Tag: water
The climate stakes of the Harris-Trump election | Great Lakes Now
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Helene and Milton, the two massive hurricanes that just swept into the country — killing hundreds of people, and leaving both devastation and rumblings of political upheaval in seven states — amounted to their own October surprise.
The nation’s first commercial carbon storage plant is in Illinois. It leaks. – Great Lakes Commission
Emerging carbon sequestration facilities in Indianna and Illinois are on the forefront of government strategies to slash fossil fuel emissions and meet climate goals. These facilities aim to permanently sequester […]
LETTER: NWMO misrepresents the safety profile of DGRs
I am writing about the Deep Geological Registry (DGR) proposed for Teeswater by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) as a way of managing all of Canada’s high-energy nuclear waste. I can no longer remain silent as I have witnessed the reckless way the NWMO has misinformed the public and municipal leaders on the real […]
The nation’s first commercial carbon storage plant is in Illinois. It leaks. | Great Lakes Now
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, WBEZ
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Virtual Town Hall: What does the election mean for Great Lakes climate and environment? | Great Lakes Now
Great Lakes Now, Ideastream Public Media, Native News Online, Planet Detroit, Wisconsin Public Radio, and Grist held a discussion last week about the national, regional and statewide climate implications of the upcoming election.
Great Lakes Now Host Anna Sysling moderated a panel of journalists as they spoke about the big topics they are covering and thinking about in advance of voting day.
Annual ‘Salmon Run’ taking place in Buchanan – Great Lakes Commission
The annual “Salmon Run” in Buchanan, Michigan, is happening now. Every year, these fish travel from big bodies of water, in this case Lake Michigan, and return to their birthplace […]
154-year-old shipwreck rests under 8 feet of water on Lake Huron reef – Great Lakes Commission
The Alvin Buckingham – a double-masted schooner that ran aground on a Lake Huron reef 154 years ago – now rests under eight feet of water about 1.2 miles offshore […]
The Poweshiek skipperling has disappeared from most of Michigan’s prairies. Now scientists are raising them in zoos for release back into the wild. | Great Lakes Echo
By Ruth Thornton Standing next to a converted hoop house in one of the back areas of John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, David Pavlik points to a line of small cloth-covered cages filled with yellow black-eyed Susans and small orange butterflies. “These cages out here are females that have already bred in the facility,” […]
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Builder pitches 92-unit townhome plan with unique bonus (not affordable homes)
A London developer is seeking rezoning approval for a townhouse complex near Meadowlily Woods, pitching city council on playground upgrades at nearby schools in lieu of affordable units. The developer, Royal Premier Homes, wants the property rezoned at 21-41 Meadowlily Road and 20 Norlan Avenue to permit a three-building, 92-unit townhouse complex. That’s southeast of […]
Port Elgin’s pumpkin drop a smashing good time
A 1,785-pound pumpkin makes a sickening thud when dropped from a crane four storeys high into a field of furniture— and you would know that if you visited the Saugeen Shores Community Church’s annual pumpkin drop Sunday in Port Elgin. It’s an event that makes sense. Two weeks ago, growers from all over the province […]