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Whitmer affirms that nuclear energy is clean energy

In a letter to U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Whitmer describes Palisades nuclear plant as good business and good for the environment

… Secretary and former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Whitmer argues the nuclear plant is not only good for business, but that it will “help fight climate change.” Whitmer is seeking federal funds through the Civil Nuclear Credit program. Whitmer’s letter quotes another letter from Granholm in May, which …

Extreme weather patterns are not new

Michigan’s health department appears to ignore historical data

First there was “global warming,” and then there was “climate change.” But a new term is gaining currency, and it is “global weirding,” which in the words of one professor at Northeastern University, refers to extreme weather events. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman popularized the term in a …

Michigan voters reject repeal of right-to-work law

Even a liberal poll finds a minority want the law overturned

… support, oppose or aren’t sure about a series of policy issues the Legislature could tackle in 2023. On almost every issue – from abortion to climate change to subsidies for farmers of color – the poll showed majority support for the left-wing position. That should raise some questions about the sample …

A Loss that Brought Great Gain: Court of Appeals Affirms Major Questions Doctrine

… bureaucracies. Examples include agencies forgiving student loans, treating nicotine as an FDA-controlled drug, and restructuring the electric grid to fight climate change. Supporters of the administrative state have reacted to this doctrine with alarm. The New York Times legal columnist dubs it “the doctrine that …

Nessel to sue fossil fuel industry, but still flies over driving

Nessel’s flights cost a total of $6,202

Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a May 9 press release that Michigan intends to sue fossil fuel companies over alleged contributions to climate change, as CapCon previously reported. Nessel claims these companies have had a climate impact, and she seeks private law firms to submit proposals to …

Clean fuel proposal would drive up gas prices 34 cents per gallon by 2035

Michigan households could see gas costs rise by $350 per year

… into law, this would require the carbon intensity of fuel to be reduced by at least 25% by 2035. “It is past due that we take action to address climate change and invest in the resources needed to make Michigan a leader in environmental resiliency and sustainability,” Singh said in a 2023 news release. …

CapCon’s Top Ten most viewed stories of 2024

Most popular stories include higher proposed fees, corporate welfare, education

… war on oil and gas companies: The state’s attorney general announced plans to sue oil and gas companies over their purported role in fostering climate change.

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST October 18, 2011

… ‘parent trigger’ Math & Science Center yanks climate change book Pennsylvania considers school vouchers … Sept. 23, 2011 Math & Science Center yanks climate change book BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Battle Creek … Math & Science Center removed a book about climate change from its seventh-grade science kits after …

Great Lakes Levels in Constant Flux

… alarming pronouncements about climate change. But a new report by researchers … composition.[21] Abrupt climate changes at that time are well … times.[23] Although some climate changes associated with lake-level … investigations of past climate change in the basin over the … anthropogenic forcing of climate change between the Maunder Minimum …

Why strategic infrastructure beats mass beta testing

Politicians throw out the tried and true for the green and inadequate

… Western world from strategic infrastructure and toward the vagaries of climate change. At the same time, they have convinced most of us that strategic infrastructure … across the Western world. Many of us still see the environment and climate change as an issue like the economy or gun rights. But for others today, the …