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Detroit Zoo To Use Animal Manure For Fuel

See the full story at http://abcnews.go.com/US/detroit-zoo-plans-turn-animal-waste-energy/story?id=30462027 The Detroit Zoo is planning to turn a major byproduct of its animal inhabitants into renewable energy. The Detroit Zoological Society and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation launched a crowdfunding campaign on Monday to build an energy-producing biodigester at the zoo. The biodigester will turn 400 tons of …

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Wolf-Moose Study At Crossroads

Wolf-Moose Study At Crossroads   The study on Isle Royale began more than 50 years ago—put wolves and moose on a relatively isolated island and see how they interact. For a while, both populations did well as researchers studied the relationship between predators and their prey. But as the wolf …

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Group Battles Hunger In The U.P.

According to Feeding America, the percentage of people struggling with hunger has increased in the Upper Peninsula for the first time in five years. More than 330,000 people are at risk of hunger in the U.P. and in the western Lower Peninsula. A third of those at risk of hunger …

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