Solar projects bring larger economic gains to smaller communities, study shows

Solar projects bring larger economic gains to smaller communities, study shows
Great Lakes Echo

By Isabella Figueroa Nogueira

A recent study examines how solar projects could be planned in ways that benefit rural communities without significantly increasing electricity costs.

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Lucknow-area farmer Tony McQuail running to lead the federal NDP

Lucknow-area farmer Tony McQuail running to lead the federal NDP
The Lucknow Sentinel
McQuail and his wife Fran are organic farmers who helped start what is now known as the Ecological Farmer's Association of Ontario.
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Growth in shoreline armoring is reshaping Michigan’s Lake Michigan coast

Growth in shoreline armoring is reshaping Michigan’s Lake Michigan coast
Great Lakes Echo

By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva

A new study documents a fivefold increase in shoreline armoring along Lake Michigan’s Eastern coast.

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How seeds from the past are saving a unique flower of the Great Lakes

How seeds from the past are saving a unique flower of the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Echo

By Kyrmyzy Turebayeva

More than 30 years ago, a group of scientists planted just 4,200 seeds of the rare Pitcher’s thistle in the sandy dunes of the Great Lakes. At the time, no one knew if the new populations would survive. Today, three decades later, the restored populations are thriving

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Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions

Winter makes curved roads dangerous; researchers seek solutions
Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman

Flashing light on warning signs near curves can slow drivers and reduce the odds of a crash during winter weather conditions, says a new study by Michigan State University engineers.

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Joly: Avian flu taking huge toll on North American wildlife

Joly: Avian flu taking huge toll on North American wildlife
The London Free Press
Since first being detected in 2021, a subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza has had a dramatic impact on North America
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Green clues: Crime-busters turn to moss to help solve crimes 

Green clues: Crime-busters turn to moss to help solve crimes 
Great Lakes Echo

By Eric Freedman

Tiny pieces of moss can be crime-busters, says a study examining how law enforcement agencies, forensic teams and botanists have used moss to solve murders, track missing people, calculate how long ago someone died and – in a notorious Mason County case – try to locate the

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Tech companies told to make products farmers can use

Tech companies told to make products farmers can use
The Lucknow Sentinel
Matt Stevens, Finite Robotics CEO, said startups sometimes develop great products that are impossible for farmers to integrate into their operations
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OPP officer caused crash with school bus that killed him, driver: Documents

OPP officer caused crash with school bus that killed him, driver: Documents
The London Free Press
An OPP officer drove through a stop sign at a Southwestern Ontario intersection and struck a school bus, causing it to roll three times into a field and killing the drivers of both vehicles, according to legal documents. The documents filed as part of a settlement between the family of
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