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Michigan’s energy policy up for grabs
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With 2008 energy mandates set to expire, Michigan’s future in clean energy is up for debate, with possibilities of the state turning back to fossil fuels.
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Midwest initiative funds digital collection of Great Lakes environmental history
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A new project is collecting digital aspects of Great Lakes social, cultural and environmental history.
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Photo Friday: Eastern Canada lights up the St. Lawrence
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Astronauts aboard the International Space Station snapped midwinter photos to display the day-to-night changes along the St. Lawrence River.
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New NWF director says Great Lakes are a social glue
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They underpin the economy and help drive culture, he says. The danger is to not dismiss them simply as nice to visit, but to recognize their core value to every facet of the region.
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State-Fish student art contest promotes conservation education
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The annual State-Fish art contest promotes conservation awareness, aquatic and artistic knowledge in a competition that earns some students national recognition.
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Revenue drops from region’s environmental plate sales
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Increasing competition for sales means that fewer drivers are buying the license plates that support environmental causes.
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Trail towns and urban farming in Michigan
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This week, Kart discusses trail towns coming to Michigan and Delta College teaching about urban farming.
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Researchers eye spread of invasive faucet snails
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The population of the invasive faucet snail is expanding in the Great Lakes.
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Writers, readers, tweets and likes. What resonated with you in 2014?
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Morning coffee in hand you click on the Echo homepage. What prompts you to read the lead story? Or exit and move on to the national news in your favorite paper? The divide between what a commentator writes about and what readers want to read can be wide. What I think is important for you to know may not be of interest.