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Bridge Michigan’s Kelly House honored by MIT for science, whitefish reporting
Senior environmental reporter Kelly House and her series on declining whitefish in the Great Lakes were honored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technologyâs Knight Science Journalism Program….
Microwaves From Space — What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
A report by a top Chinese scientist suggests that space-based solar could also be used as a weapon to disrupt critical communications.
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Progressive Funders Need to Reassess the Breakthrough Institute
There was a time when a progressive or center-left foundation could back the Breakthrough Institute and tell a coherent story about why. Breakthrough presented itself as a pro-technology, pro-modernization, pro-development corrective to parts of environmentalism that had become too focused on scarcity, guilt, and procedural obstruction. It was abrasive, but … [continued]
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Electric Trucks Are Getting A Lift From You-Know-Who
Despite the sharp U-turn in federal energy policy, the up-and-coming global Megawatt Charging System for heavy duty Class 8 electric trucks is taking root in the US.
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Schools in northern Michigan struggle between pull of home and promise of college
Many schools in northern Michigan have college enrollment rates below the state average. Mobility rates — doing better than your parents — is as low in some rural areas as urban ones, and those who go to college often have no choice but to move because of a lack of jobs.
