Peter Ross
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Michigan democrat. People. policy, politics. 37 year journalism career. Deadhead. New Englander now firmly entrenched in Michigan.
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Opinion: When will Ottawa act to remove salmon-killing chemical from vehicle tires? Original
Breadcrumb Trail Links Home Opinion Op-Ed Coho salmon are very sensitive to the tire-related chemical 6PPD-Quinone, with road runoff contributing to fish kills in B.C. streams during rainfall events. Photo by Auston Chorr /Raincoast Conservation Foundation Every fall in B.C., thousands of coho salmon make their way home from the ocean to spawn in our thousands of kilometres of freshwater streams and creeks.
Opinion: When will Ottawa act to remove salmon-killing chemical from vehicle tires?
Peter S. Ross, Lina Azeez and Lindsay Beck: When rain washes tire particles from roads into B.C. streams, this toxic compound enters salmon habitats, severely impacting coho salmon populations and other salmon species. • • Coho salmon are very sensitive to the tire-related chemical 6PPD-Quinone, with road runoff contributing to fish kills in B.C. streams during rainfall events.
New York's Bulk Energy Storage Procurements To Commence In June 2025
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New York's Inflation Reduction Act
The New York Public Service Commission ("PSC") is considering recommendations by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ("NYSERDA") to use existing NY-Sun Program funding to deploy distributed solar generation beyond the state's current 10-gigawatt ("GW") goal.
Securing a Satellite Communications Future Through Green Business Practices
Analyst Insight: In a digital age where businesses increasingly depend on automated technologies, satellite communication emerges as the optimal connectivity solution. Despite the many advantages offered by satellite internet, especially in areas lacking traditional telecom infrastructure, it’s crucial to acknowledge and address the associated environmental impacts.
Council Post: Change Is Not The Enemy: How To Lead Through Uncertainty
Peter is the CEO and co-founder of Seniors Helpers, a leading national non-medical in-home senior care franchise. “This is the way we’ve always done things.” Anyone remember that antiquated saying? People typically don’t like change and often resist because the status quo is comfortable and safe. As humans, we are often reluctant to adjust because we may make a misstep. Several psychological studies examine resistance to change due to fear of the unknown or fear of failure in the workplace.
Council Post: How To Be A Business Disruptor
Peter is the CEO and co-founder of Seniors Helpers, a leading national non-medical in-home senior care franchise. “Many a false step has been made by standing still.” This is a favorite quote of mine. It’s from The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss, but to me, it is the quintessential mantra not just to continue moving—but to continue disrupting. When we hear the word “disruptor,” ostensibly we may think of chaos, rule-breakers or disorganization.
Film Contracts in Indie Filmmaking
Photo by Jakob Owens. Visit his website at www.directorjakobowens.com. What You Need to Know Written by Peter John Ross Have you ever heard of indie film success stories like Kevin Smith making “Clerks” or “Paranormal Activity” by Oren Peli? Well, what if they forgot to cross a “T” or dot an “I”? We might not have ever heard of them.
Peter S. Ross: We need to understand the extent to which floods further degrade fish habitat
Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Opinion: The B.C. floods of 2021 blurred the distinction between fish habitat and human communities as contaminants from human activities washed unfettered into streams and rivers Article content In November 2021, we viewed with alarm the unfolding flood disaster in southern B.C. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
New York Public Service Commission Issues Key Ruling on Offshore Wind Transmission | JD Supra
On January 20, 2022, the New York Public Service Commission (Commission) issued its Order on Power Grid Study Recommendations concerning investments in the State’s electric transmission and distribution system that are necessary to meet the mandates of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).
New York Public Service Commission Issues Key Ruling on Offshore Wind Transmission | JD Supra
On January 20, 2022, the New York Public Service Commission (Commission) issued its Order on Power Grid Study Recommendations concerning investments in the State’s electric transmission and distribution system that are necessary to meet the mandates of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA).
New York Releases Much Awaited Roadmap For Deploying 10 Gigawatts Of Distributed Solar By 2030
United States: New York Releases Much Awaited Roadmap For Deploying 10 Gigawatts Of Distributed Solar By 2030 24 December 2021 Foley Hoag LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Can New York State satisfy nearly 30 percent of its electricity needs with solar projects less than five megawatts in size by the year 2030?
New York Releases Much Awaited Roadmap for Deploying 10 Gigawatts of Distributed Solar by 2030 | JD Supra
Can New York State satisfy nearly 30 percent of its electricity needs with solar projects less than five megawatts in size by the year 2030? In September of this year, Governor Hochul announced a framework to do just that, setting 10 gigawatts (GWs) of deployed distributed solar by 2030 as the goal, enough to power 700,000 New York homes – even more than the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’s (CLCPA) six-GW deployment requirement.
