Tag: rural
Emergency agencies expand options for getting info to the public
By Katee Tompkins
Emergency warnings are designed to reach all Michigan residents, whether through a cellphone alert, television broadcast or weather radio, but ensuring those messages are accessible to people with disabilities, limited English proficiency and limited access to technology often requires additional efforts.
A Data Center Deal Lurks Behind Trump’s Russian Diesel Debacle
Data centers have emerged as part of Trump’s plan for a new era of collaboration between the US and Russia — wait, what?
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Electric Vehicle Chargers Or Flying Cars? Tesla And The State Of Florida Can’t Decide
As a child of the 1960s, I grew up with dreams of a high tech future, so different from my simple rural family lifestyle. In part, that fondness for the future was drawn from the television show, The Jetsons, with its flying cars and robotic home helpers. As I grew … [continued]
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Call for more air quality monitors in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
By Naomi Maxwell
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has only two air quality monitors in the Upper Peninsula, one near Marquette and the other in Seney National Wildlife Refuge. The Michigan Environmental Council and other organizations say that’s too few to protect public health in light of worsening wildfires and wildfire smoke.
Delaying ETS2 Will Not Protect Households from the Next Energy Crisis
T&E’s Kädi Ristkok explains why postponing the ETS2 is a bad idea As EU leaders meet to discuss competitiveness and soaring energy bills, Italy, Poland and Czechia are pushing to postpone Europe’s new carbon market for road transport and heating fuels (ETS2). Their concern about rising costs is legitimate. But … [continued]
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