Michael Betzold

Michael Betzold is a Detroit-based journalist, Emmy-winning author of ten books, and member of the Climate Save movement.

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Michigan

Environmentalists oppose legislation to classify factory farm ‘biogas’ as clean energy

Factory farms already get billions annually in federal government subsidies

By Michael Betzold
Jan 17, 2024

Tags: Michigan, Environment, Government, Views & Opinions, Michigan factory farms, Michigan legislature, Lake Erie
Metro Detroit

Falling in love on Belle Isle all over again

Do you believe in magic? It’s just over the bridge.

By Michael Betzold
Sep 30, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Nature, Views & Opinions, Belle Isle, Detroit, nature in Detroit
Politics & Elections

Marianne Williamson made a campaign stop in Detroit where she railed against the 1%. The media didn’t cover it.

The self-help author and former Detroit-area pastor is one of the only Democrats to challenge President Joe Biden in 2024 so far

By Michael Betzold
Apr 25, 2023

Tags: Politics & Elections, Politics & Elections, Marianne Williamson, 2024 election, President Joe Biden, Democratic Party
Food News

Coalition takes aim at factory farms in Michigan

There are about 300 factory farms in Michigan, with the number skyrocketing in recent years

By Michael Betzold
Apr 21, 2023

Tags: Food News, Environment, Politics & Elections, Labor, Michigan agriculture, factory farms in Michigan, concentrated animal feeding operations in Michigan, Michiganders for a Just Farming System
Michigan

My gift to my grandson is to do whatever I can to sound the alarm of the impending climate disaster

The most important thing we can do for the environment is to give up — or at least drastically reduce — eating animals

By Michael Betzold
Dec 9, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Environment, climate change, environment, vegan, vegetarian, global warming, meat industry

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