New York Releases Much Awaited Roadmap for Deploying 10 Gigawatts of Distributed Solar by 2030
Can New York State satisfy nearly 30 percent of its electricity needs with solar projects less than five megawatts in size by the year 2030? In September of this year, Governor Hochul announced a framework to do just that, setting 10 gigawatts (GWs) of deployed distributed solar by 2030 as the goal, enough to power 700,000 New York homes – even more than the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’s (CLCPA) six-GW deployment requirement.
Cannabis And Renewable Energy In New York: Delving Into The Weeds Of A Budding Industry
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. New York's recent legalization of recreational marijuana for adult use has set off a flurry of entrepreneurial activity as businesses seek to establish a foothold in the State's new and lucrative market.
Cannabis and Renewable Energy in New York: Delving into the Weeds of a Budding Industry | JD Supra
New York’s recent legalization of recreational marijuana for adult use has set off a flurry of entrepreneurial activity as businesses seek to establish a foothold in the State’s new and lucrative market. Renewable energy, energy storage and other technologies can help growers not only minimize their electricity bills – a substantial operation expense for the typical indoor farm – but also give them a leg up in the State’s licensing process.
Cannabis and Renewable Energy in New York: Delving into the Weeds of a Budding Industry
New York’s recent legalization of recreational marijuana for adult use has set off a flurry of entrepreneurial activity as businesses seek to establish a foothold in the State’s new and lucrative market. Renewable energy, energy storage and other technologies can help growers not only minimize their electricity bills – a substantial operation expense for the typical indoor farm – but also give them a leg up in the State’s licensing process.
Cannabis and Renewable Energy in New York: Delving into the Weeds of a Budding Industry
New York’s recent legalization of recreational marijuana for adult use has set off a flurry of entrepreneurial activity as businesses seek to establish a foothold in the State’s new and lucrative market. Renewable energy, energy storage and other technologies can help growers not only minimize their electricity bills – a substantial operation expense for the typical indoor farm – but also give them a leg up in the State’s licensing process.
New York Updates Distributed Energy Tariff And Sets Course For Further Deliberation
United States: New York Updates Distributed Energy Tariff And Sets Course For Further Deliberation 11 May 2021 by Noah C. Shaw , Sarah Main and Peter Ross Foley Hoag LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
New York Department Of Environmental Conservation Releases
United States: New York Department Of Environmental Conservation Releases "Value Of Carbon" Guidance That Could Spur More Aggressive Climate Policies 07 January 2021 by Noah Shaw and Peter Ross Hodgson Russ LLP To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
How Hedges Became the Unofficial Emblem of Great Britain
Welcome to Hedgeland. The streets of suburban Britain are edged with merry green. Boxy bushes of privet, beech, holly, yew and other plant species act as boundaries around gardens, demarcating property lines and separating our domestic and public lives. Town planners call them “woody linear features,” but they are so much more than that. They are a charmed circle drawn around family and self. What the white picket fence is to America, the hedge is to Britain, a cozy symbol of conservatism.
Home Health Care News
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Will Sweden’s herd immunity experiment pay off?
The world depicts the country as “playing Russian roulette” by not enacting a coronavirus lockdown by Richard Orange / May 1, 2020 / Leave a comment Unflappable: Sweden’s state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell has become an unlikely celebrity during the pandemic © Jessica GOW / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP If I’ve learnt one thing in a decade living in Sweden, it is that it is boring.
Why the daily coronavirus death figures do not capture what you think
The death toll is higher than the headline number suggests by Paul Wallace / April 11, 2020 / Leave a comment Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty. Photo: Victoria Jones/PA Wire/PA Images The daily death toll of the coronavirus epidemic has become part of our new everyday lives. Released every afternoon, it portrays the devastating effect of the disease as another day’s cull is added to all the deaths that have preceded it.
Peter Ross and Lance Barrett-Lennard: Harbour seals are easy scapegoats in Chinook salmon decline
A new study shows that historic high levels of harbour seals are taking a big bite out of juvenile chinook and coho populations in the Strait of Georgia. Benjamin Nelson / Vancouver Sun Explaining the declining numbers of iconic Chinook salmon is more complicated than one might think, and harbour seals have been increasingly put forth by some as the primary culprit.Sure, seals eat salmon.
