One of Grand Rapids' most prominent visionaries with a passion for saving the environment has donated multiple millions for environmental research and LEED-certified public buildings. This interview explores his passion and the groundbreaking path he's taken to bring environmental causes into the public eye.
According to excerpts from the story:
Civic visionary, environmental hero, and something of a rebel, Peter M. Wege supported causes long before they were embraced by other business leaders or the public.
I got my wake-up call when I tried to land a plane in Pittsburgh on a sunny day during World War II [when he was a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps] and couldn’t see the airport through the industrial smoke. At first, I thought that I was going to have to bail out. They had to turn on the airport and runway lights for me. That was 1944.
Read the complete story here.
Enjoy this story?
Sign up for free solutions-based reporting in your inbox each week.