Great Lakes Echo

Fight climate change from your garden with ‘birdscaping’

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By Ada Tussing

If you’ve noticed fewer birds in the sky recently, they haven’t all flown south for the winter. The North American bird population has dropped nearly 30% in the last 50 years. Mariette Nowak’s book “Birdscaping for Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region” offers a solution: birdscaping.

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Clean Technica

Will The MiBot Work In Amsterdam? Here’s A Biased Comparison

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When KG Motors handed over the first customer MiBots on December 30, 2025, it did more than complete a ceremonial delivery. It quietly placed a fully engineered, road-legal micro-EV into real-world use — and set the stage for a production ramp beginning in April of 2026. In one particular case, … [continued]

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AI Startup That Does EV-Related Materials Science Discovery Raises $8M

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Though the political winds currently are blowing against clean, renewable electricity and sustainable transportation in the US, fortunately, in other countries, investment in such technologies continues. The UK-based startup Polaron recently raised $8 million. Racine2, an investment fund, led the raise, with co-investment from Speedinvest and Futurepresent. While the focus … [continued]

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Toyota & Daihatsu Roll Out Shared Electric Kei Vans for Japan’s Last-Mile Logistics

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Toyota and Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. have begun rolling out battery-electric kei commercial vans in Japan, using a shared platform and powertrain aimed at accelerating electrification in the country’s last-mile logistics sector. Toyota’s contribution comes in the form of the Pixis Van BEV, while Daihatsu will sell its own versions … [continued]

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