Tag: Renewable Energy

Gun Lake Tribe wins grant to combat climate change

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The Gun Lake Tribe has announced it has been awarded two separate grants by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs' Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience (TCR). The grant funding comes from programs created between tribes and the federal government designed to mitigate climate change. The tribe will use the funds...
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Guest editorial: We indeed can produce gas in U.S.

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EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is a lengthy response to Army's Bob's recent column about American energy independence. It was written by a Townbroadcast commenter with the nom de plume "FRWF," maintaining that America since 2015 has been exporting too much oil to foreign nations. Yes it’s true we can be...
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Lt. Gov. visits Martin to discuss solar at school

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The lieutenant governor joins Martin Schools Supt. Brooke Ballee-Stone in the auditorium to speak to students and staff about solar energy. Martin area officials welcomed Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist to Martin Public Schools Friday. Gilchrist visited classrooms as well as the auditorium and gymnasium, which were completed as solar project...
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Solar Winds co-founder Mike Gillman dies at age 67

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Michael (Mike) Gillman Linsea of Gun Lake died Thursday, Oct. 14. He was 67. The characteristics Mike will be remembered for are his generosity, intelligence, integrity, humor, love of the environment, and pride of his family, close friends, land, and home. Mike was born Oct. 11, 1954 in Grand Rapids...
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Columns

Army Bob: Rebutting the Green New Deal platform, Part II

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(Column number two on the Green New Deal, as outlined on the Green Party Platform posted on its  website.) As with the first column, I will cite full sentences with nothing taken out of context. The Green New Deal is published in dozens of forms and shapes; which one is...
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Army Bob: The Green New Deal plan needs rebuttal

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by Robert M. Traxler Take a few minutes and read the Green New Deal. Our friends in the media have made the plan all things to all people, but read it and make up your own mind. In this column I will correctly quote the plan using full sentences and...
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Army Bob: The Green New Deal is insane and naive

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The opening part of the Green New Deal taken directly from the Green Party, US web site is below. The document in its entirety can be seen on their website. “The Green New Deal will convert the decaying fossil fuel economy into a new, green economy that is environmentally sustainable,...
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Army Bob: Hydroelectric best solution to energy needs

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Over a dozen years ago, the environmental cause celebre was women driving Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) destroying the world; they guzzled gas and polluted at a copious rate. The high value target of the environmental purists was the Chevrolet Suburban, an SUV still produced today, being driven by “Soccer Moms.”...
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Dem Congress candidates’ forum draws at least 175

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David Benac Seven Democratic candidates for U.S. Congress in the Sixth District in Michigan appeared at a forum Tuesday evening at Wayland Middle School. George Franklin, Paul Clements, David Benac, Dr. Matt Longjohn, Eponine Garrod, Aida Gray and Rich Eicholtz were on hand to meet and greet with local citizens...
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Earth Day art project in Martin attracts variety of entries

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M.E.S.S.A.G.E, a student environmental group, and the Martin High School Art Department invited students to take part in the second annual Earth Day Art Display. The work must have a theme of environmental protection or address a related topic (such as renewable energy). MESSAGE President Austin Marsman said, “This art...
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