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Michigan pushes toward 100% clean energy by 2040 despite funding cuts
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (832+ words) MARQUETTE " Michigan's current renewable energy target is 50% by 2030 and 60% by 2035, with a goal of 100% clean energy by 2040." The effort comes as utilities, state regulators and local governments navigate reductions in federal funding for alternative energy initiatives, as well as project…...
Trump is right on gas-powered cars
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (625+ words) President Donald Trump likes to tout his accomplishments, and saving the gas-powered car should be high on the list. The president is ending a lunatic government campaign against the internal combustion engine, one of the defining mechanisms of our age....
Musk and Mamdani: The end of harsh capitalism?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (797+ words) Last week, two things happened that may shed some light on where American capitalism is heading. First, Tesla's board caved in to Elon Musk's demand that he get a pay package of $1 trillion (if he meets various goals). Musk's trillion-dollar…...
EV station in Escanaba part of state directive
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (722+ words) ESCANABA " A solar-powered electric vehicle charging station installed at the Secretary of State building in Escanaba on Thursday is part of an initiative to transition the state government's light-duty fleet to zero emissions by 2033. The new location has the capacity…...
Marquette Alternative High School finishes solar project
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (253+ words) Any excess power generated will be sent back into the grid and the power company will be paid for and given to the school," said senior project manager AJ Jensen. The solar system isn't designed to be a power plant…...
Stymieing wind, solar hurts U.S. needs
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (332+ words) The U.S. economy desperately needs more electricity. Demand is projected to outstrip supply in the coming years, largely due to data centers powering artificial intelligence. That leaves the government no choice: To avoid an energy crisis, it needs to supersize the…...
Musk should return to the Democratic Party
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (666+ words) Elon Musk warned that if Republicans passed their big domestic policy bill, he would form a new "America Party" to primary those who voted for it. He doesn't need a new party. He has his old one, the Democrats. Many…...
Would you hail a ‘robotaxi’? Musk bets cabs will give Tesla a lift after boycotts and sales plunge
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (803+ words) Despite the empty pledges the promises kept coming. Last year in January, Musk said, "Next year for sure, we'll have over a million robotaxis." Would you settle for 10 or 12? Musk appears to be on the verge of making his robotaxi…...
Local government wins renewable energy award
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (266+ words) SAND TOWNSHIP " The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy announced awards for six Michigan communities hosting renewable energy projects on Thursday, with Sands Township being the only one in the Upper Peninsula. The latest round of Renewables Ready…...
Big, beautiful bromance breaks up — live on social media
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (754+ words) For those who think government should be run like a business, the messy social media spat that played out last week between President Trump and billionaire CEO Elon Musk suggested that business could be doing a lot better. That may…...