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This week on Points North, a renewable energy company wants to build a wind farm in a forested part of the Upper Peninsula, but there’s resistance. Plus,…
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Tracy Samilton also spoke with Morning Edition host Doug Tribou about the issues surrounding the transition to natural gas . The President of the United...
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President-elect Donald Trump has called global warming "a very expensive hoax," despite agreement among the vast majority of climate scientists that...
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We know that burning coal produces greenhouse gases that cause global warming. But it's also a big source of other types of air pollution that can...
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The largest coal-fired passenger ship still operating in the United States is the S.S. Badger in Lake Michigan. It’s a beloved 1950s car ferry that sails…
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The coal industry and conservative politicians say new carbon rules for coal-burning power plants will kill the industry, and they warn that without...
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The cost of electricity could jump dramatically next month in the Upper Peninsula. Residents there might have to start paying to keep a coal plant open...
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Governor Rick Snyder’s administration says it will ask for a lot of flexibility to meet new federal clean air goals. The federal government wants to cut…
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Governor Rick Snyder says it’s time for state lawmakers to set new energy goals for Michigan. He says those goals should include burning less coal and…
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A coal plant in Michigan's Upper Peninsula will not power homes and businesses below the Mackinac Bridge. Wolverine Power Cooperative announced today it…