This morning the campaign released a report on Michigan recycling entitled “The Cost of Delay: The Local Price of Obstruction on Michigan Recycling Funding.” I went up to the former site of the Northport Recycling Center, which the county closed last month due to lack of funding, to highlight the fact that we’ve lost out [...]
25 Days to Victory
October 13, 2006 – 9:47 am
Just 25 days until victory on November 7! I have worked hard to put forward a positive vision for the Michigan we can build together: – Building on our strengths to bring good-paying, year-round jobs, creating a statewide entrepreneurial culture, investing in technology and renewable energy, and doing much, much more to promote the year-round [...]
Michigan Now #2 In Trash Imports
June 22, 2006 – 11:13 am
Michigan recently reached an unimpressive milestone: we are now the number two importer of trash of all 50 states. Despite posturing and rhetoric on this issue, the Republican-controlled legislature is failing us on this important issue. As the Republicans maintain “Mission Accomplished” on trash, here is the current state of trash in Michigan: According to [...]
As sludge covers MI highway, GOP declares “Mission Accomplished” on Canadian trash
March 3, 2006 – 12:14 pm
Yesterday, a Canadian trash truck dumped over 15 tons of raw sewage all over I-275 in western Wayne County on its way to dump that human waste in a Michigan landfill. Less than a day before the spill, State House Republicans engaged in yet another round of self-congratulation for solving Michigan’s trash crisis. My question [...]
No more excuses on Canadian trash
December 10, 2005 – 2:20 pm
The Lansing State Journal is reporting today that the federal legislation State House Republicans were counting on to block some forms of Canadian trash is stalled, and a vote isn’t expected until spring. You can read the article here: http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051210/NEWS01/512100334/1150 Meanwhile, since January 1, 2005, over 5.7 million tons of Canadian and out-of-state trash has [...]
