Monthly Archives: December 2008

December 16th 2008

Timing is Everything

This past year was a banner year for the Great Lakes. We watched as momentum for the Great Lakes Compact built from state house to state house as each passed the international agreement driving it through the US Congress and … Continue reading →

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December 11th 2008

Coalition Urges Obama, Congress to Create Jobs, Heal the Great Lakes in Recovery Package

For Immediate Release: December 11, 2008 Contact: Jeff Skelding, Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition (202) 797-6893 Jordan Lubetkin, Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition (734) 887-7109 Minnesota: Darrell Gerber, Clean Water Action-Midwest office, (612) 802-5372 New York: Sean Mahar, Audubon New … Continue reading →

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December 11th 2008

The High Road

Over the weekend, Obama’s people received a proposal from a coaliton of our nation’s environmental and conservation groups, including many of the oranizations that belong to the Healing Our Waters Coalition, that outlines quick ways to create sustainable jobs in … Continue reading →

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December 9th 2008

Do You Hear What I Hear?

The US Conference of Mayors, a national organization, has urged Congress to consider a long list of ready-to-go projects in the new economic recovery package that is being developed. The Mayors said to Capitol Hill, that we need to fix … Continue reading →

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December 8th 2008

Lakes Make National News

This weekend, ABC News published a Christian Science Monitor story detailing what is happening in the Great Lakes. Writer George Tombs, covers the list of issues and describes how they are affecting the lives of those of us who live … Continue reading →

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