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Civil Engineering / Climate Science

Stormwater management: More public investment, more green technology

SOUTHFIELD – Urban growth and climate change are making stormwater runoff management an increasing challenge for the nation’s civil engineers and urban planners. More than 250 of them gathered Friday …

Climate Science / Green Technology

‘Biomethane’ transforms landfill waste to energy source

HOUGHTON — Methane is far more damaging as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide — 25 times more so. The gas, which is produced by decomposing organic materials in the …

Agricultural Industry / Climate Science / Water Resources

Michigan Tech Hosts Food-Water-Energy Climate Workshop

HOUGHTON — The National Science Foundation is sponsoring a workshop at Michigan Technological University on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16 and 17, to explore some of the most compelling issues …

Climate Science / Geology

MTU Prof’s Ice Cave Explorations Shed Light On Climate Change Effects

HOUGHTON — Soft spoken and with the wiry frame of an avid outdoorsman, Jason Gulley’s eyes light up when asked about caves. “They have a mystery around them,” he says. …

Climate Science / Water Resources

Big Storm Brings Big Chill To Big Lake

HOUGHTON — In the Detroit area people were relieved that the big rainstorm of Sept. 10 didn’t flood them out like the even bigger one of Aug. 11. But in …

Climate Science

Will Climate Change Hurt Rainforests? MTU Seeks Answers

HOUGHTON — Did you know that there is a tropical rainforest in the United States? It’s in Puerto Rico — the El Yunque National Forest — and Michigan Technological University …

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