The 2021 Celebrate the U.P.! was held virtually during March 19–21. The speakers came from all over, but they all intersected with this place we call the U.P. More info
Great blue heron • Courtesy Russell Johnson
Great blue heron • Courtesy Russell Johnson
Birding Helps To Keep Us Healthy (And It’s Fun)
by Jeff Towner, Chairman, Laughing Whitefish Audubon Society & UPEC Board Member
Probably everyone would agree that we modern humans are subjected to a lot of environmental stress. The stressors are too numerous to name, but depending on an individual’s circumstances they may include environmental contaminants, including polluted air, water, and soil, poor diet, economic instability, lack of exercise, noise, interpersonal relationships, political instability, a deluge of media, including social media, and disease, including the current COVID-19 pandemic. Some spend considerable time and money looking for ways to reduce their stress load and deal with the physical and mental effects of stress. So, what does birding have to do with this? The answer is “A lot.”
A genuine UP livestream | Courtesy Joan Haara
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“Propane and Electricity: Keeping the Heat on and Powering Up Our Grid”
Discussion with Jenn Hill, Citizens Utility Board of Michigan
Friday, April 9, 2021, 7:00 pm EDT / 6:00 pm CDT via livestream on Facebook and Zoom (links below)
Propane has been in the news in the UP during this winter as it became another battleground in the fight to close Line 5. Enbridge, the owner of the pipeline, has been waging a propaganda campaign with its allies that is meant to create fear, alarm and confusion about what would happen to propane supplies if the line is shut down. Jenn Hill, who has been on the UP Energy Task Force from the beginning, will be able to inform our audience on how the recommendations crafted by the task force on alternative sources for propane became a political football.
Then we’ll switch to work done by the energy task force on our electrical generation capacity during the past year. Will solar and wind projects become the norm? What’s in store for consumers with our widely varying utility bills? Is electrification of transportation feasible in the UP? And many more details.
Jenn Hill is a board member of the Citizens Utility Board of Michigan, and a Marquette City Council member. Jenn has a master’s degree in urban planning. She and her husband reside in Marquette.
https://www.facebook.com/195291337192049/live/
Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83113438020?pwd=d3pZcjNyYW9uVmZUTy9vc2ZIN0UwUT09
Meeting ID: 831 1343 8020
Passcode: 2021