Category: Climate change
Most Maritime Shipping Battery Propulsion Studies Are Already Obsolete
Most maritime battery studies are already obsolete. That is not a criticism of the researchers who wrote them. It is a recognition that their assumptions were grounded in the battery costs and energy densities available at the time. Several of the most detailed recent merchant shipping studies modeled battery system … [continued]
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Florida Legislation Would Ban Local Climate Policies
The Florida legislature is considering bills that will ban local climate mitigation strategies it says are too costly.
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Michigan officials criticize end to EPA’s “Endangerment Finding”
The EPA reversed federal policy on greenhouse gas emissions Thursday. Some Michigan officials say that throws state rules into question.
Michigan considers allowing weevil releases to limit spread of invasive knapweed
Michigan’s agriculture department wants public feedback on whether it should issue permits to allow the release of two types of weevils meant to control the spread of an invasive plant.
The energy boom is coming for Great Lakes water
This is the first article in our “Shockwave” project, a series of reports that will investigate the rapid evolution of the energy landscape in the Great Lakes region and the consequences the new era will have for one of the world’s largest reserves of fresh water. Produced by the five partners of the Great Lakes News Collaborative — Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now, Michigan Public and The Narwhal — Shockwave will document the depth and breadth of the region’s energy transformation and its influence on water use and pollution.