Embracing the Magical: Q&A with David Sobel
In a culture so consumed by digital devices and virtual experiences, how can the natural world compete for students' attention? We talk with David Sobel, architect of place-based education, to find out.
Nina Ignaczak's Latest Articles
Special Report: How does energy get to your smartphone?
You plug in your smartphone and voila -- it's charged up and ready to whisk you off to cyberspace. But how exactly do those electrons get into your phone? Read on to find out.
How ‘smart’ is Michigan’s electrical grid?
You may have a smart meter on your house, but what's so "smart" about it? We explore Michigan's foray into the "smart grid" and how it affects you.
Special Report: Michigan’s Energy Future
Powering the Mitten: Report warns of looming electricity generation shortfall.
Special Report: Michigan’s Future Energy Mix
Electricity in Michigan comes mostly from coal and nuclear power, but that's set to change in the next decade. DTE Energy's Nick Khouri talks about how the utility is planning for the change.
Powering the Mitten: What’s next for our renewable energy future?
Michigan's Renewable Portfolio Standard sunsets in 2015, and legislators, utilities and advocates are getting ready to decide what's next for renewable energy in Michigan. Here's a look at some facts behind that debate.
Powering the Mitten: Where will Michigan’s energy come from in 20 years?
This fall, legislators in Lansing will take up the question of where Michigan should get its energy in the future. Nina Ignaczak spoke to experts across the sector to find out what they think Michigan's energy landscape will look like in 20 years.
Q&A with Dan Wyant, Director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Dan Wyant, director of the MDEQ, sat down and had a chat about the Clean Air Act and carbon emissions. See what he had to say.
Michigan gets serious about keeping money and jobs out of the landfill through recycling
Michigan may be great at recycling beverage containers, but that's where the Mitten State's recycling fame ends. A new state-led effort is hoping to change that by making it easier to recycle and building local markets so we can keep money -- and jobs -- out of the landfill.
