M'Lynn Hartwell - Treasurer
M'Lynn has lived in NW Michigan most of her life. Her career has been in advertising, marketing, media production, and public relations since founding Utopian Empire Creativeworks in 1970. M'Lynn is a firm believer in community volunteerism and is devoted to social justice, human rights, environmental advocacy; and developing organic, sustainable resources locally, nationally, and worldwide.
NMEAC congratulates M'Lynn on receiving the
2011 Michigan Sierra Club Cyber Punk Award:
M’Lynn volunteered an enormous amount of time and skill in developing and maintaining a web site for the Clean Energy Now coalition, a key piece of the fight to stop construction of new coal plants in Michigan. M’Lynn’s passion for the environment has led her to be involved in many issues, including the fight against biomass plants in and around Traverse City. She went above and beyond the call of duty in giving the diverse array of organizations coalesced around the Clean Energy Now banner a single place to post information and alerts for action on the coal fight.
Immediately prior to joining the NMEAC Board M'Lynn served as the Special Events and Education Chair on the Traverse City Human Rights Commission.
M'Lynn has also founded the highly informative web site Jobs and Energy.
She is also the founder of several non-profit organizations including We Are Traverse City, Inc. M'Lynn is is proud to serve the Triangle Foundation on their Board of Advisors
In her spare time M'Lynn enjoys camping, hiking, backpacking, kayaking, sailing, roller blading, single track mountain biking, snowshoeing, cross country and downhill skiing, eco-travel, and much more.
Her accomplishments include working to halt the first wave of so-called “clean” coal plants, including several in Michigan.
As a public interest intervener, she is working to include currently uncounted costs such as health effects from burning coal and biomass, including, but not limited to, mercury contamination, air and water pollution, global warming, water use and future constrained water supplies, environmental justice, and toxic chemicals in groundwater.
What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal. Our efforts do make a difference, even when they are miniscule in comparison to the magnitude of the problem.
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