Panelists at the spring 2008 Griffin Policy Forum discussed whether climate change could be an answer to improving Michigan’s ailing economy.

Gary Peters, the Robert and Marjorie Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government at Central Michigan University, organized the April 9^th forum entitled “Can Climate Change Heat Up Michigan’s Economy?”

“Climate change represents a significant global threat to our environment, but along with this threat comes potential opportunity,” Peters said. “Michigan businesses are in a unique position to develop technologies that can address the threat of global climate change while expanding our state economy.” <Read more>