41N 87W - environmental journalist now commenting on Substack. Ex-Great Lakes Now, Detroit PBS. Photo: Lake Michigan Storm, Justin Calkins
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My latest author interview. Giulio Boccaletti's The Environmental Republic: Why Citizens Will Save the World. 'Rising authoritarianism, over-reliance on science and 'apocalyptic rhetoric' are among the barriers to an environmental republic.'
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Thanks to Canada's leading water and water rights advocate. Who once led a "Canadian convoy" to Detroit to put a spotlight on the harm caused by drinking water shutoffs.
Lovely opinion from an American friend who values the historic Canada/US bonds.
Will petulant president spoil a Detroit River success story? garyglx5.substack.com/p/will…
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Lovely opinion from an American friend who values the historic Canada/US bonds.
Will petulant president spoil a Detroit River success story? garyglx5.substack.com/p/will…
“Free rides” for bottled water in Michigan? While many struggle to pay for basic drinking water. More here.
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Serving two masters doesn't bode well for protecting the environment. If your job is to protect the environment, stay in your lane. Economic development has ample resources elsewhere. My thoughts here. open.substack.com/pub/garygl…
Are wetlands a retained environmental hobby? We sing their praises but protection lags. My thoughts here. open.substack.com/pub/garygl…
Water at a tipping point: Today, the Colorado River. Tomorrow, the Great Lakes? Because the existing pillars of government and water sustainability are no longer reliable. My thoughts here.
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Water headed toward a tipping point? The Colorado River is in dire straits, the Great Lakes states are resting on past accomplishments and the federal government is non-functional.
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As environmental protection fades as a priority, environmental journalism becomes more critical. Here are three Michigan reporters doing exemplary work. Carol Thompson @detroitnews, Brian Allnutt, @PlanetDetroit and Kelly House, @BridgeMichigan.
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Journalists are critical as environmental protection fades. Recognizing the work of three Michigan reporters on the environment beat. open.substack.com/pub/garygl…
The Edmund Fitzgerald 50 Years Later. A few thoughts on my maybe connection to it. open.substack.com/pub/garygl…
A minor memo on the environment in trying times: A draconian immigration policy, non-functioning government and the environment. open.substack.com/pub/garygl…
Photos from the road: Michigan legislators get carp briefing from Army Corps of Engineers open.substack.com/pub/garygl…
Why interviews fail: Desire for control, unrealistic expectations. A look back at the 10% of my interviews that didn't work. open.substack.com/pub/garygl…
Detroit's renaissance after its 2013 bankruptcy continues. Its "vital and iconic" river remains mired in the 1950s.
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ICYMI.... Book reviews: A California governor, a biography of water and the intersection of people, dogs and environmental policy. open.substack.com/pub/garygl…
Book reviews: A California governor, a biography of water and the intersection of people, dogs and environmental policy. 'Book reviews were not on my journalistic to do list.' open.substack.com/pub/garygl…
Interview Series: Author, scholar and Pulitzer winner, Elizabeth Kolbert. Our penchant to "dominate nature, car culture and why she bucked the trend to be optimistic on our climate future. open.substack.com/pub/garygl…
Interview Series: Canada's Maude Barlow learned to be hopeful at a young age even when the odds are against you. "Take a deep breath and do the work you have to do." She explains in a 2022 interview.
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Interview Series: Canadian water rights activist, author Maude Barlow. Hope, activism and how she would not stand idly by in the face of Detroit water shut offs.
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