GUEST VIEW: Don’t let Consumers Energy sell out Michigan rivers and communities

Consumers Energy, Michigan’s second-largest electricity provider, has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to greatly increase tourism, river-based recreation and safety in rural communities across the state. Consumers owns and operates 13 old and money-losing hydroelectric dams on some of Michigan’s greatest rivers — the Au Sable, Manistee, Muskegon, Grand, and Kalamazoo