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Energy News Roundup: Climate change, energy transition are transforming the Great Lakes region
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news.
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Beaver Island takes early steps to test wave energy in its waters
-Wave energy converters use the movement of the water to generate electricity. A research team from the University of Michigan will spend the next couple years developing a prototype to install in the waters off the island.
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Environmentalists appeal Michigan regulators’ approval of pipeline tunnel project
-Environmentalists are challenging Michigan regulators’ decision to approve encasing part of an aging Enbridge Energy oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes, arguing that they failed to properly consider alternatives that would minimize climate impacts.
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Climate ChangeDetroitFeature DetroitHistory and CultureIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeScience, Technology, Research
Detroit deaf and hard of hearing kids have a role in climate resilience
-AADHH received a $5,000 climate action plan grant to support Detroit’s climate resilience goals, including a community garden and solar panels.
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Energy News Roundup: Great Lakes shipping industry says it could use decarbonization funding too
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s biweekly headline roundup.
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Why some municipalities are looking at putting solar panels on water
-Floating solar panels are somewhat new in the U.S. In some places, the competition for land makes putting solar panel on plastic rafts feasible.
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Energy News Roundup: Federal money pours in to accelerate energy transition
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news.
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The murky process of reopening Palisades and why it’s a turning point for nuclear
-U.S. nuclear industry is closely watching Palisades, amid a surge of investments as demand climbs for low-carbon sources of electricity. Other recently shuttered nuclear plants could take a cue from Palisades.
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Commercial FishingFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsRecreation and TourismRecreational Hunting and FishingScience, Technology, Research
Points North: More Than Just a Filet of Fish
-Iceland has figured out how to use almost 100% of every fish caught — not just the filet. By making things like durable leather, it’s increased the value of an Atlantic cod from about $15 to over $5,000. Can this approach help the struggling Great Lakes fishery?