Consolidating Michigan environmental news online leads to unanticipated public impact. See Poynter
Want to learn more about Wind Energy? Experts from Michigan's State Wind Outreach Team (SWOT) will answer your questions. Join the conversation.
Here are some nifty images of early construction at the Harvest Wind Farm in Michigan's Thumb region. They need some description and context from those interested in the development of Great Lakes wind power.
Great Lakes Wiki earns national recognition.
A Michigan State University experiment in environmental reporting is among the projects recognized in a national competition of cutting-edge journalism. Of 133 entries, only 10 were honored. Full story.
Watch video from the Cool Globes Business Leaders Roundtable, which brought together executives from companies like McDonalds and Starbucks on July 11 with Wendy Abrams, founder of the Cool Globes project and keynote speaker John Podesta, CEO of the Center for American Progress and former Chief of Staff for President Bill Clinton to discuss climate change and making companies greener.
Watch excerpts from a panel discussion on Great Lakes Climate Change and policy from the July 27 conference at the University of Michigan Biological Station in Pellston, MI. Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje talks about how conservation and green technology can save cities money in the future. Howard Learner of the Environmental Law and Policy Center discusses framing the issue for the public.
Check out a new report detailing the economic impact of recreational boating in the Great Lakes region and the need to maintain shallow draft harbors released by the Great Lakes Commission.
Watch Knute Nadelhoffer's presentation from June 29, 2007 where he discussed the impact of climate change on the Great Lakes region at the Crooked Tree Arts Council in Petoskey, Mich. Watch it as a video or scroll through the slides yourself for a closer look.
Great Lakes Wiki gets to know the Cool Globes artists. Chicago artist Karen Perl, below, said after members of her family survived Hurricane Katrina, she knew what she wanted to create a globe about.
Watch video and read about the Great Lakes Commission Areas of Concern Conference in Cleveland June 28 to June 30 that brought together about 200 representatives from more than 30 Areas of Concern. US and Canadian officials, citizen groups and representative of philanthropic organizations discussed the future of these environmental hot spots.
Minnesota blogger Tom Elko's new Sky Blue Waters Environmental Report gives users a steady stream of news about the Great Lakes region.
Over 4000 people toured green homes and talked renewable energy at the Michigan Energy Fair in Onekama. Watch an interview with Fair organizer Jeremy Wittrock.
Use this online tool to calculate your impact on the environment and compare it with others. It's part of the Live Earth site and sponsored by Al Gore's Earth Lab.
Ohio Nowcasting offers the fastest, most up-to-date information about whether or not it's safe to swim on Lake Erie beaches.
