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Great Lakes Month in Review: fracking, ballast water and petcoke

By Current State • Oct 29, 2013

Current State contributor Gary Wilson explains that pet coke is the by-product of the tar sand petroleum being mined in Canada and throughout the northern tier of the United States.
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At the end of each month we check in with Great Lakes Commentator and journalist Gary Wilson for updates on environmental stories from around the basin.

For today’s Great Lakes Month in Review, we’re focusing on fracking, ballast water and petcoke.  

In July, Michigan residents watched as petcoke piled up along the Detroit River. Now residents in Chicago are scrutinizing rising piles of the waste product.

 Gary Wilson is a Chicago-based Great Lakes commentator and journalist. You can find more of Wilson’s thoughts on the Basin at GreatLakesEcho.org.

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Current State #190 | October 29, 2013

By Current State • Oct 29, 2013

Today on Current State: possible decriminalization of marijuana in Lansing; Great Lakes Month in Review; MEA on recent RTW complaints; Public Poetry Announcement and local food innovation district.  

Lansing voters face marijuana choice

By Current State • Oct 29, 2013
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Our local Election 2013 coverage continues today with a look at a city charter amendment proposal to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in Lansing. It’s on the ballot next Tuesday.

MEA responds to Right-to-Work complaints

By Current State • Oct 29, 2013
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 Michigan’s new right-to-work law triggered a dispute last week.  The conservative Mackinac Center Legal Foundation filed a complaint with the state over what it claims is harassment by the Michigan Education Association toward a member.  

Public Poetry Announcement: Ofelia Zepeda

By Current State • Oct 29, 2013
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Today's public poetry announcement features Current State contributor David Clauson reading "Smoke in Our Hair" by Ofelia Zepeda.

Food innovation district aims to boost Mid-Michigan agriculture

By Current State • Oct 29, 2013
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The local food movement is a growing economic and cultural force in Michigan.  We’ve had a number of conversations on this program about efforts to build sustainable regional food systems, which go beyond farmers markets and food hubs.

Today, some local private businesses are joining MSU and state officials to announce the next step for mid-Michigan–the creation of a “food innovation district”. Current State’s Kevin Lavery has the story.