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From the Headlines- June 6 – 10
Reading Time: 4 minutes Dust and odor: Residents of Detroit’s Poletown East neighborhood seek to enter a host community agreement with the city concerning US Ecology’s hazardous waste facility at the intersection of Frederick and St. Aubin streets. “One of the issues at this facility is a continual problem with dust that is stirred up by materials they lay down on the ... The post From the Headlines- June 6 – 10 appeared first on Planet Detroit. From the Headlines- June 6 – 10 was first posted on June 10, 2022 at 9:51 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
Detroit Parks Coalition aims to uplift and enhance city parks, build ‘place-based equity’
Reading Time: 6 minutes While Detroit is home to more than 300 parks that offer all manner of green spaces and recreational opportunities, they’ve often struggled to get the funding they need to serve the community. One bright spot over the years has been grassroots parks groups, in which residents band together and marshal resources toward park stewardship. Now, ... The post Detroit Parks Coalition aims to uplift and enhance city parks, build ‘place-based equity’ appeared first on Planet Detroit. Detroit Parks Coalition aims to uplift and enhance city parks, build ‘place-based equity’ was first posted on June 7, 2022 at 7:45 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
Climate change increases milk production
Reading Time: 3 minutes By SHELBY FRINKCapital News Service LANSING — Rising temperatures from climate change may slightly increase milk production, despite the heat stress on cows, researchers have found. Dairy cows produce less milk when they get too hot, said Rigoberto Lopez, an author of the study and a professor of agricultural and resource economics at the University ... The post Climate change increases milk production appeared first on Planet Detroit. Climate change increases milk production was first posted on June 3, 2022 at 10:33 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
Supply chain slowdown could boost demand for recycle materials
Reading Time: 4 minutes By DANIELLE JAMESCapital News Service LANSING — The same supply chain disruptions that slow Michigan manufacturing could help the recycling industry bring in new business. The opportunity started with pandemic shutdowns, which disrupted manufacturing and the movement of goods, said Dave Smith, a recycling coordinator at the Michigan State University Recycling Center. That resulted in ... The post Supply chain slowdown could boost demand for recycle materials appeared first on Planet Detroit. Supply chain slowdown could boost demand for recycle materials was first posted on June 3, 2022 at 10:30 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
From the Headlines- May 30 – June 3
Reading Time: 3 minutes Tragedy on Belle Isle: On Memorial Day, a driver left the roadway on Belle Isle’s Riverbank Drive and hit two children on Belle Isle beach. Michigan State Police confirmed Tuesday that one of the two victims has died, while the other is stable. Police later caught the suspect on the west side of Detroit. Car congestion around the beach ... The post From the Headlines- May 30 – June 3 appeared first on Planet Detroit. From the Headlines- May 30 – June 3 was first posted on June 3, 2022 at 10:19 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
POEM: ‘The Lonely Genius’
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Lonely Genius Walked across the ruble, all that remained Of the war he saw coming The Genius was warned Do not exist too loudly, as not to frighten The minds of those who could only see The Genius plotted He hoed, he sowed, he weeped He waited The Genius prayed He listened, he ... The post POEM: ‘The Lonely Genius’ appeared first on Planet Detroit. POEM: ‘The Lonely Genius’ was first posted on June 2, 2022 at 12:00 pm.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
No guns, no oil: A call to love life
Reading Time: 4 minutes On dismantling the ‘thin blue line’ that blocks us from action To meet the challenges of the global climate crisis, we need bold ideas and to speak truth to power. That’s the idea behind Climate/Justice, a Planet Detoit opinion column written by Detroit-based environmental justice activist Michelle Martinez. Martinez writes not only as an activist ... The post No guns, no oil: A call to love life appeared first on Planet Detroit. No guns, no oil: A call to love life was first posted on June 2, 2022 at 1:00 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
POEM: ‘Last Ice’
Reading Time: 3 minutes { November } How do we prepare?The wooden swing wrapped in plastic on the lawn.An unopened bag of rock salt next to the garage.My father’s bright orange camouflage snowsuit on the hallway benchfresh from the attic.In a diner on the edges of the lake,Laura, a waitress with kind eyes, makes her way toward me.“Fill up?” ... The post POEM: ‘Last Ice’ appeared first on Planet Detroit. POEM: ‘Last Ice’ was first posted on June 2, 2022 at 12:59 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
POEM: ‘Planted’
Reading Time: < 1 minute My home is the soil I carry with me, the dirt I made myself from the food I didn’t finish cut ends that didn’t go into the soup fruit that molded too soon. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed. My plants and I dine from the same menu then in exchange I ... The post POEM: ‘Planted’ appeared first on Planet Detroit. POEM: ‘Planted’ was first posted on June 2, 2022 at 12:00 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
POEM: ‘RotPrayer’
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tags: Archives, Libraries, History, Labor, Decomposition, Liberation, Hope Enough! The social reviewed, the docket revealed. Unlock the morning; go back inside the mid-stretch yawn. Our clay unconsumed, what could it be? Refuse to say what is and isn’t gold tone. Tune and laminate, never change but gobble up maleficence, prophecy— dire needs make too many ... The post POEM: ‘Rot<>Prayer’ appeared first on Planet Detroit. POEM: ‘Rot<>Prayer’ was first posted on June 2, 2022 at 12:00 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
POEM: ‘The Planet They Call Home’
Reading Time: < 1 minute Why do some planets get so many moons? the juvenile Earth sighed to his mother. And why is mine so far away? With craters and a dark side? Well, said his mother, who saw her son lamenting pithy worries. He did not deserve to spiral. He is an orbiter who orbits. His perception skewed ... The post POEM: ‘The Planet They Call Home’ appeared first on Planet Detroit. POEM: ‘The Planet They Call Home’ was first posted on June 2, 2022 at 12:00 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
POEM: ‘take up space’
