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30 mammalian and bird species are used extensively for agriculture, with half accounting for over 90% of global livestock production.

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In the News

CNN Underscored

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Apr 21, 2025

I tracked my trash for one week. Here’s what I swapped to cut out single-use plastic

WKAR Public Media

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Apr 18, 2025

A Change in Power, Part 5: Wind, solar, and batteries alone won't get Michigan to net-zero carbon emissions

The Financial Times Energy Source

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Apr 17, 2025

Is geothermal the new zero-carbon answer to US power needs?

Michigan Public

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Apr 16, 2025

A Change In Power, Part 3: Storing energy to use later

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Wege Lecture Series

The Wege Lecture Series honors Peter M. Wege for his outstanding contributions to the Center for Sustainable Systems and to the environmental field. Each Wege Lecture has addressed a critical sustainability challenge facing society in the 21st century, from energy security and declining fossil resources to global climate change, freshwater scarcity, ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss, and sustainable development strategies.

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