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Utility Companies’ Consistent Failures and Shady Practices Show Why We Need Energy Democracy
n June of 2021, torrential rains flooded the City of Detroit and surrounding areas, causing over $100 million in damages, mostly in poor, Black, and Brown neighborhoods. Kamau Clark, an organizer for the nonprofit We The People Michigan, moved into his apartment in Detroit’s West Village neighborhood just two days before the storm. “I came home at 2AM and the apartment was flooded,” he recalls.
Utility companies' consistent failures and shady practices show why we need energy democracy
Above Photo: A vehicle sits submerged in water along I-75 Aug. 12, 2014 in Royal Oak, Michigan. (Joshua Lott / Getty Images) Around the country, corporate utility giants like DTE in Michigan are leaving communities vulnerable while impeding progress on decarbonization—and that’s exactly why a transition to community-owned utilities must happen.
Utility companies' consistent failures and shady practices show why we need energy democracy
In June of 2021, torrential rains flooded the City of Detroit and surrounding areas, causing over $100 million in damages, mostly in poor, Black, and Brown neighborhoods. Kamau Clark, an organizer for the nonprofit We The People Michigan, moved into his apartment in Detroit’s West Village neighborhood just two days before the storm. “I came home at 2AM and the apartment was flooded,” he recalls.
A Bold Experiment in Working-Class Journalism
I have a recurring fantasy that goes something like this: I am eating breakfast at a diner in my hometown in Macomb County, Michigan, when I am approached by a journalist. This journalist is writing an article about political sentiment in blue collar swing districts, or something nebulous and overdone like that.
It Is My Job To Educate You
The year is 2012, and Vidhya Aravind has been banned from yet another online video game for using slurs. Most of her waking hours are spent on the internet, and her only friends are a cadre of edgelord gamers with a penchant for sharing offensive jokes and antagonizing normies on Reddit. She is incorrigibly depressed.
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This interview with Adia Benton, an associate professor of anthropology and African studies, was conducted and condensed by frank news. Her work focuses on epidemics and government responses to them. Specifically how social inequalities that exist play out in institutional responses to health, health interventions, and humanitarian aid. frank | Most of your work focuses on West Africa - did you anticipate your work being this central to a conversation in the United States?
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This interview with Chloe Haralambous was conducted and condensed by Chiara Towne for frank news. Chloe Haralambous is an activist who has spent the past five years working on Lesvos, Greece. Chloe co-founded Mosaik, a support center for refugees and locals. Mosaik caters to the population of Moria, the largest refugee camp in Europe. Chloe walks us through Moria’s exponential growth, and what Greece is bracing for as COV-19 hits the islands. Chiara Towne | Hi Chloe. How are you? I'm good, Chiara.
Opinion: The high cost of cutting environmental 'red tape'
OPINION Justin Onwenu and Lauren Schandevel Published 11:00 p.m. ET Feb. 28, 2020 Convinced that environmental protection laws are burdensome and too expensive, the Trump administration and his former coal lobbyist-turned EPA chief have gutted nearly 100 Obama-era environmental rules. It’s clear that Trump’s environmental policy approach hasn’t cut the costs of environmental regulations; it’s merely shifted the costs onto the backs of communities he says he cares about.
Working Class Whispering
I have a recurring fantasy that goes something like this: I am eating breakfast at a diner in my hometown in Macomb County, Michigan, when I am approached by a journalist. This journalist is writing an article about political sentiment in blue collar swing districts, or something nebulous and overdone like that.
Op-Ed: Beyond the guide, steps to true campus affordability
Over the last few months, politics on campus have shifted their focus to affordability and access. When the Central Student Government Affordability Guide debuted in January, student outrage at the glib nature of its advice sparked serious criticism — followed by a passionate call to action — from all corners of the University of Michigan. In the recent CSG election, we saw candidates from almost every party include affordability in their platforms and preach it at the debates.
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