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- Great Lakes gets its first wind farm – but some fear environmental fallout Wed, 16 Aug 23, 8:00pmIcebreaker would be North America’s first ever freshwater offshore wind project – but locals express concerns over wildlife and potential oil leaks
- Human waste might be contaminating Michigan vegetables Fri, 7 Oct 22, 6:30amIn some of today’s yuckier news, Michigan consumers have been alerted that their vegetables might be contaminated with human waste. A grower called Kuntry Gardens was using “raw, untreated human waste on the fields where...
- Canada invokes treaty with US in push to keep cross-border pipeline open Wed, 31 Aug 22, 1:58amCanada warns of ‘significant’ economic damage in the event of a shutdown of Line 5, which travels through Michigan
- Canada invokes 1977 treaty with US as dispute over pipeline intensifies Thu, 7 Oct 21, 1:56amMichigan governor Gretchen Whitmer says Line 5 of pipeline is a ‘ticking time bomb’ and has ordered it shut down
- Midwest states form coalition to accelerate EV adoption Fri, 1 Oct 21, 10:40pmFive Midwest states have formed a coalition to accelerate EV adoption and the deployment of charging infrastructure.
- Michigan Gov. Whitmer: Hoisted by her own pipeline petard! Thu, 25 Feb 21, 9:00amGuest “irony can be so ironic” by David Middleton Enbridge foe Whitmer declares Michigan energy emergencyIan Vandaelle, BNN Bloomberg Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has stood out as one of the…
- Amazon orders 100K electric delivery trucks from Rivian as part of going carbon-neutral by 2040 Fri, 20 Sep 19, 1:06amAmazon will be stepping up its efforts to reduce its climate impact, CEO Jeff Bezos announced on Thursday. The company will be ordering 100,000 electric delivery trucks from Michigan’s Rivian as part of this commitment,...
- Amazon orders 100K electric delivery trucks from Rivian as part of going carbon neutral by 2040 Fri, 20 Sep 19, 1:06amAmazon will be stepping up its efforts to reduce its climate impact, CEO Jeff Bezos announced on Thursday. The company will be ordering 100,000 electric delivery trucks from Michigan’s Rivian as part of this commitment,...
- Critics seek to stop Great Lakes pipeline run by company with poor safety habits Thu, 20 Jun 19, 4:00pmEnvironmental groups say Line 5 poses a major threat and is run by Canada’s Enbridge which has a long record of mismanagement
- LEED-targeted Monroe Blocks breaks ground in the heart of Detroit Thu, 20 Dec 18, 8:00amSchmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has just broken ground on its first U.S. project, Monroe Blocks, a masterplan that the international architecture firm has described as “downtown Detroit’s most significant mixed-use development...
- A glowing river of books creates a traffic-free haven in Ann Arbor Fri, 7 Dec 18, 8:30amIn their latest installment of Literature vs Traffic, Spanish design collective luzinterruptus transformed a major street in Ann Arbor, Michigan, into a glowing river of 11,000 books...
- A dome made of rearview mirrors, seat belts and soda bottles floats on Grand River Sat, 29 Sep 18, 6:30amHusband-and-wife team Amanda Schachter and Alexander Levi of New York City-based SLO Architecture recently set afloat the latest iteration in their series of Harvest Domes — massive dome-shaped installations made from locally...
- A Michigan farmhouse is reborn as a beautiful modern vacation retreat Thu, 21 Jun 18, 1:00amA city-dwelling family in need of rural respite reached out to Von Weise Associates to make their country escape a reality. In response, the Chicago-based architecture firm delivered a stunning modern getaway that fully embraces...
- This off-grid, prefab tiny cabin in Michigan fits a family of five Wed, 20 Jun 18, 7:00amWhen designer Jorie Burns set her sights on owning a second home near Lake Michigan, she decided to take a chance with the more affordable options found in prefabricated architecture...
- Michigan adopts most robust lead water rules in US Sat, 16 Jun 18, 4:00amIn the wake of the Flint crisis, Michigan is adopting new lead water rules — the strictest in the U.S., according to Reuters. Lead service lines will have to be replaced, and the lead concentrations allowed in drinking...