How to Decarbonize Mid-sized Cities: A Perspective on Ann Arbor’s Carbon Neutrality Goal

By Zachary Berquist How do you decarbonize a city? By definition, the city would need to remove more carbon than it produces from its three sources: (1) electricity generation, (2) heating/cooling, and (3) mobility (or transportation). The first two are quite straightforward. For electricity generation, cities can procure electricity from renewable sources by partnering with …

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Natural Gas vs Solid Evidence: The Liquid Lies About DTE’s Proposed Plant and Why it Matters

[This blog post is brought to you by Climate Blue investigative reporter, Emily Chang.] [UPDATE: The Michigan Public Service Commission just released an initial brief  that indicates that they intend to approve the plans for the plant early next week. ] The news seems to be flying low on everybody’s radar: DTE Energy is planning to spend …

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