Who funds Michigan lawmakers? Most get cash from PACs, not voters they represent | Bridge Michigan

Michigan lawmakers get most of their campaign cash from PACs that represent industries and other special interests, including labor unions and business groups. Experts ask: Who will they listen to in Lansing?

Tom Barrett: Electric vehicles are massive failures (plus, their communists!)

Also, Tom Barrett: Electric vehicles will succeed over gas-powered vehicles and it will cost Michigan jobs (mark his words)

https://www.bridgemi.com/guest-commentary/opinion-its-time-admit-it-michigans-ev-pipe-dream-has-failed

#Michigan #BridgeMichigan #EV #TomBarrett

Opinion | It’s time to admit it: Michigan’s EV pipe dream has failed | Bridge Michigan

We have spent well over a billion of state tax dollars to build these plants while the federal government incentivizes the purchase of electric vehicles and forces them on drivers who don’t want them.

@GottaLaff

Same shit happening here in #Michigan . Corporate sweetheart deals

“The problem with the whole water bottling system is that we're just...we're simply taking that public resource and turning it into a commodity. And if we walk too far down that road, we wind up to a place where water is only available for those who can afford it,” said Sean McBrearty with Clean Water Action."

#bridgemichigan #waterrightsdispute

https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-may-restrict-withdrawals-bottled-water-nestle

Michigan may restrict withdrawals for bottled water like Nestle | Bridge Michigan

Legal experts say the public trust doctrine in Michigan should be expanded to protect groundwater, but they don't think legislators should target water bottling operations. They believe all users should be treated the same.

It’s the Great Lakes. I’ll take the trade-off but it’s been pretty dreary indeed. And guess what’s making it worse? https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/michigan-winters-are-super-cloudy-and-getting-worse-heres-how-deal #climatechange #PureMichigan #BridgeMichigan #Cloudy #weather
Michigan winters are super cloudy and getting worse. Here’s how to deal. | Bridge Michigan

Blame the Great Lakes and climate change for Michigan’s dreary winters. And it appears to be getting worse as rising temperatures diminish ice cover on the lakes, allowing more moisture to rise in the atmosphere.

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