Not quite Pott’s puffy tumour
Pott’s puffy tumour (PPT) is characterised by a subperiosteal abscess associated with osteomyelitis of the frontal bone—a rare complication of frontal sinusitis, more common in the paediatric population. We describe a case mimicking PPT, where abscess extension was facilitated by previous surgery. Usually patients with PPT would be systemically unwell, but our patient, a 63-year-old Caucasian man, was systemically well with a large swelling of his forehead.
7 Superfoods You Need for a Longer, Healthier Life
The first step toward healthy aging is a nutritious diet. Is it true that you can add years to your life by making smarter food choices? Believe it or not, it is! Our life span is dependent on several factors; however, following a healthy lifestyle and sticking to a nutrient-packed diet can slow the aging process and help ward off age-related diseases, including heart disease, osteoporosis and diabetes.
7 Superfoods You Need for a Longer, Healthier Life
Is it true that you can add years to your life by making smarter food choices? Believe it or not, it is! Our life span is dependent on several factors; however, following a healthy lifestyle and sticking to a nutrient-packed diet can slow the aging process and help ward off age-related diseases, including heart disease, osteoporosis and diabetes. Related: 6 Easy (and Tasty!) Ways to Eat Healthy Check out these age-reversing superfoods to help you live a happier, healthier and longer life: 1.
FRAMELINES - season 3 fundraiser
Framelines, an educational show about filmmaking, is trying to raise money for the 3rd season.
Unrealistic Expectations: Startups, Young Men, and Suicide
Once upon a time, life was about “keeping up with the Joneses”. It was about status anxiety and ensuring that people saw that you had enough money to buy the important things in life like a big house, BMW and maybe a country club membership. We’ve recently seen a shift though.
G.R. mayoral candidates push to primary election
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- Voters here Tuesday will narrow the field of mayoral candidates, and maybe even elect one outright. Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell cannot seek reelection - due to term limits. Seeking to replace him are City Commissioner Rosalynn Bliss, former state Representative Reverend Robert Dean, retired engineer John George, and military veteran Willard Lee. They have all participated in several candidate forums, and all hope to soon govern Michigan's second-largest city.
Daunderlust audio edition
Robbie Coltrane to Voice Audiobook of Award-winning Journalism on Scotland Leicester UK, 15th May 2015 – W.F.Howes Ltd, the UK’s leading publisher of unabridged audiobooks, and subsidiary of Recorded Books Inc., has announced Robbie Coltrane, star of Harry Potter and Cracker as the narrator of audiobook Daunderlust: Dispatches from Unreported Scotland.
WMU aviation dean foresees pilot psychological testing
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WZZM) -- The dean of Western Michigan University's College of Aviation says future pilot training may include psychological testing. Captain Dave Powell, who retired as a United Airlines chief pilot before coming to WMU seven years ago said Thursday, "We're always evaluating how we train, so is this something that's going to have to be evaluated? I'm absolutely convinced it will be." Powell notes since 9/11, U.S. airlines have required two people be in the cockpit at all times.
Spectrum Health shooter sentenced to 20-50 years
A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) -- The man who shot a Spectrum Health security guard last June was sentenced Monday to 20 to 50 years in jail for assault with intent to murder. Horace Collins, 33, has a lengthy criminal record, including several escapes and parole and probation violations. That contributed to the stiff sentence issued by Judge Jim Redford. The man Collins shot made a statement at the sentencing.
Judge scolds woman with 37 dogs
GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) -- Kimberly Savino received her sentence Monday for keeping 37 dogs in crates for up to 15 hours a day. She also received a tongue-lashing from Circuit Court Judge Jim Redford. Savino stood before the judge and said, "I'm sorry for the ordeal my animals went through. It was a very, very difficult situation and I did the best I could. It's something that never happened before and it's something that will never happen again." But Judge Redford was having none of it.
Rash of thefts from vehicles reported in EGR
A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- Police in East Grand Rapids say there have been more reports of thefts from vehicles in recent days. Perpetrators are getting into unlocked vehicles parked on streets, in driveways, and in unlocked garages. The suspects are three unknown males seen on bicycles in the early morning hours of November 13, 14, and 15. Six of the larcenies happened on November 13, between 2am and 5am.
Weather leaves wheels spinning across West Michigan
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- It's so early to have winter hit so hard, but drivers seem to have accommodated pretty well. Although there have been a number of accidents, none have been terribly serious or very large. A number of people told WZZM 13 Tuesday's road conditions were some of the worst West Michigan driving they've ever experienced. Travelling on level ground was slow, if steady. Going uphill, though, could be tough -- even for a truck with double tires in back.
