The city of Ann Arbor is giving away 10,000 trees to be planted. This is part of the city’s A2Zero plan to be carbon neutral by 2030. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.
So much time and effort has been spend on making our homes more efficient. But what about commercial properties and businesses? A new and innovative program in Ann Arbor aimed as creating such opportunity in the area called the A2 Area Commercial Solar Program is available to businesses and property owners throughout Washtenaw County that are open to moving to solar. Ann Arbor's Senior Energy Analyst, Julie Roth, joins WEMU's David Fair to provide all the details.
Most residential homes and commercial buildings rely heavily on gas power. It leaves a significant carbon footprint at a time when the community is rushing to become carbon neutral. The movement is gaining steam, and, this week, residents can learn more at an electrification expo. WEMU's David Fair got into the details of it all with Julie Roth from the City of Ann Arbor's Office of Sustainability and Innovations.
We are a society becoming increasingly dependent on disposable consumer products and it has a devastating impact on our environment. On "Issues of the Environment," WEMU's David Fair discusses the upcoming Zero Waste Challenge in Ann Arbor, with Live Zero Waste executive director Samuel McMullen. Find out what we can learn and how to make a difference.