Environmental Studies
Great Lakes
Alliance for the Great Lakes
http://www.lakemichigan.org/
In 1970 citizens stood on the lakeshore and issued a powerful proclamation: "We don't have to wait for governments or anyone else to protect Lake Michigan. We can take steps together to restore the lake we love." Thus, the original Lake Michigan Federation was formed.
Thirty-five years later, in 2005, the organization crossed another threshold. Seeing that decisions made by elected officials in other parts of the Great Lakes basin affected Lake Michigan, and vice versa, the organization changed its name to the Alliance for the Great Lakes.
The Alliance is picking up where the Federation left off, continuing to work on basin-wide policies, working in partnership with other organizations, and mobilizing local efforts on behalf of the Great Lakes. The Federation, meanwhile, remains a project of the Alliance, focusing on issues of particular concern to the largest lake within U.S. borders.
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Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region: Impacts on Our Communities and Ecosystems (2003)
http://www.ucsusa.org/greatlakes/glchallengereport.html
This is a comprehensive report released by the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Ecological Society of America, and written by leading university and government scientists in the Great Lakes region. This report examines the potential impacts of climate change upon the various ecosystems of this diverse and rich region. A Michigan Summary is also available.
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Council of Great Lakes Governors
http://www.cglg.org/
The Council has one simple mission: To encourage and facilitate environmentally responsible economic growth through a cooperative effort between the public and private sectors among the eight Great Lakes States and with Ontario and Québec. Through the Council, Governors work collectively to ensure that the entire Great Lakes region is both economically sound and environmentally conscious in addressing today's problems and tomorrow's challenges.
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Great Lakes : An Environmental Atlas and Resource Book
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/atlas/index.html
Print edition available :
http://magic.msu.edu/record=b3111284a
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Great Lakes Coast Watch (NOAA)
http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/
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Great Lakes Commission
http://www.glc.org/
The Great Lakes Commission is a binational agency that promotes the orderly, integrated and comprehensive development, use and conservation of the water and related natural resources of the Great Lakes basin and St. Lawrence River. Its members include the eight Great Lakes states with associate member status for the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Québec. Each jurisdiction appoints a delegation of three to five members comprised of senior agency officials, legislators and/or appointees of the governor or premier.
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Great Lakes Fishery Commission
http://www.glfc.org/
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission was established by the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between Canada and the United States in 1955. The Commission has two major responsibilities:
(1) To develop coordinated programs of research on the Great Lakes, and, on the basis of the findings, to recommend measures which will permit the maximum sustained productivity of stocks of fish of common concern; and
(2) To formulate and implement a program to eradicate or minimize sea lamprey populations in the Great Lakes.
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Great Lakes Great Michigan (Coalition Web Site)
http://greatlakesgreatmichigan.org/
A coalition led by:
Clean Water Action,
Environment Michigan,
Michigan League of Conservation Voters,
Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation,
Michigan Environmental Council,
Sierra Club, Michigan Chapter,
Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council.
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Great Lakes Information Network
http://www.great-lakes.net/
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Great Lakes Information Network
Enviro-Mich E-Mail Archive
http://www.great-lakes.net/lists/enviro-mich/
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Great Lakes Wiki
http://www.greatlakeswiki.org/index.php/Main_Page
The Great Lakes Wiki explores new ways of speeding the flow of information, knowledge and news about one of the world's greatest natural resources. It relies on the experience and knowledge of a network of citizens, including scientists, hunters, policymakers, environmentalists, anglers, lakeside property owners, boaters, business operators and others who care about the Great Lakes region. Started by Michigan State University students.
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Greening of the Great Lakes
http://www.greeningofthegreatlakes.com/
Michigan State University and News/Talk 760 WJR radio have launched a Web site called Greening of the Great Lakes.
The goal of the Web site is to provide information and insight into the organizations committed to making the Great Lakes region a leader in environmental practices. It's designed to be an online resource for anyone interested in learning about the Great Lakes region, related environmental issues and ways that they can protect the environment.
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International Joint Commission
http://www.ijc.org/
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Preparing for A Changing Climate: The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change in the Great Lakes Region (2000)
http://www.geo.msu.edu/glra/assessment/assessment.html#chapters
This report summarizes the methods, findings, and recommendations from the Great Lakes Regional Assessment Team regarding the potential impacts of future climate change and variability in the Great Lakes region.
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Swimming Upstream : the Great Lakes Fishery
http://www.environmentreport.org//swimming_upstream.php3
A series of reports on the health of the Great Lakes fishery. Support for coverage of Great Lakes fishery issues comes from the Great Lakes Fishery Trust. Courtesy of the Environment Report.
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Ten Threats to the Great Lakes
http://www.environmentreport.org//topten.php3
In an effort to rank, in the order of importance, the ten major environmental issues facing the Great Lakes, the staff at the The Great Lakes Radio Consortium asked 28 stakeholders in the Great Lakes basin to rank the major issues affecting the Great Lakes. The GLRC then sent out a team of reporters throughout the region to explore these issues in-depth. The result of their efforts will be broadcast on public radio stations beginning on October 10th, 2005. This series is made possible in part by the Joyce Foundation and the Healing Our Waters Campaign. Courtesy of the Environment Report.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes Office
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/
The Great Lakes - Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario - form the largest surface freshwater system on the Earth. More than 30 million people live in the Great Lakes basin, and the daily activities of these people, from the water consumed to the waste returned, directly affects the Great Lakes environment.
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Visualizing the Great Lakes
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