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Great Lakes Learning: Solar power in every season | Great Lakes Now

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Great Lakes Learning: Solar power in every season

This lesson will explore the phenomenon of seasonal changes in sunlight in the Great Lakes and why that presents challenges to the adoption of solar sources as a renewable energy solution. While the Great Lakes region may not have as many sunny days as San Diego, the capacity for solar energy to be a viable source of power in the Great Lakes remains strong.

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Missed calls, forgotten instructions: Inside an oil spill cleanup on Toronto waterways | Great Lakes Now

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Missed calls, forgotten instructions: Inside an oil spill cleanup on Toronto waterways

By Emma McIntosh, The Narwhal

The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; 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.

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Owen Sound Sun Times

Community comes out for Wiarton Homecoming Weekend

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Sisters Jeanette Mallard and Margaret Adams- Williams were enjoying the chance to catch up with family and friends at the inaugural Wiarton Homecoming Weekend.  The pair said they had spent almost the entire day at the event on Saturday and were met with a near-constant parade of familiar faces to reminisce with.  “We have been […]