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Banerjee, Prehoda, Sidortsov, and Schelly Author Paper on Energy Justice Potential of Renewable Electricity

Published August 22, 2017

Aparajita Banerjee, Emily Prehoda, Roman Sidortsov (SS) and Chelsea Schelly (SS) authored “Renewable, ethical? Assessing the energy justice potential of renewable electricity.” in AIMS ENERGY. Read the article here.

Schelly Publishes Book – Dwelling in Resistance

Published August 4, 2017

By Amy Spahn

Chelsea Schelly’s newest book “Dwelling in Resistance” is now available from Rutgers University Press.

Abstract:

Most Americans take for granted much of what is materially involved in the daily rituals of dwelling. In Dwelling in Resistance, Chelsea Schelly examines four alternative U.S. communities—“The Farm,” “Twin Oaks,” “Dancing Rabbit,” and “Earthships”—where electricity, water, heat, waste, food, and transportation practices differ markedly from those of the vast majority of Americans.

Schelly portrays a wide range of residential living alternatives utilizing renewable, small-scale, de-centralized technologies. These technologies considerably change how individuals and communities interact with the material world, their natural environment, and one another. Using in depth interviews and compelling ethnographic observations, the book offers an insightful look at different communities’ practices and principles and their successful endeavors in sustainability and self-sufficiency.

Drone Flies Over Quincy Smelter to Search for Potential Cleanup Issues

Published July 27, 2017

By Amy Spahn

Photo by Kurt Hauglie - Daily Mining Gazette — Photo by Kurt Hauglie – Daily Mining Gazette

A team from the Michigan Technological University Research Institute (MTRI) in Ann Arbor, Michigan flew a drone over the Quincy Smelter in Ripley, MI to take imagery of the site with true color and infrared cameras. The images will be used to search for old infrastructure and drainage pipes that may not be marked on a map.

This project is a partnership between the Keweenaw National Historical Park (KNHP), MTRI, Tim Scarlett, and Don Lafreniere along with a group of local high school students.

Click here to read the complete article featured in the Daily Mining Gazette.

Winkler Discusses U.P. Energy on Public TV 13 Media Meet

Published June 28, 2017

By Amy Spahn

Richelle Winkler recently appeared on the Public TV 13 program Media Meet for a conversation about energy and the possibilities for renewable generation, local development, and transmission upgrades in the Upper Peninsula.

Click he re to watch the video.

Sidortsov Publishes Chapter in Governance of Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas

Published June 28, 2017

By Amy Spahn

Roman Sidortsov authored a chapter, “The Russian Offshore Oil and Gas Regime: When Tight Control Means Less Order”, in Governance of Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas published by Routledge.

Click here to see the summary

New Funding for L’Anse Community Solar Study

Published June 9, 2017

By Amy Spahn

Richell Winkler (SS/GLRC) is the principal investigator on a project that has received $17,128 contract with the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Regions (WUPPDR). The project is, “L’Anse Community Solar Study.”

This is a one year project.

MTU Archaeology Project Digs up Bits, Pieces of Keweenaw County History

Published June 8, 2017

By Amy Spahn

The Department of Social Sciences’ 2017 summer industrial archaeological field school in Keweenaw County was featured in a story in The Daily Mining Gazette.

“Part of the goal of it is to train our students in archaeological field work,” said Professor LouAnn Wurst, who is leading the school.

At the same time, the school is being conducted in conjunction with the Department of Natural Resources and the state to look at Copper Harbor’s range lighthouse keeper’s residence, and locate the Astor House, which is believed to have stood behind the house.

Click here to read the full story.

Graduate Student Prehoda In the News

Published June 7, 2017

By Heather Powers

ABC-10 News aired a story, about the potential for using solar energy in the UP, quoting Michigan Tech graduate student Emily Prehoda.

She is working on a survey that will be conducted in L’Anse next fall, a collaborative effort of the Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region, the Village of L’Anse, WPPI Energy, and Michigan Tech’s Keweenaw Research Center and Department of Social Sciences.

Residents of the village buy their power from WPPI Energy, a non-profit company.

Prehoda was also featured in USA Today (“The US could prevent a lot of deaths by switching from coal to solar“), and on NBC and CBS with researcher Joshua Pearce (MSE/ECE).

Also in print, Joshua Pearce (MSE/ECE) and social sciences PhD Student Emily Prehoda coauthored, potential lives saved by replacing coal with solar photovoltaic electricity production in the U.S., in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews that can be read here.

Lafreniere Co-Authors Paper on the Methodological Challenges to Studying Children’s Health

Published June 7, 2017

By Amy Spahn

Don Lafreniere (SS) co-authored the paper, “You are where you live: Methodological Challenges to Measuring Children’s Exposure to Hazards” in the Journal of Children and Poverty.

Richelle Winkler Wins 2017 Faculty Distinguished Service Award

Published June 1, 2017

By Amy Spahn

by Mark Wilcox

Richelle Winkler, an associate professor in the Department of Social Sciences, is the recipient of the 2017 Faculty Distinguished Service Award.

The award is intended to complement the Distinguished Teaching and the Distinguished Research Awards already established at the University. It recognizes service to the University community that has significantly improved the quality of some aspect of campus life.

University Provost Jacqueline Huntoon says, “The faculty Distinguished Service Award Committee maintains very high standards and are only willing to make awards to individuals whose actions are particularly meritorious. Dr. Winkler exemplifies the characteristics that the award is intended to honor. She is an outstanding scholar whose efforts benefit the University and our community.”

Read the full story.

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