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Anderton’s Earth Week 2021 is coming up, with many environmental activities planned. They include Zoom presentations, clean-up events and others. (Photo courtesy of Northern Michigan University)
MARQUETTE People can celebrate the environment through the upcoming Anderton’s Earth Week 2021.
The event is named after the late John Anderton, a former head of the Northern Michigan University Department of Earth, Environmental and Geological Sciences. He passed away in March 2014.
One of the many organizers of the multitude of events to be held in-person, outdoors and virtually is John O’Bryan, who is finishing what he called an “individually created degree” in climate advocacy at NMU. O’Bryan has been an intern with the NMU Sustainability Advisory Council, but his involvement with Earth Week is part of an independent capstone course of climate advocacy with Professor Josh Ewalt in the communications department.
Cass County solar project moving forward
Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, smcdaniel@myjournalcourier.com
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BEARDSTOWN A solar farm project in the works near Beardstown has been delayed to allow for project development and the opportunity to market the energy the project will generate.
Savion Energy is proposing a 150-megawatt project called Cass County Solar LLC that will cover roughly 1,500 acres or less of farmland near Edgehill Road. The project has a life expectancy of 30 years and would create from two to five permanent jobs.
Courtney Timmons, development director for Savion, said the project still is moving forward.
“The project is now in the commercial marketing phase of development and continues to move as expected through the development schedule,” Timmons said.
MARQUETTE, MI An Upper Peninsula native will talk Friday about a proposed solar array project in Marquette County. Courtney Timmons was born and raised
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SANDS TOWNSHIP After a unanimous vote by the Sands Township Planning Commission on Tuesday night, a 1,500-acre solar farm in the township is ready to move forward.
The planning commission voted to approve a special-use permit for the Superior Solar Project, which will be located on Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. property southwest of the intersection of Marquette County Road 480 and M-553.
The project, headed by Savion, LLC, of Kansas City, Missouri, is expected to produce 149.7 megawatts of power, serving the Midcontinent Independent System Operator power grid into the Dead River-Arnold 345 kilovolt line. The solar farm is expected to be capable of powering around 35,000 homes.
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SANDS TOWNSHIP The Superior Solar Project, a 1,500-acre solar farm proposed for Sands Township, is up for a vote on Tuesday night by the Sands Township Planning Commission.
Savion LLC, of Kansas City, Missouri, is spearheading the project, which would be located on Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. property southwest of Marquette County Road 480 and M-553.
The solar farm would produce 149.7 megawatts of power, serving the Midcontinent Independent System Operator power grid into the Dead River-Arnold 345 kilovolt line.
The project was first introduced to the public in early October. Since hosting an initial open house at the Sands Township Hall pavilion, Savion officials have spent the last two months gathering public input through virtual forums, petitions and conversations with various community stakeholders. “One of the main things we’ve been doing is soliciting community feedback,” said Courtney Timmons, development director for Savion. “The project h