Mackinac Island Ferry will go Electric with Support from EGLE Grant
Funds also will help install electric shore power at Sault Ste. Marie international dock. A $3.06 million award from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Fuel Transformation Program (FTP) Part 2 will support the first-ever conversion of a Mackinac Island passenger ferry to zero-emissions electric power. Star Line, now known as […]
Transforming Organic Waste and Generating Economic Benefits
Discovered in 1980 [1], nanocellulose is a nanomaterial derived from cellulose, the most abundant organic polymer on Earth and the major ingredient in organic waste streams. It is composed of nanofibers which are smaller than the width of a human hair, making it extremely lightweight [1]. It is also 4 times stronger than stainless steel […]
Michigan is a Climate Haven in a Warming World. Will Everyone Move Here?
*The header image used in this article is an illustration by Sean McKewon-Young | Advance Publications It seeped through gaps in the windows and doors. The smoke was inescapable, a constant, sickening odor of a bonfire they didn’t light. They duct taped every opening or crevice – even the dryer vents in the basement – […]