Michigan Radio provided special coverage from this year's
Mackinac Policy Conference, which was an opportunity for Michigan's lawmakers and
industry leaders to explore the issues deemed critical to Michigan's
future. Throughout the last week of May, we aired special reports on Michigan's economy and other topics being discussed at the conference. A one-hour special program, entitled "Michigan's Bottom Line: Hybrid Economy," followed on May 29.
The special was co-hosted by Michigan Radio's Sarah Hulett and Michigan Public Radio Network Managing Editor Rick Pluta. The program examines how
alternative energy is changing what powers our cars, homes, and jobs, and
how it may be the key to Michigan's economic future.
Listen to the program online:
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The Logistics of Biofuels
Sarah Hulett
May 26, 2009
Sarah Hulett speaks with Oliver Baer at Next Energy in Detroit. That's an incubator for alternative energy businesses. Baer is the president of Clean Emission Fluids. The company hopes to bring its mobile filling stations to a town near you. Read and listen to the story.
Helping the Entrepreneurs
Dustin Dwyer
May 27, 2009
David Brophy, a professor at the University of Michigan, has been working for more than 30 years to help grow small businesses in the state. But he says the big businesses have been getting in the way. Read and listen to the story.
The Next Generation Battery
Tracy Samilton
May 28, 2009
Most people don't know it, but cars powered by lithium-ion batteries are on the road right now. Ted Robertson is with Magna International of Troy, which will make batteries for Ford's all-electric Focus. Read and listen to the story.
Public Transportation
Kyle Norris
May 29, 2009
If Michigan got a grade on its current public transportation system, it wouldn't be pretty. That's what Chris Leinberger, professor of urban planning at the University of Michigan, says. Read and listen to the story.
