CO2 2022/2021 : 418.43 ppm / 416.08 ppm Dear Michigan Climate News readers, Climate hopes are brightening, with potential new federal spending on clean energy, transmission upgrades that could bring more wind energy to the Midwest, and a new network of EV charging stations along Michigan highways. Did you know? Warming climes make great habitat […]
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Peak summer in Michigan
It's peak summer in Michigan, and we're heading to the north country for a few days of basking in Michigan's splendid wilderness. By the time we get back we will be full-speed into August, with back-to-school just around the corner. We hope you enjoy these photos of sweet summer. (At top: Queen Anne's lace blooms […]
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ICYMI: Lowering carbon emissions in MI post- WV v. EPA Supreme Court Decision
We spoke Friday with Margarethe Kearney, Senior Attorney, Environmental Law and Policy Center and Mike Berkowitz, Michigan Senior Campaign Representative, Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign. Topics covered: How the recent SCOTUS decision in EPA v. W. Va will and won't hamper the federal government's ability to regulate carbon emissions from power plants. Implications of the […]
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A Detroit zine aims to ‘forge a more just relationship between the air and what we wear’
Through art, the fourth issue of Clearline looks at what we wear and how it’s tied to carbon emissions and climate change. Published in partnership with BridgeDetroit Detroit’s environmental and sustainable fashion zine is creating a space for readers and sustainable makers to rethink consumption and the harmful effects of the fashion industry. Clearline got […]
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From the Headlines – July 25-29, 2022
Manchin moves: Climate advocates are perhaps allowing themselves to feel some small bit of hope after Senate Democrats announced a $369 billion dollar climate and tax package that would provide tax incentives for wind, solar and other renewable power sources as well as tax credits for electric vehicles. This is a significant reversal for Sen. Joe Manchin who had previously […]
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Detroit activists deliver demand for public hearing to Michigan Public Service Commissioners in song
During its first-ever regular business meeting held outside Lansing, Michigan Public Service Commissioners received a Detroit-style welcome – and a question – from gospel singer Corzetta Booze. During the public comment section of the Wednesday meeting, citizens voiced their opinions on an array of energy-related topics, including the Enbridge Line 5 gas tunnel, solar energy […]
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OPINION | The fight is not over: On Manchin and exhaustion
To meet the challenges of the global climate crisis, we need bold ideas and to speak truth to power. That’s the idea behind Climate/Justice, a Planet Detroit opinion column written by Detroit-based environmental justice activist Michelle Martinez. Martinez writes not only as an activist but as a mother and fourth-generation Detroiter. Martinez will be donating […]
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Michigan's monarchs are hard to find
CO2 2022/2021 : 418.43 ppm / 416.08 ppm Dear Michigan Climate News readers, In this week's news, transmission lines in the midwest will get a new investment to enable more renewable energy connections and increase reliability. The news is not good for Monarch butterflies. And hot weather = a fire alert in the Thumb. Read […]
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Ann Arbor's net-zero neighborhood breaks ground
This is part in an ongoing series about Michiganders working toward climate solutions. Know someone we should write about? Hit reply! SUBSCRIBE TO MICHIGAN CLIMATE NEWS! Construction recently began in Ann Arbor on a new solar-powered, all-electric, sustainable housing development. The ecovillage, planned to open in 2023, will host a local food grocery store, a […]
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From the Headlines- July 18 – 22
Climate emergency: On Thursday, 100 million people in the Lower 48 were under heat alerts, and 60 million Americans in 16 states were experiencing temperatures of 100 degrees or higher. A “heat dome” or ridge of high pressure had settled over the Southwest but also drifted to the Mid-Atlantic, locking in high temperatures for days. Luckily, Michigan has been spared […]