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‘How are you going to show up for people who are tired of fighting?’

‘How are you going to show up for people who are tired of fighting?’

Feb 9, 2025 | Clean Energy, Equity, Food & Farming, Transportation & Community Design

ABOVE: Tyasha Harrison. Photo by @Liljesphotography.com, Jes Ryan. As part of Groundwork's ongoing series of equity interviews, we have invited Tyasha Harrison to share thoughts for Black History Month. Tyasha is a founding member of Northern Michigan E3...

All of America is for all Americans

All of America is for all Americans

Jan 20, 2025 | Clean Energy, Equity, Food & Farming, Transportation & Community Design

As part of Groundwork's ongoing series of equity writings—today honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., National Day of Service—we invited Isiah Smith to reflect on James Baldwin's phrase: “For this is your home, my friend, do not be driven from it,” published in Baldwin's...

Letter to the editor writing party! Stop Line 5.

Letter to the editor writing party! Stop Line 5.

Jan 18, 2025 | Clean Energy, Events, Line 5 Activism

Happy New Year!My name is Lyla Hollis, and I’m thrilled to introduce myself as the new Line 5 Contractor with Groundwork. It’s an honor to join this community of passionate advocates working to protect our Great Lakes, our communities, and our climate future by...

Unlock clean energy savings: Discover REAP grant opportunities for rural businesses

Unlock clean energy savings: Discover REAP grant opportunities for rural businesses

Jan 18, 2025 | Clean Energy, Events, Great Lakes Business Network, Rural Clean Energy

Have you ever wondered how you can foster and benefit from energy efficiency and renewable energy growth? Learn from fellow business leaders and USDA professionals how your small business or farm can access federal funding aimed at helping rural America finance a...

You’re invited!

You’re invited!

Dec 19, 2024 | Clean Energy, Food & Farming, Transportation & Community Design

This note is both an event invitation and a farewell. It’s also a thank-you note and an opportunity to donate. I know that is a lot. Hang with me. I will start with the event … In case you missed, after nearly 30 years, I am leaving Groundwork at the end of this...

Why we need to site a lot of clean energy infrastructure in Michigan … and how you can help

Why we need to site a lot of clean energy infrastructure in Michigan … and how you can help

Dec 9, 2024 | Access MI Solar, Clean Energy, Rural Clean Energy

Many people who cherish Michigan farmland and countryside have at some point in their lives probably fought to stop a large development near their homes—a huge factory, a gigantic shopping mall, a freeway, a coal plant. However, it’s likely that few lovers of...

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