Category: Climate change
The Assumptions That Broke: China, India, and the End of Fossil Growth Models
The idea that heavy freight would be the last redoubt of diesel has been repeated for decades, often with confidence and rarely with evidence. In December 2026, that idea finally collapsed. Battery electric heavy duty trucks crossed 50% of new sales in China, a segment that had long been treated … [continued]
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Stateside: Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026
Information on staying safe on winter roads. Plus, the story behind a 1980s ad jingle that became an earworm; the impact of crackdowns on houseless individuals in Traverse City; and an introduction to Michigan Public’s new environment reporter.
Michigan’s Natural Resources Commission to allow hunters to use electronic kill tags
Beginning in March, Michigan hunters will have the option to use electronic kill tags for certain animals. The Natural Resources Commission voted earlier this month to allow optional electronic kill tags for deer, bear, fish, marten, otter, and bobcat.
Seaweed Blooms Suggest The Ocean Is Geoengineering Itself
Two studies published this year put a spotlight on how changes in the ocean are affecting the planet and the global economy.
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Imported Materials Are Manageable, Imported Energy Reprices Economies
Europe’s gas crisis in 2022 is often described as a supply shock driven by geopolitics, but that framing misses the core lesson. The crisis was not caused by import dependence in general, nor by shortages of industrial feedstocks. It was caused by reliance on an imported energy carrier that sat … [continued]
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