Tag: Detroit
How the Great Lakes region inspired the first Earth Day
On the heels of the anti-war protests that were taking 1960s college campuses by storm, Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson was inspired to use that same momentum to create a protest so large that it would create an environmental movement.
An estimated 20 million Americans gathered on what would become known as Earth Day, with thousands of college campuses and high schools across the country engaged in the action.
A sequoia forest in Detroit? Planting world’s largest trees on vacant lots
Arborists are hoping to transform vacant land on Detroitâs east side by planting giant sequoias, the worldâs largest trees. Detroit is the pilot city for the Giant Sequoia Filter Forest….
New 2025 Chevrolet Blazer SS Takes A Good EV To The Next Level
Introduction Chevrolet invited me to Charlotte to drive the new Blazer SS and tour some of their facilities in the area (they paid for my flights and hotel and food). I don’t accept invites for every car (since I just write part time), but since I was so impressed with … [continued]
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New analysis dissects access to green space in Detroit, finds inequities
Michigan Technological University researchers finds the majority of buildings in Detroit are farther than half a mile’s walk from a park or recreational area.
Stateside: Monday, April 21, 2025
A look at harvesting Michigan’s forests, a Palestinian muralist in Michigan and the dangers of cannabis to children.