Belt Magazine - Dispatches From the Rust Belt and Greater Midwest • 30th November 2022 An Auto Plant Becomes a State Park Major investments in parks and green spaces in both Flint and Detroit are revitalizing former industrial sites and vacant lots, and helping both cities to recover from decades of economic decline.
Well+Good • 14th November 2022 These Running Shoes Are Made From Captured Carbon Emissions Running shoes are typically pretty terrible for the environment. But On Running is working to reverse this trend. The brand recently developed the first shoe made from carbon emissions—basically turning industrial pollution into foam for running shoes.
Metromode • 13th October 2022 Closing Michigan's 'adventure gap': Floating classroom gets hundreds of students out on the water It’s a sunny October afternoon on Belle Isle, and about 80 middle school and high school students are getting ready to go canoeing. Only a few of them have been in a canoe before, and most haven’t been in any kind of boat.
Planet Detroit • 8th October 2022 WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE? Environmental problems become environmental justice issues based on how they harm people. Often, certain already disadvantaged communities face disproportionate harm from things like air pollution and water pollution.
Audubon • 19th September 2022 These Native Meadows in Motown Aim to Boost Birdlife and Neighbors’ Well-Being A few years ago, Detroit’s Callahan Park was indistinguishable from an abandoned lot, its overgrown turf grass strewn with litter. While the city has been in economic recovery mode since its 2013 bankruptcy, some areas have rebounded more than others, and many of its more than 300 parks look much like Callahan once did.
SEEN Magazine • 1st August 2022 A Buzz-Worthy Mission: Beekeeping Organizations in Metro Detroit People depend on pollinators. Beyond producing honey, bees are essential to our ecosystem — including the food we eat.
Sustain.Life • 17th June 2022 It’s time to rethink business travel emissions The coronavirus pandemic forced a temporary halt in business travel and many in-person meetings. But before the pandemic, “demand for air travel had been growing at a rate that outpaced decarbonization efforts."
Planet Detroit • 7th June 2022 New Detroit Parks Coalition aims to uplift and enhance Detroit parks, build ‘place-based equity’ While Detroit is home to more than 300 parks that offer all manner of green spaces and recreational opportunities, they’ve often struggled to get the funding they need to serve the community.
Planet Detroit • 17th February 2022 Detroiters try ice climbing at Pictured Rocks during Michigan Ice Fest A bus full of Detroiters arrived at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula during for the five-day Michigan Ice Fest, held Feb. 8-13.
Ross Dividend Magazine • 9th November 2021 The Erb Institute: 25 Years of Advancing Business Sustainability What does sustainability in business mean today, and what does it look like going forward?
Southeast Michigan Sustainable Business Forum • 19th October 2021 Sustainability Goes Hand in Hand with DEI While the scope of sustainability in business has broadened beyond environmental footprint—to include social responsibility and human rights, for example—the scope of diversity, equity, and inclusion has also broadened.
14th September 2021 This is Detroit’s moment to lead, says Sustainable Business Network of Detroit | U-M Erb Detroit is poised to become a global leader in business sustainability, but this will require a new approach to collaboration.
Runner's World • 13th September 2021 This Nonprofit Fosters Connections Between Runners and the Land We Run on Vic Thasiah fell in love with the natural world through running, when he was in college at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Capital & Main • 26th April 2021 Can a Community Park Turn a Post-Industrial Zone Into an Urban Oasis? Many of us have found respite in parks and other natural spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. But some people have much easier access than others to these oases.
Planet Detroit • 18th March 2021 School siting report, Marathon consent order address concerns about pollution in schools Pollution and other environmental hazards in and around schools can cause health problems for students and staff, as well as developmental problems that can hamper students’ learning.
Model D • 21st January 2021 7 things to do outside in Metro Detroit this winter In the warmer months of 2020, some of Metro Detroit’s parks and outdoor spaces were full of visitors, as people looked for safe ways to get out of their homes during the pandemic. The temperatures have dropped, but that doesn’t mean you have to stay cooped up indoors all winter, even if you’re cold-intolerant.
Crain's Detroit Business • 6th September 2020 40 Under 40 - Jonathan Quarles When Jonathan Quarles founded the BTL Group, he didn’t intend to get into the business of water. But in 2018, he waded into the Flint water crisis when helping a company get its water generation technology deployed.
Associations Now • 12th August 2020 Sustainability: Landscape Architects Take Steps Toward Carbon-Neutral Communities You might not expect to find landscape architects in the army of professionals fighting climate change. But they are.
Planet Detroit • 14th July 2020 Detroiters Do Science: What we found (so far) in our urban neighborhoods Since the Detroiters Do Science project began in May, citizen scientists across Metro Detroit have recorded nearly 2500 observations (and counting!) through the iNaturalist app as part of our Nature in Your Neighborhood project.
Planet Detroit • 11th June 2020 Why biodiversity matters in urban areas like Detroit A church garden in Detroit might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of biodiversity, but each individual plant, bird and insect that inhabits the space is doing its part.
