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Climate ChangeEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchTraverse City-based policy center appeals Michigan’s Line 5 permit
-The nonprofit For Love Of Water, which was an intervenor in the case, says the commission’s decision violates the Michigan Environmental Protection Act.
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Feature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsHistory and CultureLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchPoints North: The turtle takeover
-Red-eared sliders are one of the most common pet turtle species in the world. They can grow to the size of dinner plates and live around 40 years. Because of that, people often release them. That causes a big problem.
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‘A valuable resource’: Traverse City restaurants aim to reduce food waste, greenhouse gases
-So far about a dozen of Traverse City’s downtown restaurants have said they are interested in composting.
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Four Michigan tribes receive funding to support recycling initiatives
-Tribes and organizations in the Great Lakes were awarded more than $11 million as part of a big federal investment in recycling.
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Points North: The prince fish
-In October 1960, Prince Akihito of Japan visited Chicago for 21 hours. Chicago’s mayor presented the prince with a diplomatic gift: 18 bluegill. What happened next would change the underwater world of Japan forever.
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Documentary explores climate resilience in northern Michigan
-The Grand Valley State University documentary was screened at the Dennos Theater in Traverse City on Nov. 30.
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Points North: Ghost towns lost and found
-David Exelby was scrolling through Reddit when he came across a mysterious post. This guy had stumbled on a ghost town in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The problem was no one could find it.
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As Great Lakes warm, collaboration and Indigenous self-determination are keys to adapting
-The Great Lakes are among the fastest-warming bodies of water. They contain one fifth of the world’s freshwater, and climate change is affecting everything that depends on them.
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Books, Authors, Art and MusicForests and PlantsHistory and CultureLatest NewsMichiganNewsScience, Technology, ResearchPoints North: The plant musician
-Tom Wall is a West Michigan rock star who uses plants as bandmates. He uses a device to harness the electricity in plants, which then turns those impulses into musical notes. Tom insists the plants are talking to us through the music. But can they really do that?
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How climate change can confuse fall foliage
-Northern Michigan had another beautiful fall full of brilliant foliage. When and how those leaves change depends on a lot of factors, including a changing climate.
