Connect With WMEAC This Summer!
Written by Sarah Gibes Are you looking for ways to bring you and your family outside, as well as to get involved in the local community? Then WMEAC has exactly…
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Connect With WMEAC This Summer!
COVID-19, Food Insecurity, and Vaccinations: Practical Solutions for Addressing Structural Inequality
Written by Sarah Gibes Structural social inequality continues to impede West Michigan’s environmental health and wellness. In order to create truly functional communities, it’s important for the environmental movement to…
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COVID-19, Food Insecurity, and Vaccinations: Practical Solutions for Addressing Structural Inequality
The Power of Protecting the Future: Why We Need to Invest in Sustainable Energy Today
By Sarah Gibes and Oliver Shampine As young citizens of the Grand Haven community, we believe the proposed electrical energy complex on Harbor Island will force our community to step…
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The Power of Protecting the Future: Why We Need to Invest in Sustainable Energy Today
Turn off your Webcam: Evaluating the environmental impact of internet usage
Written by: Sarah Gibes Ever wondered how much energy you use when you attend hour-long Zoom meetings or binge-watch Netflix? A new study, published in December by a team…
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Turn off your Webcam: Evaluating the environmental impact of internet usage
White Lake Area Climate Activists lead the City of Montague to declare a Climate Emergency
Written by Sarah Gibes; Photo courtesy Tamara Horne (Tamara Horne, left; Lori Heinz Coleman, right) When the White Lake Area Climate Action Council (WLACAC) first met, they connected through their…
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White Lake Area Climate Activists lead the City of Montague to declare a Climate Emergency
Investing in the Future: Sustainability and Parenting in the Pandemic
Written by Sarah Gibes; Photo Credit Carlos Calderon Tanya Cabala, WMEAC’s Lakeshore Outreach Organizer, started to notice how much waste she produced when she had her first child. “I was…
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Investing in the Future: Sustainability and Parenting in the Pandemic
Standing on the Shoulders of a Giant: WMEAC reflects on Joan Wolfe’s Legacy
When the Michigan legislature passed the Michigan Environmental Protection Act in 1970, Joan Wolfe was enormously thankful. “I had a nervous breakdown,” Wolfe told the Greater Grand Rapids Oral History…
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Standing on the Shoulders of a Giant: WMEAC reflects on Joan Wolfe’s Legacy
