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May 27, 2021
The Michigan Climate and Energy Summit comes to a close Thursday, with a wide variety of climate issues on the agenda for the last day of the virtual event.
One of those issues is the increasing demand for electric vehicles. The Michigan Public Service Commission says that utility companies like DTE and Consumers Energy are both running pilot programs for the funding and placement of electric vehicle charging stations.
The utilities may play as big a role – if not bigger than – private companies, when it comes to bringing charging stations to local communities. The MPSC and the utilities are looking at residential and commercial use for those charging stations, and how utilities can help with access and distribution in the communities that need it the most.
Detroit’s average spring temperatures trending warmer
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meteorological spring (
astronomical spring, formally called the vernal equinox, begins March 20).
For climatological purposes, we use the calendar months of March, April and May for our spring statistics, and
global warming is having an impact on those stats.
Check out this short video (above) it’s less than a minute and won’t waste your time.
And I repeat the promise I have made for
decades here at Local 4: I will only present to you rigorously verified scientific facts, and never accept ANY information from advocacy groups. Trust me: I’ve received plenty of it over the years (some of it so untrue, misleading and sensationalistic that it made me angry), and all of it goes into the trash.
Climate change explainer: Earth is warming but winters could get worse here’s why
Fourth edition of ‘In This Climate’ newsletter
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Freezing pipe (Pixabay)
This article was first published in the “In This Climate” Newsletter, a periodical newsletter looking at the impact of climate change in Michigan.
, or by using the form at the bottom of the article below.
Welcome back to the In This Climate Newsletter! I’m Ken. I launched this newsletter to bring climate change to the neighborhood level. How is climate change impacting Michigan right now and how will it impact Michigan in the future? What can we do about it?
3 biggest things Michigan can do to battle climate change
Third edition of ‘In This Climate’ newsletter
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Solar energy
This article was first published in the “In This Climate” Newsletter, a periodical newsletter looking at the impact of climate change in Michigan.
, or by using the form at the bottom of the article below.
“It is not too late, but time is running out.” Welcome back to the In This Climate Newsletter!
I’m Ken. I launched this newsletter to bring climate change to the neighborhood level. How is climate change impacting Michigan right now and how will it impact Michigan in the future? What can we do about it?
Often, we think of climate change as a thing that will happen many years from now. But that’s no longer the case. Climate change is happening right now, and its impacts can be seen across Michigan.