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Writer, Comms Strategist & Blogger | #GreatLakes & Beyond | Experienced Executive Editor & Media Pro | #MrGreatLakes | *SameName on Bluesky*
Michigan, USA
Joined March 2008
Hey, I Won!
mrgreatlakes.com
They say it’s “Quite Possibly Not the Least Prestigious Great Lakes-Related Awards Ceremony There Is.” That is, unless Mr. Great Lakes is named as the Science Podcast of the Year …
(((Shameless plug: Nominate Mr. Great Lakes for a Lakie at https://t.co/kZbHCjQMQc Nominations close on December 4: https://t.co/nPiNFg7QOb *Science Podcast of the Year (Non-TMATGL edition)
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(((Shameless plug: Nominate Mr. Great Lakes for a Lakie at https://t.co/kZbHCjQMQc Nominations close on December 4: https://t.co/nPiNFg7QOb *Science Podcast of the Year (Non-TMATGL edition)
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How Journalists Can Use Scraping Tools for Environmental Stories | Pulitzer Center - Oct 14 webinar #webscraping #journalism
pulitzercenter.org
Much of today’s most valuable environmental information is locked inside inaccessible websites and fragmented datasets. Web scraping empowers journalists to extract, organize, and analyze information...
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Among the 2025 CCNow Journalism Awards @CoveringClimate - Discover Where Ancient Rivers Flow Under Canadian Cities:
newsinteractives.cbc.ca
Ancient rivers once nourished and protected the lands where we built our biggest cities. Now, they’re buried underground. Is it finally time to let them see daylight?
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Create a series of maps that visualize coastal hazards and community vulnerabilities. Download the maps and share them with additional coastal managers, community members, and more. https://t.co/zeBuIeTtpb
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Seems appropriate for X: Anytime a Grok user clicks the “share” button on one of their chats… a unique URL is created… that unique URL is also made available to search engines, like Google, Bing and DuckDuckGo, making them searchable to anyone
forbes.com
xAI published conversations with Grok and made them searchable on Google, including a plan to assassinate Elon Musk and instructions for making fentanyl and bombs.
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Pregnancy risks are rising with extreme temps in Michigan. One solution? 27 million trees. https://t.co/vXK5mF9Vm0
deltapublicmedia.org
Climate change is making Michigan summers more dangerous for pregnant women, more than 27 million trees were planted across the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence region last year.
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May 23 - #NOAA Live Deepwater Shipwreck Expedition in Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary: https://t.co/MGlDUpw4qB
#GreatLakes
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The art of communication: Notes from a long-time environmental journalist by Tom Henry In the latest #IAGLR Lakes Letter https://t.co/HrLG2FkXAB
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I just backed DARKEST DEPTHS – an extreme horror anthology on @Kickstarter
kickstarter.com
Stories by Taylor Grant, Nick Roberts, Candace Nola, John Durgin & James Aquilone. Covers by JK Woodward & Robert Hack
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“admitting that you’re not understanding something is completely okay”—and often necessary, to do the job of journalism well. #amen #journalism #postjournalism #writing #editing #reporting #SciEd
https://t.co/8ItFYdwa4U
theopennotebook.com
Navigating an interview with a scientist doesn’t just take prep and good interviewing skills. The hurdles can be psychological, too, requiring reporters to summon the nerve to interrupt and admit...
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Michigan just hit a new high for recycling ♻️ Permeable pavement can cut storm runoff by 19% 🌧️ Solar power remains the fastest-growing energy source, 20 years and running ☀️ More here: https://t.co/PkSguNsR19
#Climate #Energy #GreatLakes
mrgreatlakes.com
For Friday, May 9, 2025 1 – Michigan’s recycling rate reached a new high for the fourth year in a row. Credit: Jason Pinaster The state’s environmental agency says the recycling rate for Fisc…
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Unreal but real. Wow. The great potoo (nyctibius grandis) - also known as the ‘ghost bird’ - a nocturnal neotropical bird with an unusual call https://t.co/5aqKQOeGdD
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Sports field in Canada becomes first DarkSky Approved OSL site outside U.S. https://t.co/Iq1CYJjDso
#darksky #stars #lightpollution #novascotia
darksky.org
Recognizing the need for extended usability after dark, Université Sainte-Anne prioritized the installation of outdoor lighting designed to protect the night.
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Sail on: Sunfish sailboats now being manufactured in Michigan by SERO Innovation https://t.co/If4b6wDcPE
#michigan #boating #sailing
macombdaily.com
As the exclusive manufacturer for Sunfish, SERO Innovation joins a fleet of manufacturers building boats in Michigan.
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a new method, described April 16 in ACS Central Science, skips the mechanics of typical hydropower and harnesses tiny bursts of energy sparked when rain plunks into a narrow tube.
sciencenews.org
Water drops produce electricity when dripped through a small tube. That power might be harnessed as renewable energy in rainy places.
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Detroit nonprofit Make Food Not Waste aims to cut state’s 2 billion pounds of annual food waste in half by 2030: https://t.co/pT4Z6O9iFc
#FoodWaste #FoodScraps #Sustainability
mrgreatlakes.com
For Friday, May 2, 2025 1 – A Detroit nonprofit called Make Food Not Waste has an initiative to cut Michigan’s food waste in half by 2030. They aim to divert a significant portion of t…
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