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Working to accelerate an equitable transformation to a clean energy economy, Groundwork teams assist local governments, utilities, and developers in clearing the way for local renewable energy infrastructure.
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SolaRISE was launched to help schools and nonprofits fundraise to purchase solar and other renewable energy systems for both instruction and energy supply. Learn more about SolaRISE here.
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Michigan’s Fork-in-the-Road Climate Moment
This commentary first published in Crain's Detroit Business, March 16, 2022 A day will come when Michigan and the entire United States must make sweeping and dramatic changes to combat global warming. We can say that with certainty because, as a vast body of climate...
Historic Line 5 Oil Tunnel Permitting Case Reaches Milestone Moment
[Friends, we are sharing here the press release we sent about this important moment in the Line 5 oil tunnel permitting case. Your support makes work like this possible. Thank you.] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “Allowing...
Budget Surplus Gives Michigan an Opportunity to Invest in a Brighter Future
State of the State is usually a night like no other at Michigan’s capitol. Under normal circumstances, both bodies of the legislature convene jointly in the House chamber, with invited poohbas and various VIPs from the ranks of business and local government. The...