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Monopolies and Demographics: Why Meeting UP Energy Needs is Both Challenging and Expensive
-Two of the main reasons utility rates in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are so high are the aging demographics of the area and the financial setup of the utility companies that supply energy there.
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Great Lakes Energy News Roundup: $1.2M approved for Fox River, public comment open for Lake Superior gas plant, Michigan AG shifting toward clean energy
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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Energy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMichiganOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRecreation and TourismWaterfront DevelopmentGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Marshall power plant, Line 5, Line 3, Ohio electricity rates
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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AdvocacyAgricultureAuthorsBudgetEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingForever Chemicals FeaturedIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchShipping and PortsGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Ohio House Bill 6, copper-nickel mines in Minnesota, new natural gas plant in Wisconsin and new support for Line 5
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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AdvocacyAuthorsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingForever Chemicals FeaturedIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMunicipalitiesNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Wisconsin renewable energy, wind-powered zoos, nuclear power plant bailout petition
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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BudgetClimate ChangeDetroitEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentInfrastructureNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResourceScience, Technology, ResearchClimate change brings urgency to debate over Detroit’s grid resilience
-A look at Detroit’s recent blackouts and possible stakeholder solutions for grid resilience brings forward ideas that can be applied to power grids across the Great Lakes region as water levels and wild weather continue to impact energy needs.
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AdvocacyBudgetIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganNewsRecreation and TourismShipping and PortsTourismWisconsinWorkSS Badger: The last of Lake Michigan’s car ferries
-The last coal-fired passenger steamship in the United States continues to ferry passengers and cargo across Lake Michigan.
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AdvocacyBudgetEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMunicipalitiesNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeResourceShipping and PortsU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentReport: Great Lakes cleanups boost economic development
-A new report says cleaning up some of the Great Lakes region’s most heavily polluted areas has led to billions of dollars’ worth of economic development and brought communities closer together.
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AdvocacyAuthorsBudgetEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNatasha BlakelyNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeShipping and PortsWaterfront DevelopmentEnbridge says gap opened beneath Line 5 oil pipeline
-Erosion created a gap beneath Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac that’s wider than allowed under an agreement with the state of Michigan, Enbridge Inc. said Wednesday.
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AdvocacyDrinking WaterEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMinnesotaMunicipalitiesNatasha BlakelyNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWaterfront Development
Minnesota appeals court blocks water quality permit for PolyMet mine
-The proposed mine, which would be Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine, has had a permit stayed due to potential unaddressed environmental concerns.
