Click here to read the article and view the video by Olivia Pulsinelli, featuring Mayor Heartwell at the Business Review's June 3rd event.

Business Review Western Michigan will launch its first-ever Green Awards Sept. 3, honoring businesses across the region making advancements in sustainability. Click here to learn more.

Michigan GREEN has identified forty ways for Michiganders to Go Green in advance preparation for Earth Day April 22nd. Michigan GREEN is accepting nominations for the 2009 Michigan Green Eco Award, given to individuals, groups, organizations, businesses and companies that are ecology minded. To qualify, nominees complete just twenty of the forty Go Green initiatives that are designed to be fun, educational, and eco friendly!  Visit www.michigangreen.org. Email: kevinmeaton@michigangreen.org

 Please click here to view the article from America.gov.

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The West Michigan Sustainable Purchasing Consortium (WMSPC) seeks members and input. Click here to learn more.

RCE Grand Rapids has been working with other West Michigan communities over the summer to create new Community Sustainability Partnerships (CSP). Click here to view the article in the Regional Centre for Expertise (RCE) Bulletin.

2007 was an exciting year for the Community Sustainability Partnership as the “CSP model” continued to produce strong organic community growth and education about sustainable development throughout Grand Rapids and West Michigan communities. Click here to view the report.