Andy Balaskovitz is a contributing editor at Canary Media who compiles the Midwest Energy News newsletter. He is based in Michigan and has covered the state’s energy transition since 2014 for various publications, including the Energy News Network.
While behavior-based approaches to cutting energy use may sound invasive, a Michigan researcher points out they're really about making it easier for people to make decisions they already want to make.
In what critics are calling misleading “scare tactics” to push utility-backed legislation in Michigan, a nonprofit advocacy group has launched a new ad campaign with a ticking clock counting down coal plant closures.