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What will be the unintended consequences of widespread wind energy?

Michigan, Opinion /

Recently the government’s top climate specialist, compared the dozens of whales washing ashore along the New Jersey and New York coasts in recent months to road killed raccoons and possums along America’s highways.
He seems to think that just as road-killed animals are just a minor, unintended consequence of the transportation system, people should be just as callous when dead whales happen to drift ashore along the East Coast where wind-energy projects are installed, are being installed, and more are being planned.

What will be the unintended consequences of widespread wind energy? Read More »

Boating industry finding ways to adapt after pandemic sales soar

Featured, Fishing, Gear & Gadgets, Michigan, News /

Things have changed since boat sales soared during the pandemic and only time will tell what will happen in the boating industry. The lockdowns are over, employment is high, and so is the price of gasoline. Fuel prices are double what they were during the onset of the pandemic. Don’t forget increasing inflation rates. So what’s the current outlook for the boating industry across the United States, including Michigan?

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De-extincting the Great Lakes blue pike may be worth looking at

Featured, Features, Fishing, Michigan, National Fishing, Opinion /

Blue pike were most abundant in Lake Erie but they could be caught in Lake Huron and Lake Ontario as well and occasionally in the Niagara, Detroit, and St. Clair rivers. Blue pike closely were related to walleyes.
Historically, some scientists argued they were the same species as
walleyes (just a blue color), others argued they were a distinct species.

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What color is that fish, and why?

Featured, Fishing, Fishing, Fishing, Fishing, Fishing, Fishing, Fishing, Fishing, Home Page News, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, National Fishing, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin /

These crappies, bass, or other odd-colored specimens aren’t a new species or remnants of a long-ago, thought-to-be-extinct population.
These fish exist due to genetic aberrations – as do albino fish or melanistic (all-black) fish.

What color is that fish, and why? Read More »

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