Articles tagged: Great Lakes
Climate change in Ann Arbor: Floods, drought, heat and buckeyes?
Posted: Jan 18, 2013The buckeye tree, which inspired the mascot for that hated institution in Ohio, could become a fixture in Ann Arbor within the next 100 years if climate change continues on its path, environmental advocates say. Read more »
International research effort collaborates with University of Michigan to shape future Great Lakes policies
Posted: Jan 10, 2013The University of Michigan is among the leaders of a multinational partnership charged with determining the future success of the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes Futures project is an inaugural effort that makes use ... Read more »
COLUMN: Pay It Forward: When a stranger came to our rescue
Posted: Aug 06, 2012Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. Dr. Wayne Baker is back! And in one piece! You’ll enjoy this Great Lakes story … ... Read more »
recipe: Grilled Great Lakes Whitefish with Tomato-Caper Relish captures the essence of a Michigan summer
Posted: Aug 25, 2011Peggy Lampman's Thursday dinnerFeed The final days of August are enveloped in an atmosphere of quiet anticipation. It's as if our town has come to a screeching halt and sits idling, waiting for the light ... Read more »
OPINION: Michigan needs to be in charge of regulating its natural resources, not Washington
Posted: Jul 03, 2011It is 1976, and Lake Erie is nearly "dead" due to being covered in toxic algae. Governor William Milliken leads a fight to restrict phosphorous use in Michigan by passing an administrative order. The order ... Read more »
Opinion: We need to stop the exportation of water from the Great Lakes to China
Posted: Dec 19, 2010This letter is in regards to NAFTA (North America Free Trade Agreement). The president is now pushing for free trade with South Korea which I am totally against. Take a look at how things are ... Read more »
Will Rick Snyder follow through on promise to push forward an environmental agenda?
Posted: Nov 04, 2010As Ann Arbor's Rick Snyder prepares to become Michigan's next governor, conservationists are now asking: What does it mean for the Great Lakes and the environment? Will the Republican businessman push forward the environmental agenda he ... Read more »
Opinion: Tell your lawmakers to vote for a ban on Great Lakes drilling
Posted: Aug 22, 2010Michigan takes great pride in its Great Lakes, a valuable strand of our history and an ecosystem crucial to many native species. If the Great Lakes are THAT important to us, then why are we ... Read more »
Opinion: We must stop Big Oil from drilling in the Great Lakes
Posted: Aug 21, 2010If there is one lesson we should have learned in these recent environmental disasters it is that we must change our attitude towards corporate enterprise. We cannot keep bending over backwards in order to allow ... Read more »
Ann Arbor Street Art Fair features kid-friendly community art project with a Great Lakes message
Posted: Jul 16, 2010Is your family heading to the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair next week? Check out the kid-friendly community art projected presented by the National Wildlife Federation and get inspired to protect the Great Lakes. The ... Read more »
Opinion: Mackinac Center doesn't value our Great Lakes when it comes to oil drilling
Posted: Jul 04, 2010The Mackinac Center should be ashamed for even thinking of allowing any kind of drilling in the Great Lakes. Why the Mackinac Center has been pushing back on directional drilling is beyond me. Do they ... Read more »
Opinion: Bill sponsored by Michigan senators would protect the Great Lakes
Posted: Jun 27, 2010I am writing to thank Senators Levin and Stabenow for introducing and supporting the Great Lake’s Ecosystem Protection Act in the Senate. This legislation will be an important step in protecting the health of our ... Read more »
Michigan drilling ban legislation moves through committee today in state House
Posted: Jun 24, 2010Legislation calling for a constitutional ban on drilling in Michigan's Great Lakes took its first steps toward becoming law today. State Rep. Rebekah Warren, D-Ann Arbor, is calling for permanent measures to protect the state's ... Read more »
With poll: Constitutional ban on drilling in Great Lakes could come before Michigan voters this November
Posted: Jun 14, 2010Michigan voters could be asked in November to approve a constitutional ban on drilling in the Great Lakes if a package of bills announced today makes its way through the Legislature. State Reps. Rebekah Warren, ... Read more »
Associated Press: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rejects closing Chicago-area locks to block Asian carp
Posted: Jun 03, 2010Federal officials on Thursday ruled out closing Chicago-area shipping locks on a regular basis, saying it probably would not stop dreaded Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes but could damage the local economy. The ... Read more »
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