WMEAC’s Save Your Ash! Program Raises Awareness
WMEAC and Artworks students teamed up to Save Your Ash! See our event in Riverside Park on WZZM13 by clicking the “read more” link below.
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In the NewsWelcome to WMEACWelcome to WMEAC in Grand Rapids, Michigan. WMEAC has a 40 year history of environmental action in Michigan. Whether you are a concerned citizen, business owner, faith leader or student, we can help you translate your passion for the protection of our environment into positive action. WMEAC has three key areas of focus:
Our activities and our office are educational models of sustainability for the Great Lakes region. In fact, our building was the first Double Gold LEED Certified facility in the nation! With your help we can continue to make West Michigan a model region for sustainable practices throughout the nation and the world! Please join WMEAC today and help us in our critical work. Click the Forms and Registration tab above to join online today! You can help ensure environmental sustainability for West Michigan’s future! Read “A Shared Journey” by Frank RuswickWMEAC members and friends came together on May 15, 2008 to celebrate our successes of 2007. Frank Ruswick, Senior Policy Advisor for the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, delivered an inspiring presentation. We would like to share it with you. WMEAC Elects 2008-2009 Board of DirectorsWMEAC elected new members to its board of directors. Learn more about them in the attached press release.  2007 Annual ReportWMEAC’s annual report is now available for download. Find out what your membership and contributions made possible. Click here to read the 2007 annual report.  We need you for WMEAC’s Save Your Ash! ProgramJoin us on Tuesday, August 26 at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids for a SAVE YOUR ASH! artworks event! Read more by clicking HERE. Save Your Ash! is a collaborative campaign aimed at educating the Greater Grand Rapids community and West Michigan about immediate threats to the Ash Trees in our urban forests. You are needed to help educate your community about their options in fighting the emerald ash borer. See http://www.saveyourashgr.org for details about how you can help. Issue – Our Ash Trees Are Under Attack! Over 40,000 ash trees in Grand Rapids are under attack from the Emerald Ash Borer. That means we could lose up to 15% of all our trees in Grand Rapids, to an Asian beetle discovered just six years ago. Scientists have had little time to study and understand the possible solutions to this problem. In the meantime, the Emerald Ash Borer can kill a tree in 1 – 5 years. Time is our enemy and there are tough decisions to make, but you may be able to Save Your Ash! A great percentage of ash trees are on private property. Homeowners may be unsure of the options available to prevent or treat an infestation. This is why we need you! Please help by educating your neighbors and friends about how they can take action to Save Your Ash. Click here to visit http://www.saveyourashgr.org and learn more. |
Action ItemsFight for Michigan’s bright and balanced energy future! Our state’s Senators decided to pass a weak Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) last month. Their policy only demands that 7% of the state’s energy will come from renewable resources by 2015. That 7% includes coal and energy efficiency. Help us call for 10% RPS standard by 2015 with additional energy efficiency standards and NO NEW COAL! Go to www.smokestackpatty.com to hold your State Senators accountable and fight for a better RPS package. Take action now and ensure environmental protection and economic opportunity for Michigan’s future! Clean Kent County - Every day an estimated 1 million gallons of untreated waste from toilets and household drains is discharged from Kent County’s failing septic systems. Clean Kent County is a campaign to improve Kent County’s efforts to address this growing issue. To learn more or get involved contact us at info@wmeac.org. |
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