Offshore wind developers are encountering an unexpected challenge on the East Coast seafloor: a crushable, green mineral called glauconite, sometimes precisely where they plan to install wind turbines. The mineral — which dates back to the age of the dinosaurs — is weaker and less predictable than sand, scientists say, presenting a new engineering puzzle for researchers and wind developers to solve.
Always ready | One rescue leads to another for Michigan woman
Angela Miedema is one of those people who is always looking for ways to help. But on her way back from one rescue, she got the chance to be a part of another. Author: Matt Gard Updated: 11:55 PM EST February 12, 2021
KENT COUNTY, Mich. In December, about ten Michigan animal shelters and the Bissell Pet Foundation planned a trip to Arkansas to rescue as many dogs as they could from a humane society struggling to keep up with the amount of animals they were taking in. They just don’t have the resources to care for the number of animals they’re getting in there, and even while we were there, dogs were still being dropped off as we were trying to pull them out of there, said Angela Miedema who was representing Humane Animal Treatment Society in Mt. Pleasant.