Aug 16 Coping with Climate Change: Michigan’s Sour Season By Saskia de Melker Northwestern Michigan calls itself the Cherry Capital of the World and supplies most of the country's tart cherries. That wasn't possible in 2012 and may become increasingly harder. We follow the cherry from field to pie to learn about the… Continue reading
Aug 16 A Sour Season for Michigan’s Cherry Farmers By Saskia de Melker Northwestern Michigan calls itself the Cherry Capital of the World and supplies most of the country's tart cherries. But the state experienced a huge crop loss in 2012. We follow the cherry from field to pie to learn about the… Continue reading
Aug 15 Beekeepers Feel the Sting of Climate Change By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy // "Better stay back. They're getting mad!" Jeremy Jelinek hollers over the angry buzzing of his beehives. Jelinek, a Michigan beekeeper, has been stung more times than he can count. On this day, he is shipping his bees to Wisconsin… Continue reading
Aug 15 Mars Curiosity Rover Gets ‘Brain Transplant,’ Prepares for Mountain Trek By Jenny Marder NASA's intrepid Mars rover, Curiosity has been through a lot in the past year. It flew 354 million miles, blasted through the Mars atmosphere, deployed a supersonic parachute, unfurled a giant sky crane and touched down gently on… Continue reading
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Aug 15 Mars Revealed by Intrepid New Rover By Jenny Marder NASA's intrepid Mars Rover, Curiosity has been through a lot in the past year. It flew 354-million miles, deployed a supersonic parachute and sky crane and landed on the surface of Mars. And while it undergoes equipment checks, it's been… Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch A Perilous Cyber World: Guarding Personal Information from Hackers and Thieves A Perilous Cyber World: Guarding Personal Information from Hackers and Thieves… Continue watching
Aug 14 Early Michigan Spring Leaves Field Workers Underemployed By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy // For 26 years, Pedro and Juana Francisco have pruned trees and picked cherries, apricots, peaches and apples at Northern Michigan's King Orchards farm. The job has provided them with a reliable income, enough to buy a house and help… Continue reading
Aug 10 Surveying the Changing Landscape of ‘Homegrown Energy’ Weighing Benefits and Pitfalls of Increased Oil and Gas Production in U.S. EmbedVideo(4124, 482, 304); Read the full transcript for the video here. Two years ago, the U.S imported two-thirds of its oil. Now, imports make… Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch Weighing Benefits and Pitfalls of Increased Oil and Gas Production in the U.S. Weighing Benefits and Pitfalls of Increased Oil and Gas Production in the U.S. Continue watching