Category: Climate change
From Coal Dominance To Renewables: How Poland Changed Its Energy Story
Poland’s energy story is both a cautionary tale and an inspiring narrative about how a nation heavily dependent on coal has managed to diversify its energy mix significantly within just a few decades. Back in 1990, Poland was essentially synonymous with coal energy, relying on it for nearly three-quarters of … [continued]
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Mid-Michigan dam restorations are picking back up, with residents to pay nearly $218M
Dam rebuilding is moving forward in Midland and Gladwin counties after a legal appeal against the project’s financing was denied, but some still say there needs to be a better way to fund these kinds of projects.
Stateside Podcast: How Rachel Blistein created Original Moxie
Rachel Blistein shares how she built an inclusive, non-toxic, and more sustainable hair care brand based in Ypsilanti.
Conflict over a blockbuster farm chemical
Glyphosate is the best-selling farm chemical ever in American agriculture. $2.8 billion in annual sales and roughly 280 million pounds applied annually on U.S. crop fields, most of it on corn and soybeans in Michigan and other Midwest farm states.
SilverLining’s Geoengineering Techno-Optimism Is Distracting From Real Climate Solutions
Organizations promoting utopian techno-optimism have long appealed to policymakers and investors by offering simplistic technological escapes from complex environmental challenges. SilverLining, a geoengineering-focused non-profit, represents exactly this kind of appeal. It’s triggered me because of its aggressive PR efforts that have put its founder on influential media outlets, including ones … [continued]
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