Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on September 12, 2004 at 21:06:00
from the water-on-my-brain dept.
The Great Lakes Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement and Great Lakes Basin Water Resources Compact (Agreements to implement the Great Lakes Annex) are currently undergoing a public comment period. Come to the public meeting on Tuesday, Sept 14th at 7 pm at the Water Tower Inn, 360 Great Northern Road, to find out more and put in your two cents. Details below, including every possible way you can participate...
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on May 31, 2004 at 14:32:32
from the well-well dept.
Clean North is teaming up with the Ontario Ground Water Association and the Green Communities Association to bring two water well workshops to the area. We'll be at Laird Hall, Hwy 17 East and Pumpkin Point Road, on Wednesday June 22nd at 7 pm. Then the next day, at Prince Township Hall, Second Line West, June 23rd at 7 pm. If you have a drinking water well, please come and find out how to make sure it's not contaminated, and to prevent it ever becoming contaminated. If you have an old unused well on your property, it's important too, that it be decommissioned properly so that it doesn't cause contamination of the water supply. Make sure your well stays well!
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on June 20, 2003 at 06:03:56
from the noisy-rude-dangerous-come-to-mind dept.
Lisa Pauloff writes: "This letter appeared recently in the local paper:"
Letter to the Editor - from Mira Spivak, Canadian Senator
"As summer nears, I'm again challenging the federal government to deal with safety and environmental problems that personal watercraft -- also known as jet-skis -- are causing on many lakes and rivers." Full text below, with what you can do.
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on May 16, 2003 at 20:33:39
from the i'm-too-lazy-to-set-a-department dept.
Cecilia Fernandez writes: "Please pass this notice on to anyone you know would be interested!"
Dear Great Lakes citizen,
Please join us the weekend of June 6 through 8 for our 21st annual meeting in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. See the meeting agenda below for more details.
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on October 20, 2002 at 17:38:09
from the Yes-In-Our-Back-Room dept.
Bob Olsgard writes: "The Lake Superior Alliance will be holding an information and strategy session at Clean North's office on Thursday Evening November 7 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM." Details below.
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on January 17, 2002 at 11:34:32
from the think-globally-act-locally dept.
Whose vision rules? Ontario Municipal Board's or Grey County and its Residents'? and Can Municipalities protect their water? Grey Association for Better Planning, a county-wide citizen's group in Grey county, is making a motion to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice Divisional Court for leave to appeal two errors of law made by the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) and for an extension of time to bring the motion. Full story below.
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on August 14, 2001 at 15:47:28
from the i'm-too-lazy-to-set-a-department dept.
Deanna writes: "My question is "What does it do to the food?" Excerpt from H2InfO newsletter. Subscribe at: www.h2info.org
Researchers at the University of Toronto, Environment Canada, and the University of Guelph have discovered that using cookware containing polytetrafluoroetheylene (PTFE), commonly known as Teflon, and other fluorinated polymers releases a host of chemicals into the environment. More, below.
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on August 14, 2001 at 15:43:21
from the less-government-the-better? dept.
Paul Parsons writes:" ....which begs the question: how many more cancer deaths would have to occur before the municipality, ministry of environment, or conservation authority decided to start testing?" Article from the Ottawa Citizen, Monday 13 August 2001, below.
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on March 28, 2001 at 12:05:47
from the I'd-like-to dept.
Tony DeFalco writes: "Sprawl on the Keweenaw Peninsula? If that sounds pretty horrific to you, it should. There is a proposal for a vacation home subdivision to be built on 270 acres between the Devils' Washtub area and the village of Copper Harbor. An option is held by MJO construction to buy the property. The proposal would subdivide and build 100 vacation homes (with 65 being waterfront lots) on land being sold by the Lake Superior Land Company (a subsidiary of International Paper."
Posted by: Kathie Brosemer (kathie) on March 26, 2001 at 12:28:27
from the throw-back-the-big-ones dept.
Tony DeFalco writes: "That's what will happen if the electric power industry gets it's way. Through the Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG is an ad hoc group of electric utilities) industry has submitted a "petition of opposition" to EPA as well as initiating litigation attempting to overturn EPA's recent decision to regulate mercury and other toxic pollutants (like arsenic, cadmium, dioxin and radio nuclides). EPA's determination to regulate emissions would start the process of regulating mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. As of now, no regulations exist for emissions of this toxic metal. Today, National Wildlife Federation and 42 conservation and environmental groups united to fight this attempt (see press release below)."
