Great Lakes Now

A bitcoin mine came to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Dafter Township isn’t happy

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A bitcoin mine came to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and Dafter Township isn’t happy

By Tom Perkins, Inside Climate News

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. This is the last of three articles about Michigan communities organizing to stop the construction of energy-intensive computing facilities.

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Clean Technica

Safer Batteries, Reliable Power: Guiding Research for Next-Generation Energy Storage

4 min read

Tucked into your pocket, packed into warehouses, and embedded into critical infrastructure — lithium-ion batteries are quietly powering much of modern America. Demand for these indispensable energy storage solutions continues to skyrocket, prompting energy experts to explore next-generation (next-gen) designs for higher-performing technologies, including alkali metal anodes, solid electrolytes, and … [continued]

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Great Lakes Now Michigan

A Michigan town hopes to stop a data center with a 2026 ballot initiative

8 min read

A Michigan town hopes to stop a data center with a 2026 ballot initiative

By Tom Perkins, Inside Climate News

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. This is the second of three articles about Michigan communities organizing to stop the construction of energy-intensive computing facilities.

Read Now at Great Lakes Now.