Planet Detroit partnered with the Southeast Michigan Stewardship Coalition and teachers across Michigan to recruit the youth voices on how climate change affects kids’ lives. By Annalies “Anni” Messner, Wylie Elementary School, Dexter, Michigan Climate change is bad for the Earth because it makes the surface warmer, it can kill plants by drying them out, […]
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A new carbon record set, rolling blackouts this summer, Michigan raises the nuclear question
CO2 2022/2021 421.84 ppm / 419.58 ppm Dear Michigan Climate News readers, We've set a new high for atmospheric carbon. Not a win. Michigan may not have enough power this summer, according to the regional grid operator. And in this month's policy update, a Michigan House bill would have the state look more closely at […]
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Policy Tracker: Michigan raises the nuclear question
SUBSCRIBE TO MICHIGAN CLIMATE NEWS! Dear Michigan Climate News readers, We asked you what topics we should cover in this newsletter, and we got a resounding response — you want to stay up-to-date on climate solutions, politics, and policy. To that end, in addition to regular solutions-based stories, we will be bringing you this monthly […]
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Trees aren’t a climate change cure-all – 2 new studies on the life and death of trees in a warming world show why
When people talk about ways to slow climate change, they often mention trees, and for good reason. Forests take up a large amount of the planet-warming carbon dioxide that people put into the atmosphere when they burn fossil fuels. But will trees keep up that pace as global temperatures rise? With companies increasingly investing in forests as offsets, saying […]
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From the Headlines – May 9-13, 2022
Toxic air: Wayne County received an “F” for ozone and 24-hour particle pollution in the American Lung Association’s (ALA) 2022 “State of the Air” report. The county ranked 24th worst in the nation for ozone pollution, which can aggravate lung problems and trigger asthma attacks. Despite the report and an increase in asthma rates in Detroit, Michigan’s Department of Environment, […]
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DTE shareholders reject proposal to track downstream natural gas emissions
The proposal asked DTE to include carbon emissions from stoves, furnaces and other user-end natural gas consumption into its climate targets. DTE investors voted down an activist shareholder proposal to more fully report on greenhouse gas emissions at an annual meeting of common stock shareholders last week. The proposal, filed by lead filer As You Sow […]
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Make food, not waste: 30 Detroit food businesses to lead the U.S. in sustainability pledge
In the food business, less is more. “I learned very early on in my culinary career, the less waste you create, the more revenue you can create, if you’re creative,” Chef Omar Anani of Detroit restaurant Saffron De Twah, a 2022 James Beard finalist, said. Inspired by ancient nose-to-tail cooking approaches, Saffron concocts things like […]
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Climate, sprawl, and ticks in Michigan
CO2 2022/2021 419.82 ppm / 418.72 ppm Dear Michigan Climate News readers, This week's news brings us more ticks in the 'burbs, a debate over the role of nuclear power in Michigan's carbon future, and a report on climate impacts from our neighbor to the north. Plus, we have a feature story that diectly answers […]
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ASK MICHIGAN CLIMATE NEWS: Do pine trees help as much as leafy trees with carbon dioxide removal?
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! Dear Michigan Climate News, Can you find out if pine trees help as much as leafy trees with carbon dioxide? It would guide me on what trees I should […]
