Though a Trump presidency threatens to roll back progress, the United States has taken major steps to harness green energy. We’re no longer building dirty coal plants; we’re spending on billions of clean energy, here in Michigan and nationwide.
Articles by Hans Voss
Hans Voss: Local Farm to School Leadership Creates Statewide Opportunity
The state legislature has put Michigan on the map as a leader in the national farm to school movement with an innovative state pilot program called 10 Cents a Meal that was started here in Traverse City.
Solar outlook is brighter than ever
With the solar industry taking off across the country and Congress extending a big, game-changing solar “discount” now is the perfect time to go solar. Putting a solar system on your home or business is more affordable than ever.
Growing the local food economy while shrinking waistlines
A whopping 68 percent of residents of the five-county Traverse City region are overweight. The good news is that doctors, public health experts, and employers are teaming up with small farmers and getting creative.
Protect. Strengthen. Build. Give.
We take our mission very seriously here at Groundwork: to protect the environment, strengthen the economy, and build community. But I want to make sure you know how we put that mission into action-and ask you to support us during our annual fundraising campaign.
Hans Voss: Too Much ‘No’ In Local Activists’ Voices, Actions
How is it that Sierra Club and other national environmental groups advance smart growth campaigns for urban growth because it reduces carbon emissions, but when density projects are proposed here in Traverse City, we lack organized support from the environmental community? The answer, unfortunately, is clear: it’s harder to advocate for something than it is to oppose something – and that’s a real problem.