Category: Climate change
Climate Solutions Need To Pass Three Tests Before They Deserve Policy Or Capital
A lot of transition analysis gives too much credit to technologies that can be made to work and not enough scrutiny to whether they matter. The difference shows up across carbon capture hubs, synthetic fuel claims, small modular reactor schedules, cement decarbonization pathways, aviation fuel projections, ammonia shipping forecasts, grid … [continued]
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New data center regulations proposed in the Michigan Senate
The bills would cap water usage, make data center projects pay up front for at least 20 years of power costs, and limit public officials’ ability to sign non-disclosure agreements for projects.
Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund celebrates “creating new farmers” this Juneteenth
The fund provides grants and support to help Black growers purchase land, build infrastructure, and achieve food sovereignty.
Molecules Do Not Disappear. Their Market Shrinks.
A lot of energy-transition arguments begin with today’s fossil fuel demand. Coal, oil, and gas still dominate global primary energy, so it is tempting to draw a straight line from the current fuel system to a future molecule system. Replace natural gas with hydrogen. Replace bunker fuel with ammonia or … [continued]
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Record number of Great Lakes piping plover nests counted this summer
The Great Lakes Piping Plover almost became extinct. Only 12 nesting pairs were counted in Michigan 1990. Now, so far, officials have counted 90 nesting pairs, and not just in Michigan.