Great Lakes Energy Companion Reader
Coal and Natural Gas
Great Lakes Region Pivots from Fossil Fuels - By Codi Kozacek, Circle of Blue - September 6, 2016
Illinois Coal’s Last Stand - By Kari Lydersen, The Chicago Reader – June 15, 2016
Beneficial Reuse of Coal Ash Could Contaminate Drinking Water State-Wide - By Ron Seely, Cole Monka, Rachael Lallensack, Daniel McKay and Kate Golden, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism – December 25, 2014
Civil Rights Investigation Probes Environmental Justice in Illinois - By Kari Lydersen, Midwest Energy News – March 10, 2016
Coal Piles Disappear As Valley Plant Completes Conversion to Natural Gas - By Thomas Content, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – November 24, 2015
Oil, Gas, Fracking and Sand Mining
Protesters Raise Concerns About Parked Train Cars with Oil Residue - By Jessie Bekker, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – July 6, 2016
Company Continues to Mine Sand in Critical Dune Area along Lake Michigan - By Aaron Selbig, Michigan Public Radio – August 11, 2015
Cheap Prices Halt Mich. Drilling, Kill Oil, Gas Jobs - By Michael Gerstein, The Detroit News – August 29, 2016
Michigan Has Most Underground Natural Gas Storage in U.S. - By Garrett Ellison, MLive.com - January 8, 2016
Oil Pipelines
Enbridge: Straits of Mackinac Pipeline Spill Study is “Unrealistic” - By Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press – April 1, 2016
Enbridge to Pay $3.6 Million to Study Pipeline Spill Risk - By Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press – July 12, 2016
Renewable Energy
New Mapping Tool Showcases Clean Energy Policies and Projects - By Frank Jossi, Midwest Energy News – September 16, 2016
Wind Power’s Wisconsin Dry Spell May Be Ending - By Thomas Content, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – March 12, 2016
Wisconsin Lags on Renewable Energy - By Bill Leuders, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism – October 4, 2014
Cow Power (aka - Manure Digesters)
Energy Prices Steer Farmers Away from Manure Power - By David Kesmodel, Wall Street Journal – February 18, 2016
Manure Digesters Seen as Best Hope for Curbing Lake Pollution, But Drawbacks Remain - By Jessica VanEgeren, The Capital Times – April 30, 2014