Waste
Great Lakes states are in ecological debt
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The nation hit Ecological Deficit Day recently, thanks in part to the Great Lakes states that use more resources than they regenerate.
Water
International agency seeks Great Lakes water protection comments
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Submit Great Lakes water protection comments to The International Joint Commission by Tuesday.
Water
International agency seeks Great Lakes water protection comments
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The International Joint Commission, a binational agency that advises the US and Canada on shared environmental issues, is collecting comments on its draft 10-year review of water protection in the Great Lakes.
Energy
Q&A: Energy Institute director forecasts Michigan’s future
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In an interview with Midwest Energy News last week, Barteau navigates the conceptual and political aspects of renewable-energy in Michigan.
Energy
Advocates say pipeline secrecy bill could make public less safe
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Oil and gas industries push for new laws exempting information about pipeline infrastructure from being released to the public.
Land
Book Review: Mapping Detroit
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A new book details the complex social, political and environmental developments of Detroit, combining maps with recommendations for redevelopment.
Energy
Can better utility planning replace clean-energy standards?
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A key component of energy proposals from the Michigan legislature is that stronger, more long-term planning requirements for utilities can effectively replace renewable energy and efficiency standards.
Energy
Andrew Revkin on energy, politics, species adolescence and the fate of the Earth
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The former New York Times environmental reporter spoke recently after Michigan State University Environmental Science and Policy Program’s “Fate of the Earth” symposium. He is now the senior fellow for environmental understanding at Pace University.
Echo
Latinos and the environment: An emerging force?
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Latino voters showing their political clout in the presidential election have implications for Great Lakes environmental policy. The challenge for the environmental establishment is finding the best way to engage this growing political force.
Echo
Canadian policy restricting access to environment scientists harms two nations
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Canadian federal environment officials are explicitly covered by an entry in Echo’s reporters’ guide: “We like Canadians. But good heavens they have an incredible government bureaucracy. You need a Canadian government source? Get hustling early in the reporting.”
That’s why I was unsurprised to read criticism of Environment Canada’s lack of transparency in the Sept. 25 Montreal Gazette.