Tag: climate
Interview With Flux Carbon Founder Sam Davies
Q: What was your journey that lead you to become the founder of Flux Carbon? Sam Davies: I have this vision of my grandchildren sitting on my knee and asking ‘What did you do during the great climate crisis, Grandad?’ and want to be able to look them in the … [continued]
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A Great Lakes restoration project may lose funding as Trump targets climate programs
Last year, Vice President J.D. Vance, then an Ohio senator, was part of a bipartisan coalition calling to increase funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Advocates hope he hasn’t […]
Exposing The Big Lie At The Heart Of The Tariffs Scam
Tariffs are very much in the news these days, but it this really about tariffs or something much more sinister?
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Trump EPA Trying to Claw Back $20 Billion in Green Grants — This Is Not Normal Politics
People do not seem to understand how the US is supposed to work anymore. And while the Trump administration was supposedly going to focus on lowering costs for Americans, that’s not at all what it’s been doing so far. Instead, a key focus has been attacking programs and agencies that … [continued]
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Want To Help The US Government Become More Productive? Increase Appliance And Building Efficiency
With climate change becoming an ever-pressing issue, the demand for building efficiency has taken on new meaning. A global emphasis on sustainability had dominated the building industry in recent years, and a green building focus seemed to be the norm for new construction. But then the Trumpsters, with Project 2025 … [continued]
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What “We Can’t Believe The ‘Experts’” Means
We are in a royal freakin’ mess. The world is more complicated than ever. We use and are surrounded by more things that we don’t understand than ever before. Information overload is so last decade — now we’re absolutely drowning in information and misinformation, probably more the latter than the … [continued]
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Last Month Was The Hottest January On Record
With many of us experiencing a very cold January, I’m sure millions of people were inclined to think, “Global warming? What global warming? Pfff!” However, just because the door to the Arctic was opened for a bit and sent a frost down our way, that doesn’t mean the world as … [continued]
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Tackling environmental racism in Chemical Valley
By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal
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.
Nature Conservancy Announces 17 New Solar Energy Projects In Appalachia
The Nature Conservancy is moving forward with its plans for solar installations on the sites of abandoned coal mines in Appalachia.
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Recycling Lithium-Ion Batteries Offers Benefits Over Mining Virgin Metals
Recycling lithium-ion batteries is the way to go, according to a new Stanford University lifecycle analysis published in Nature Communications. That’s because recovering the critical metals from used lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has significantly lower environmental impacts than does mining virgin metals. Recycling critical materials in end-of-life LIBs can help alleviate … [continued]
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