Tag: Environment
Committee backs major urban boundary growth amid First Nation concerns
The planning and environment committee voted 6-0 to support expanding the urban growth boundary.
Virtual Power Plants Thwart Plot Against Renewable Energy
Regardless of this year’s sharp turn against wind and solar power by the White House, the US renewable energy transition is unstoppable. The killer combo of solar plus storage has been outpacing all other utility-scale forms of domestic energy production in terms of adding new capacity to the grid. Wind … [continued]
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Massive Data Centers May Make Groundwater Pollution Worse
Data centers need huge quantities of water to cool their servers, but if that water contains pollutants, more pollution may result.
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Great Lakes books for your holiday gift list
By Eric Freedman
Looking for a holiday gift for a reader who loves the Great Lakes? Here are five prospects to consider – and what our reporters learned from interviewing their authors this year.
The post Great Lakes books for your holiday gift list first appeared on Great Lakes Echo.
Wolves on Isle Royale switch from moose to beavers. Will it alter ecosystem?
A new study reveals how gray wolves in Isle Royale National Park seasonally alter their habitat preferences to align with beavers’ habitat preferences, a shift that might have implications for the island’s ecosystem….