Donny Winter

BP Oil Spill Forgotten?

I'm sure everyone has seen a BP Gulf Tourist commercial interrupting their TV programming on numerous stations of course stating that the region is a beautiful place, and that BP cares about the Gulf region's well...

Asian carp presence a mistake

The residents in the Great Lakes area began to panic back on June 22nd when they heard of an Asian carp swimming beyond the underwater barriers made to prevent these invasive species from reaching Lake Michigan. Now according to the...

Representative claims Enbridge violated federal protocol

Many people have asked if there were any proceeding warnings or indications of the oil leak in the creek that leads to the Kalamazoo River. The answer: yes. “At 5:56 p.m. on July 25, Enbridge Inc. shut...

Michigan oil spill hinders wildlife

The Environmental Protection Agency reported that there has been vast improvements in regard to containing the oil spill in the Kalamazoo River. Oil advancement has been halted in a 25 mile portion of the river. Despite this bit of good...

Oil estimate raised in Kalamazoo River

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that over 1 million gallons of oil has poured into the Kalamazoo river since the Enbridge pipeline rupture. Some officials claim to have seen oil sheen in Morrow Lake, the lake where they supposedly thought...

Oil spill in Michigan threatens Great Lakes

Now that the Gulf Oil Spill has been capped, a new threat that many have feared has occurred in Michigan. This past week a 30 inch oil pipeline ruptured and began spewing crude oil into Talmadge Creek in Kalamazoo County...

Making use of the heavy rain

Over the past several years, Michigan has had relatively dry summers; however, the 2010 summer has turned into a literal monsoon season. There has been significant flooding in farm lands in Northern Michigan, which has ruined crops by ripening them...

Foreign wasps prepared to contend with the emerald ash borer

There has been a sign of hope in the battle against the dreadful emerald ash borer---an insect who has devastated millions of ash trees across fourteen U.S. states and two provinces in Canada, costing unimaginable amounts of money...

BP Oil Spill hindering Michigan migratory bird habitats

For over 80 days now, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf has continued to gush large amounts of the black mess into the warm waters---causing not only economic problems, but also environmental damage. Wildlife has been hindered...

Storms batter Northern Lower Michigan

Massive thunderstorms ripped through Northern Lower Michigan yesterday at around 5:00 pm EST. After the sweltering temperatures last week melted Michigan and caused a considerable amount of environmental hazard warnings for the elderly, relief was in order. Unfortunately, a...

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