Tag: Climate change
Solving The Silicon-Perovskite Tandem Solar Cell Puzzle
Researchers have designed a new silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell to maximize solar conversion efficiency and lifecycle sustainability together.
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Safe Drinking Water Act Turns 50
By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Deep Breathe is one of about a dozen London and area industries to get funding from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, each getting a share of $240,000 to use on innovation,
A London company developing technology that uses ultrasound to detect lung issues is now looking to use that same technology to detect internal bleeding, said Rob Arntfield, Deep Breathe chief executive and founder. Deep Breathe is one of about a dozen London and area industries to get funding from the Federal Economic Development Agency for […]
Agricultural runoff damages water and kills wildlife. Is a drainage stopper the solution?
Drainage systems carry away excess water, but they also take fertilizers that can fuel harmful algal blooms. Researchers, companies, and farmers are deploying systems that can control that flow.
Michigan eyes hunting, fishing, boating fee increases, change to park fees | Great Lakes Now
By Kelly House, Bridge Michigan
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Agricultural runoff damages our water and kills wildlife. Could a simple drainage stopper be the solution?
The sight of the first snow on the horizon of Bill Wiley’s 500-acre farm in Shelby County, Ohio, is a welcome relief. The 2024 growing season has been incredibly dry.
“We are about eight inches behind regular precipitation for the year,” he said.
But Wiley, who farms corn, soybeans, wheat, pumpkins and gords, has installed two inline water control structures that control the flow of drainage water from two of his fields.
The past, present and future of a changing Lake Ontario
By Daniel Macfarlane
This story is an excerpt from Daniel Macfarlane’s book The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History.
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
The past, present and future of a changing Lake Ontario | Great Lakes Now
By Daniel Macfarlane
This story is an excerpt from Daniel Macfarlane’s book The Lives of Lake Ontario: An Environmental History.
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
Snow daze: Unpacking a wild and woolly week in London
From a surge in snowblower sales to the city asking for help uncovering bagged leaves buried under snow, this week’s big lake-effect storms impacted London and the region in different ways. Here’s a roundup of what Environment Canada had to say about snow squalls that started Monday and returned a couple more times and how […]
Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau acclaimed Bruce County warden
Saugeen Shores Mayor Luke Charbonneau has been acclaimed Bruce County’s warden for the 2024-2025 term. Huron-Kinloss Mayor Don Murray, was also named deputy warden during the inaugural Bruce County council meeting Thursday at the county administration centre in Walkerton. Charbonneau was elected to municipal council in Saugeen Shores in 2006, served one term as councillor, […]