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Two “Dirty Dozen” lists identify 12 federal and 12 state-level candidates that the League of Conservation voters say have the worst environmental records in close races around the country.
The remnants of Hurricane Sandy put Great Lakes freighters in port and surfers on the waves. And it caused Lake Erie to cough up Cleveland Stadium rubble. Tremont Electric reports that winds last week spit bricks “out onto the shore in Bratenahl.” When the stadium was demolished 15 years ago, the bricks were dumped into nearby Lake Erie to create an artificial reef. Now apparently they are souvenirs, according to the New England Sports Network.
A less colorful outdoor environment could cause a less positive outlook, some experts say.
Does that mean the faster than usual loss of fall’s warm colors spell an early bout of the winter blahs?
The federal Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act would give renewable energy companies some of the tax and funding advantages fossil fuel companies enjoy. Advocates say that giving energy sources the same advantages improves competition and the economy.
David Foote, who submitted these images, has a house in the Skerryvore community along the Georgian Bay, south of Pointe au Baril, Ontario and North of Parry Sound. The following pictures were taken in late October around the Skerryvore community. According to Foote, the area will match record water level lows set in 1964, by mid November. You can read more on the falling water levels of the Georgian Bay here.
Photos by David Foote
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Skerryvore is on the eastern edge of Lake Huron’s Georgian Bay. Explore the map below to get a closer look.
Some say if it passes it could spur other Great Lakes states to more aggressively court renewables.
But other energy officials downplay Michigan’s impact on their states.
I have a colleague who will teach survey methods in the pursuit of journalism next semester. He’s asked for ideas for an environmental story that might be based on a survey of scientists or government officials. That sounds good to me. Give it enough of a Great Lakes focus and such a story could well end up on Echo. But for now, I think I’ll punt the question to Echo readers.
Voters will determine this November if Michigan will be the first to insert a clean energy requirement into its state constitution. A key part of the debate is whether the constitution is the appropriate place to dictate a state energy policy.
A state ballot proposal could create nearly 75,000 Michigan “job years” by 2025, according to a recent report. The concept of a job year may puzzle Michigan voters asked if 25 percent of their energy should come from renewable sources by 2025.
Click this image for WZZM’s broadcast on using dogs to track down illegal sewage discharges. The setting is a recent Great Lakes Beach Association conference on Mackinac Island. That’s a smart dog and a smart way to track down pollution. Perhaps most impressive: The dog didn’t give the island’s road apples a second look.