HISTORY OF MICHIGAN OIL & GAS INDUSTRY

http://clarke.cmich.edu/oilandgas/history.htm

MIDWEST REGIONAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION PARTNERSHIP (MRCSP)

The MRCSP is one of seven regional partnerships established by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (DOE / NETL) to study carbon sequestration as one option for mitigating climate change.  We invite you to learn more by exploring this website. http://216.109.210.162/NewsPage.aspx

MIDWESTERN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION (MGA)

July 2009 - Cultivating Midwestern Innovations: ENERGIZING THE FUTURE  Enhanced Oil Recovery in Michigan has a dual benefit for the region. http://www.midwesterngovernors.org/publications.htm

April 7, 2009 - The MGA today released a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Inventory and Toolkit. These two products will help to further strengthen and expand the region’s leadership in energy production and carbon capture and storage. The toolkit provides background information on each issue, along with a menu of actions and potential options for states and the region to consider. The inventory provides a state-by-state analysis of statutes and regulations that could be applied toward a regional approach to the regulation of CCS. These documents will assist Midwestern states and stakeholders in addressing issues that will support the Platform’s goals of regional development of advanced coal with carbon capture and storage. “Michigan boasts one of only three currently active carbon storage sites in North America, and we are eager to advance this industry,” said Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, MGA chair. “While advancing environmental stewardship, this industry has the potential to create thousands of jobs throughout the Midwest.”