Tag: Research
Denmark moves to tax farmers on livestock greenhouse gas production
Danish government officials and Danish livestock farmers have reached agreement, judging by widespread reports, on details of a proposed tax on methane emissions from that nation’s ruminants. Beginning in 2030, Danish farmers are to pay a tax of 300 kroner ($59.38 CAD) per ton of carbon dioxide equivalent, rising by 2035 to 750 kroner ($148.46), […]
University of Windsor works with the community to help protect the Great Lakes – Great Lakes Commission
Thirteen labs make up the University of Windsor’s Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER). Headquartered at the shores of the Detroit River, GLIER researchers specialize in the complex problems […]
Rock the Park: Five things to know about the London music festival
Four nights of music â from rock, to hip-hop and R&B â begin Wednesday in London at the 20th edition of Rock the Park, an outdoor festival that draws thousands of music fans to Harris Park. Reporter Noah Brennan spotlights key things to know ahead of the festival’s launch. THE BIG PICTURE When it began […]
A cleaner Cuyahoga River faces a growing threat from stormwater runoff | Great Lakes Now
By Zaria Johnson, Ideastream Public Media
This story was originally published by Ideastream.
The recent 55th anniversary of the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire serves as a reminder to Northeast Ohio residents of the benefits from decades of work cleaning up industrial contamination in the river.