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What will the rise of floating solar panels mean for wildlife?
By Matt Simon, Grist
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The newest, hottest power couple doesn’t live in Hollywood. It’s actually the marriage of solar panels and water reservoirs: Known as floating photovoltaics, or floatovoltaics, the devices bob on simple floats, generating power while providing shade that reduces evaporation.
Rescuing Freighters and Busting Swamps
A freighter takes on water in Lake Superior and a lawsuit over farming on wetlands.
Points North: Scratching the right itch
By Daniel Wanschura, Interlochen Public Radio
Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.
This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.
Glen Lake is one of the most beautiful lakes in the world – clear turquoise-colored water, Sleeping Bear Dunes off in the distance.
Consumers Energy in negotiations to sell its aging Michigan dams
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Consumers Energy is looking to offload its aging hydroelectric dams. The utility, which said it is losing money on needed but costly upkeep, is in negotiations to sell its 13 Michigan dams for $1 each and then enter into an agreement to buy the power they produce.
Wildlife changes found on Lake Huron island
This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo.
By Eric Freedman, Great Lakes Echo
In nature, a lot can change on a largely uninhabited Great Lakes island over the course of a century.
And a lot can stay the same.