Reading Time: < 1 minute take up space and be a Garden welcome seeds of knowledge home loving, naming splitting open knowledge means to know spread fireseeds like bits of ember sparks from sorrowed hearts cradled and tendered in tangles and brambles pierce earth softly making mesh take up space and be a Forest which at times must burn, the ... The post POEM: ‘take up space’ appeared first on Planet Detroit. POEM: ‘take up space’ was first posted on June 2, 2022 at 12:00 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
Planet Detroit + Room Project Present: Detroit Climate Poems
Reading Time: < 1 minute While writing poetry about climate change may not seem like it will make a difference, we also see it as an act of resistance. That’s why, in partnership with Room Project, we are publishing six poems from Planet Detroit readers that grapple with life amid climate change. Enjoy, and join us Sunday, June 7 at Room Project to ... The post Planet Detroit + Room Project Present: Detroit Climate Poems appeared first on Planet Detroit. Planet Detroit + Room Project Present: Detroit Climate Poems was first posted on June 1, 2022 at 7:49 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
Introducing Climate/Justice: A new Planet Detroit opinion column by Michelle Martinez
Reading Time: < 1 minute To meet the challenges of the global climate crisis, we need bold ideas and to speak truth to power. That’s the idea behind Climate/Justice, a new Planet Detroit column by Detroit-based environmental justice activist Michelle Martinez. Martinez writes not only as an activist but as a mother and fourth-generation Detroiter. She brings a clear-eyed perspective ... The post Introducing Climate/Justice: A new Planet Detroit opinion column by Michelle Martinez appeared first on Planet Detroit. Introducing Climate/Justice: A new Planet Detroit opinion column by Michelle Martinez was first posted on June 1, 2022 at 7:18 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
From the Headlines- May 23 – 27
Reading Time: 3 minutes What comes next? This week, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced plans to tear down the Detroit incinerator, which has been closed since 2019. The facility burned 5,000 tons of trash a day for years, much of it coming from outside of Detroit, and received 750 citations for air pollution between 2013 and 2018. KT Andresky, a resident living near the ... The post From the Headlines- May 23 – 27 appeared first on Planet Detroit. From the Headlines- May 23 – 27 was first posted on May 27, 2022 at 8:01 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
Planet Detroit welcomes Jenna Fei, our 2022 Detroit River Story Lab intern
Reading Time: < 1 minute Planet Detroit is thrilled to welcome Jenna Fei as our 2022 Detroit River Story Lab intern. Fei an undergraduate majoring in Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Michigan. Over the summer, she will be creating a series about the Detroit River’s journey through the past, present, and future. Fei’s internship is supported by ... The post Planet Detroit welcomes Jenna Fei, our 2022 Detroit River Story Lab intern appeared first on Planet Detroit. Planet Detroit welcomes Jenna Fei, our 2022 Detroit River Story Lab intern was first posted on May 26, 2022 at 9:47 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
Detroit River cleanup: Federal funding ready but bureaucracy, lack of state financial investment remain barriers to progress
Reading Time: 4 minutes Experts call on Michigan to provide financial support: ‘The state has a responsibility to make sure it is cleaned up.’ Federal funding from President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill that will jump-start the long-awaited remediation of toxic sediment in the Detroit River is set to flow. Now the hard work begins to find corporations and other ... The post Detroit River cleanup: Federal funding ready but bureaucracy, lack of state financial investment remain barriers to progress appeared first on Planet Detroit. Detroit River cleanup: Federal funding ready but bureaucracy, lack of state financial investment remain barriers to progress was first posted on May 26, 2022 at 9:31 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
The future of transit is electric: City officials unveil new fleet of electric buses in Detroit
Reading Time: 4 minutes Detroit transit officials say they are confident new electric buses will be a boon to the city A new fleet of electric buses will pave the way for the city’s carbon-free future by eliminating diesel emissions and lowering maintenance costs while also giving Detroiters a smoother riding experience, according to city transit officials. Detroit Department ... The post The future of transit is electric: City officials unveil new fleet of electric buses in Detroit appeared first on Planet Detroit. The future of transit is electric: City officials unveil new fleet of electric buses in Detroit was first posted on May 23, 2022 at 7:20 pm.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
Restoring the Great Lakes: After 50 years of US-Canada joint efforts, some success and lots of unfinished business
Reading Time: 5 minutes By: Daniel Macfarlane The Great Lakes cover nearly 95,000 square miles (250,000 square kilometers) and hold over 20% of Earth’s surface fresh water. More than 30 million people in the U.S. and Canada rely on them for drinking water. The lakes support a multibillion-dollar maritime economy, and the lands around them provided many of the raw materials – timber, ... The post Restoring the Great Lakes: After 50 years of US-Canada joint efforts, some success and lots of unfinished business appeared first on Planet Detroit. Restoring the Great Lakes: After 50 years of US-Canada joint efforts, some success and lots of unfinished business was first posted on May 22, 2022 at 10:25 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
A day in the life of environmental justice advocates—and a victory for clean air in Northwest Detroit
Reading Time: 9 minutes For months, a coalition of northwest Detroit residents has been fighting against a proposed asphalt mixing plant. When another hearing would decide the fate of the surrounding neighborhoods, they showed up. The early morning sun welcomed a small army of neighbors gathering outside the North Rosedale Park Community House, nestled inside a haven of maple ... The post A day in the life of environmental justice advocates—and a victory for clean air in Northwest Detroit appeared first on Planet Detroit. A day in the life of environmental justice advocates—and a victory for clean air in Northwest Detroit was first posted on May 21, 2022 at 7:18 am.©2021 "Planet Detroit". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this article in your feed reader, then the site is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact me at ninaignaczak@gmail.com
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