Category: Climate change
Consumers Energy says it will nearly double electricity production in next 20 years
On Thursday, Consumers Energy filed its long-term energy plan, a roadmap describing how it will meet increased energy demand while also meeting the state’s clean energy goals.
Our Food System Is In Trouble, And It’s Time To Change The Language We Use To Describe It
If you’ve been following my work recently, you know that I’ve been celebrating several fine authors who have contributed to a Media Education Lab special issue. The August edition of MediaEd Insights was titled, “What’s for Dinner? Food as an Ecomedia Literacy.” The fourth essay in this series is a … [continued]
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Why Tough Methane Cuts Are Crucial For Keeping Warming “Well Below” 2°C
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and the second-largest contributor to global warming after carbon dioxide (CO2). Methane traps heat in the atmosphere more efficiently than CO2, but has a significantly shorter lifespan, fading after just a few decades. Therefore, reducing emissions of methane — a gas primarily produced by agriculture, fossil … [continued]
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How Can A Podcast Help Us To Distinguish Social Change? A MediaEd Insights Collaboration
One principle of media literacy involves stepping back from a favored topic and doing a deep dive to figure out what motivates our interest in that topic. Known as metacognition, gaining such critical distance asks us to reflect on our self-knowledge and evaluate the sources that contribute to our perspectives. … [continued]
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Africa’s Solar Boom Is Showing Up On Rooftops Before It Shows Up In The Statistics
Africa officially added about 4.5 GW of solar in 2025. It also imported about 18.2 GW of solar modules. Those numbers cannot simply be substituted for one another — panels sitting in warehouses or ports are not operating solar systems — but the gap is too large to dismiss as … [continued]
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