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Hear crickets chirping in the evening? Use them to tell the temperature
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The steady sound of crickets chirping in the evening is a staple of a midwest summer. And with some simple math that chirping can be utilized to tell the temperature.
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Too many dams, too little money
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A combination of heavy rain and aging infrastructure led to the collapse of the Edenville and Sanford dams along the Tittabawassee River in Midland County, Michigan on May 19. The state can only afford to address a fraction of those dams with the current fund.
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The future of Michigan’s environmental risk
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This is the final part of a four-part series on Environmental Risk in Michigan: Past, Present and Future.
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Education builds lasting connections to Michigan’s environment
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This is the third part of a four-part series on Environmental Risk in Michigan: Past, Present and Future.
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Risks in Michigan’s urban environment
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This is the second part of a four-part series on Environmental Risk in Michigan: Past, Present and Future.
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Looking back at Michigan’s environmental risk
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This is the first part of a four-part series on Environmental Risk in Michigan: Past, Present and Future.
Land
Feeding sheep can lead to using less fossil fuels
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Ray Garcia, host of MSU’s “The Food Fix” podcast, speaks with Yuko Frazier, founder of the Ypsilanti, Michigan-based sheep-powered lawn care service known as Project Mow.
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Day that measures consumption of resources moving earlier
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July 29 marked this year’s Earth Overshoot Day. That’s the annual date where it’s estimated that humans have taken more resources from the planet than it can produce for that year. The calculations for the date are provided by the Global Footprint Network, with the date changing almost every year.
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Coffee shops take major steps to minimize environmental impact
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Have you ever thought about the environmental impact of your cup of coffee? Ray Garcia stopped by Michigan coffee shops to find out what shop owners and roasters are doing to minimize the impact on the environment.
Land
Sustainability in the Michigan dairy industry: Robotic milking
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Part two in a series of podcasts looking at sustainability in Michigan’s dairy industry.