Clean Technica

BLUETTI Unveils Elite 200 V2 Power Station: 17-Year Battery Life For Resilient Backup During Extreme Weather

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Over the last year, the US has faced extreme weather, including record heatwaves and intense hurricanes like Idalia, causing widespread disruptions and power outages. In August 2024, Hurricane Idalia alone left over 2.4 million homes and businesses without power​. As these natural disasters become more frequent, the vulnerability of traditional … [continued]

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Great Lakes Now Michigan

Veteran Great Lakes advocate cautions on prioritizing economic development over protecting the environment

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Veteran Great Lakes advocate cautions on prioritizing economic development over protecting the environment

Rolling back clean water protection, gutting agencies and defunding science, research and monitoring is a non-starter for the Great Lakes region, says Ann Arbor environmental advocate Laura Rubin.

She was reacting to the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin’s recently released economy-oriented plan for the agency under President Donald Trump.

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Climate change Great Lakes Now

Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse

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Climate misinformation is rife on social media – and poised to get worse

By Jill Hopke, DePaul University

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The decision by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to end its fact-checking program and otherwise reduce content moderation raises the question of what content on those social media platforms will look like going forward.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.