The Michigan Environmental Council is a membership organization of nonprofits from across the state; each one striving to protect Michigan’s air, or water, or the places we love the most. As president and CEO, there is perhaps no one who knows better the scope of the environmental and climate issues facing Michigan, and what our various levels of government is, or is not doing, to help. He would be honored to describe the environmental issues Ann Arbor and the state is facing and the important role the business community plays in providing a brighter future for Michigan.