letter Laudato Si’ -Wedensday at Hope College

April 5, 2016 – Obama’s Climate Papers Warn of Deaths and Deprivation and It Calls for Action

April 5, 2016 – Trashing is a waste of money [Infographic] 

April 4, 2016 – Campus, community sustainability champions celebrated at GVSU – Living Sustainably Along the Lakeshore was one of the groups honored.

April 4, 2016 – Clean Power Plan ‘Good for Business,’ Say Major US Brands

April 3, 2016 – FIVE STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES RECEIVE NSF PROGRAM RECOGNITION

April 1, 2016 – Earth Month Activities in the Holland Area.