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Documentary explores climate resilience in northern Michigan

Interlochen Public Radio — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 16:04:56 +0000

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.

The beginning of “Climate Sisu” is familiar — footage of trash floating in the ocean, aerial views of dry earth, and heat maps of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

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Points North: Ghost towns lost and found

Interlochen Public Radio — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:32:31 +0000

By Maxwell Howard

Points North is a biweekly podcast hosted by Daniel Wanschura and Morgan Springer about the land, water and inhabitants of the Upper Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.

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As Great Lakes warm, collaboration and Indigenous self-determination are keys to adapting

Interlochen Public Radio — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 18:45:23 +0000

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.

The five Great Lakes are among the fastest-warming bodies of water on Earth.

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Points North: The plant musician

Interlochen Public Radio — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 17:00:28 +0000

Points North is a biweekly podcast hosted by Daniel Wanschura and Morgan Springer about the land, water and inhabitants of the Upper Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.

Tom Wall is a West Michigan rock star who uses plants as bandmates.

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How climate change can confuse fall foliage

Interlochen Public Radio — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 15:57:42 +0000

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.

Most trees in this patch of forest had yellow leaves.

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Points North: Pier pressure

Interlochen Public Radio — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 17:00:56 +0000

Points North is a biweekly podcast hosted by Daniel Wanschura and Morgan Springer about the land, water and inhabitants of the Upper Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.

On September 21, 2020, twelve-year-old Lane Frame and his brothers were seeing the Great Lakes for the first time.

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Where Do Solar Panels Go To Die?

Interlochen Public Radio — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 18:36:59 +0000

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.

This story was adapted from Points North, a podcast about the land, water, and inhabitants of the Great Lakes, from Interlochen Public Radio.

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Michigan Legislature tackles ambitious climate legislation. How far will it go?

Interlochen Public Radio — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 21:00:46 +0000

By Izzy Ross, Interlochen Public Radio

This coverage is made possible through a partnership with IPR and Grist, a nonprofit independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released the MI Healthy Climate Plan last year.

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Points North: We Got Jellyfish!

Interlochen Public Radio — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 14:55:27 +0000

Points North is a biweekly podcast hosted by Daniel Wanschura and Morgan Springer about the land, water and inhabitants of the Upper Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.

In 1933, a high schooler fishing along the Huron River in Ann Arbor, Michigan looked into the water and saw something weird.

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Points North: Dirty Laundry, Invasive Species, and the Limitations of Knowledge

Interlochen Public Radio — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:00:02 +0000

Points North is a biweekly podcast hosted by Daniel Wanschura and Morgan Springer about the land, water and inhabitants of the Upper Great Lakes.

This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.

It was 2016 and Samantha Tank was digging around in Michigan’s Pere Marquette River.

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