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A slew of electric vehicles that wouldn’t normally make it to the North American International Auto Show will take a featured spot on the main floor of the upcoming Detroit show. CLICK FOR FREEP STORY

Even though several automakers plan to begin selling electric vehicles next year, their sales may be limited by the lack of a national infrastructure to support them, speakers at a conference here on plug-in cars said on Wednesday. CLICK HERE FOR NEW YORK TIMES STORY

Vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, energy companies, government agencies, financiers and researchers are gathering in Detroit Oct. 19-21 to address the challenges and possibilities for plug-in vehicles. CLICK HERE For more information about THE BUSINESS OF PLUGGING IN.

Local mayors are using new national programs to jump start languishing curbside recycling programs, and grassroots educational programs are being pushed to increase recycling rates, even in the heart of Detroit. CLICK HERE FOR STORY

Plans to turn a mothballed Ford plant into a rejuvenated green energy park could come to fruition under a package of bills approved by the state Senate. CLICK FOR DETROIT NEWS STORY

Google’s green energy czar,  Bill Weihl, will offer an insider view of what Google is doing to tackle the climate change problem in his keynote address to the 14th Annual Energy Fest on September 15 at the University of Michigan. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

Learn more about this project from the Sierra Club - Great Lakes team. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO 

The city of Detroit and the nonprofit NextEnergy business accelerator are hoping to win a U.S. Department of Energy wind turbine testing plant for the city. CLICK HERE FOR FREE PRESS STORY