First snowstorm prompts long lines at tire store
GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) -- For tire dealers, the first big snow of the year is "kind of our Super Bowl so we make it happen." That's according to Phil Hoffman at Discount Tire on Alpine Avenue. Customers formed a long line early Monday morning, a line that got refreshed throughout the day. At 11 a.m., walk-in customers were learning it could be four to six hours before they were serviced. Hoffman suggests people drop off their car early in the day and get it at the close of business.
Final ruling on G.R. pot law could be some time away
A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. Final ruling on G.R. pot law could be some time away GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) -- The Michigan Court of Appeals Friday heard a challenge to Grand Rapids' law that decriminalizes possessing a small amount of marijuana. No ruling from the court is expected for several weeks, and its ruling will likely be appealed to the Michigan Supreme Court.
Muskegon's Davis signs intent letter with MSU
MUSKEGON, Mich. (WZZM) - Deyonta Davis, the Muskegon Big Reds basketball star, on Thursday signed a national letter of intent to continue his career at Michigan State University. Davis was surrounded by his mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother as he put pen to paper outside the high school gym. "It means a lot - I'm thankful for my coaches and everybody...(MSU is) my dream school, and it's close for my family to come and watch me play," Davis said Thursday.
New VA health clinic to open in Wyoming
WYOMING, Mich. (WZZM) -- On the eve of Veteran's Day, the new VA secretary Monday promised he would fire up to 1000 people connected with the VA's health care scandal. However, Robert McDonald plans to hire many more people - about 28,000 - to improve the VA's health care delivery. It's possible some of those health professionals may end up working in the VA's new health clinic in Wyoming, part of the Metro Health Village.
Made in Michigan: Koegel Meats
A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. FLINT, Mich. (WZZM) -- "We make them the old fashioned way," says John Koegel. He's talking about the 35 varieties of meat produced by the company founded in Flint by his grandfather in the early 1900s.
Famous Children's Author to visit EGR Library
EAST GRAND RAPIDS - The public library here will soon host a visit from famous children's author and EGR native Chris Van Allsbug. Below is the full press release: Kent County, Mich. -- Kent District Library, Grand Rapids Ballet and Schuler Books & Music will host an author appearance and book release for two-time Caldecott Medal-winning children's book author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg.
Busy weekend for campaigning
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- The final four days of election season will soon start; this weekend will bring a flurry of campaign activity to west Michigan. Friday, the Democrats brought the president of the large AFL-CIO labor union to town. Richard Trumpka motivated union workers to go door to door, urging voters to pull the lever for Democrats.
G.R. Planners approve plans for former MAC site
A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) -- Plans to redevelop the old Michigan Athletic Club property moved forward Thursday, while efforts to bring more shopping and restaurants to The Village at Knapp's Crossing were put on hold. The Grand Rapids' Planning Commission approved development plans for the MAC. but tabled action on Knapp's Crossing until a future date.
Former MAC site in G.R. could become Fresh Thyme Market
A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) -- The public Thursday has a chance to weigh in on plans to redevelop property on Burton Street into a shopping and residential district featuring a Fresh Thyme Market. The development by CWD Real Estate would occur on land formerly occupied by the Michigan Athletic Club or MAC. The Grand Rapids Planning Commission tabled action on the plan last month to allow CWD to address concerns raised by residents and the Commission.
New winter parking rules for 19 G.R. streets
A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. GRAND RAPIDS - Winter is coming, and the City of Grand Rapids is making changes to parking on 19 streets. The hope is to allow emergency vehicles, fire trucks especially, to get through streets the city says "are the most challenging for snow removal and public safety accessibility." Property owners on the streets received notices this week letting them know that on those streets, parking will be on one side of the street only, all winter long.
G.R. planners OK new parking lot, brewery expansion
A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WZZM) -- The Grand Rapids Planning Commission on Thursday approved putting up a new parking lot on Market Avenue, in what now houses empty buildings. The 276-space lot still needs funding approval from the full City Commission, which will be asked to spend $1.5 million to tear down the buildings and put up the surface lot across from the Showgirls Galleria adult club.
$6 million Creston development will include 40 apartments
A link has been posted to your Facebook feed. GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) -- A new $6 million development is planned for the Creston business district—a project developers and neighborhood organizers will transform the area along Plainfield Avenue. Wednesday morning, 616 Development announced plans to tear down the former Club North building at 1359 Plainfield Ave. NE to make way for a mixed-use building. It will include 40 market-rate apartments and 2,600 square feet of retail space.
Kent Co. says agencies are trained, prepared for Ebola
GRAND RAPIDS - The medical and government communities in Kent County say they have met to discuss emergency preparedness regarding the recent spread of the Ebola virus in different parts of the world.
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