Category: Climate Crisis
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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Michigan Public names Kate Furby, Ph.D., as Senior Environment Reporter
Michigan Public News Director Vincent Duffy has announced that Kate Furby, Ph.D., has joined the station as the Senior Environment Reporter, covering science and the environment for the state’s largest public radio station. Furby received her Ph.D. in Marine Biology at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC, specializing in coral reefs and climate change. Her background includes covering science and environment stories for Inside Climate News, National Geographic, NPR and Scientific American, as well as writing for The Washington Post and PBS Digital Studios. Her background also includes hosting, writing and producing numerous environmental features and podcasts.
Germany’s Hydrogen Strategy Delayed Electrification by Pulling the Workforce the Wrong Way
Germany’s hydrogen backbone with no customers and no suppliers has been examined from multiple angles in this series, starting with the pipeline from nowhere to nowhere itself and the energy and other demand flows that won’t materialize, then moving through Germany’s misguided analyses that led to it, the implications of … [continued]
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Report: Data centers poised to push up energy costs, challenge MI’s climate goals
With the proliferation of data centers, Michigan needs to take more action to meet its own clean energy targets and protect residential ratepayers from increased energy costs. That’s according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Q&A: What to know about Michigan’s proposed invasive plants
Stateside’s April Baer chatted with a state forester about new species proposed for the Michigan invasive species list, and what you can do to foster native plants in your garden.