Joe Biden is making his first presidential visit to Canada this week. He can be silent no longer as Canada supports the efforts of Enbridge Energy to keep its aging oil and gas pipeline flowing through the Straits of Mackinac.
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Posted inThe Center for Michigan
Bridge Culture Club resumes in April with ‘We Kept Our Towns Going’
Join us April 18 for our latest Bridge Culture Club event with author Phyllis Michael Wong to discuss ‘We Kept Our Towns Going: The Gossard Girls of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula’
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
America’s bats are dying. A Michigan dam may hold a key to their survival
As a devastating fungus wipes out hibernating bat species across the country, tens of thousands of bats in a dam in the Manistee River appear largely unaffected. Scientists are racing to understand why.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan moves to end threat of jail to hunters who fail to report deer kills
New bills with bipartisan support would lower the penalty for failing to report a deer kill, from a misdemeanor to a civil fine. The effort comes on the heels of Michigan’s first year of mandatory deer reporting.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Mackinac Island ferry switching to electric power
A Michigan agency will convert the Chippewa ferry to electric power. The 61-year-old diesel engines will be replaced with electric motors.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Michigan mallards are in decline. Are domestic ducks weakening their genes?
Commercial game farms have long raised and released domestic ducks for hunters to target. Research shows those ducks are breeding with wild mallards, weakening their genes and possibly threatening their survival.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Few good options for shrinking Michigan’s problem deer herds
Deer are invading Michigan’s suburbs, resulting in car crashes, habitat destruction and disease concerns. But affectedMichigan communities probably can’t sterilize or kill enough deer to reverse the trend.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Spend $500 million on outdoors to boost Michigan for decades
Diverting this money the from state’s $9 billion surplus would amount to an $80 million tax cut every year, because taxes would no longer be needed to fund operations of our state parks and other outdoor spaces.
Posted inGuest Commentary
Opinion | Extract Michigan’s raw materials to boost our EV future
Batteries and other high-tech materials cannot exist without nickel, copper and rare earths — significant quantities of which are here in Michigan. We have a generational opportunity to take the lead in building clean technologies.
Posted inMichigan Environment Watch
Court: Nessel can try again to return Line 5 lawsuit to state court
Legal experts say Michigan has a better chance of persuading a state court to shut down the pipeline, while Enbridge is more likely to prevail in federal court.