Tag: power
Robotic hog barn washer developed for its human health benefits
The cleaner is first walked through the various rooms and pens in a pig barn with a joystick to program the computer system
Dyer: Trump neither unique nor irreplaceable
Almost everybody who feels obliged to comment about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump is insisting that ‘violence has no place in American politics’, but of course it has
Search along Lake Huron shoreline continues for missing men
Fifteen volunteers searched the Lake Huron shoreline Sunday for signs of two men missing since 1995 and one man missing since January, but had no luck. Kirk Weidemann and Erwyn Cecil “Rody” Lippett went for an evening fishing trip in the lake July 21, 1995 and never returned. They left their Brucedale Conservation campsite about 8 p.m. Their […]
To tackle climate change, Michigan enlists a ‘corps’ of volunteers | Great Lakes Now
By Gabrielle Nelson, Bridge Michigan
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan; Circle of Blue; Great Lakes Now at Detroit Public Television; and Michigan Public, Michigan’s NPR News Leader; 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.
Baranyai: World of difference between the woes of Joe Biden, Justin Trudeau
A recent spate of commentary is drawing parallels between Canadian rumblings for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside as head of the Liberal Party, and calls for U.S. President Joe Biden to take himself off the Democratic ticket
New Michigan law requires homeowners associations to allow rooftop solar | Great Lakes Now
By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio
This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.
People who want to install solar panels on their roofs have to consider a lot: sunlight, cost, and coordinating with contractors and utilities.
NRC launches environmental review of plan to restart Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan – Great Lakes Commission
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has launched an environmental review of the potential impacts of repowering the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in west Michigan’s Covert Township. Read the full […]
A quirk in the law stymies lead pipe removal in Superior – Great Lakes Commission
A Wisconsin state law forbids lead pipe replacement when a private water utility is involved. Superior Water, Light & Power – the only private water utility statewide – and local […]
What is a liquid? Utilities sue to avoid coal ash cleanup — and lose | Great Lakes Now
By Gautama Mehta, Grist
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Across America, millions of tons of toxic waste are sitting in pits next to coal plants. But whether they will get cleaned up has come down to a legal debate over the definitions of words.