Category: Climate change
Florida Farmers Struggle — And The Reasons Why Are Complex
In early February 2026, Florida experienced a rare and historic multi-day freeze — it broke cold weather records across the state. From the Everglades agricultural area to central and southern parts of the state, Florida farmers faced plummeting temperatures, crop damage, and significant operational challenges. The cold weather in February … [continued]
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Michigan House votes to undo Michigan clean energy standards
The Michigan House of Representatives voted Tuesday to erase the state’s clean energy standards. Under the current law, Michigan needs to rely entirely on clean energy by the end of the next decade.
Stateside: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Today, what’s happening with the new data center being developed by Google in Van Buren Township? And, the latest on the water main break in Oakland County over the weekend. Then, a return to a conversation about vernal pools. Plus, a musician’s upcoming performance in Detroit focuses on the subtlety of sound. Last, what high numbers of pink salmon could mean for the Great Lakes.
Hydrogen Transportation After HVS: Narrow Niches, Big Subsidies, Long Pilots
HVS was not a fringe hydrogen truck company with a sketch and a slogan. It had a serious ambition, a real engineering team, public support, private funding, partnerships, prototypes, and a target market that sounded plausible enough: zero-emission heavy-duty freight. Hydrogen Vehicle Systems wanted to build fuel-cell trucks for a … [continued]
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The Ocean Is Not A Server Rack: Panthalassa, Peter Thiel, And Wave-Powered AI Compute
I have been seeing LinkedIn posts about Panthalassa’s wave-powered AI data-center concept recently, and the reaction they’ve been getting is familiar. Big funding round. AI power bottleneck. Ocean energy. No grid connection. No land constraint. Autonomous machines. A new category. It had all the ingredients of a story built to … [continued]
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