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.
Land
Sustainability in the Michigan dairy industry
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The first in a two-part podcast series looking at sustainability in the Michigan dairy industry.
Water
GLRI proves economic boost along Great Lakes Corridor
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A new study shows a boost in economic activity in communities along the Great Lakes Corridor where Great Lakes Restoration Initiative projects took place.
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Newcomer advocates for river restoration
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Chicago native Tawny Hammond thinks the Boardman River should be restored to its natural state.
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Family laments dam removals
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Not everyone is excited about losing the Boardman and Sabin dams. The Gibbs family has lived in Northern Michigan for generations and their ancestors helped build the dams.
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Tribal elder raises river restoration awareness
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When a series of dams was proposed for the river, the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians was against it. So when word got out that the city might remove the dams, the tribe jumped at the opportunity to help.
Energy
The Green Room: Pipelines – Part One
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Why do some people feel oil and gas pipelines are a good and necessary part of our lives, while others fight against them? WEMU’s The Green Room investigates this first part of a series on pipelines.