http://healthylakes.org/press-releases/coalition-gathers-in-milwaukee-to-urge-presidential-candidates-us-congress-to-restore-great-lakes%e2%80%94foundation-of-regional-economy/ Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives Wed, 14 Mar 2012 14:49:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://healthylakes.org/press-releases/coalition-gathers-in-milwaukee-to-urge-presidential-candidates-us-congress-to-restore-great-lakes%e2%80%94foundation-of-regional-economy/#comment-2403 Cem Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:05:38 +0000 http://healthylakes.org/great-lakes-congressional-watch/stumping-for-the-white-house/2008/09/09/coalition-gathers-in-milwaukee-to-urge-presidential-candidates-us-congress-to-restore-great-lakes%e2%80%94foundation-of-regional-economy#comment-2403 Not to be a silckter, but the comparative photos are somewhat misleading (though I'm sure not intentionally). The 1959 photo probably only shows the pilot channel, not the design width of the completed channel. That width would be comparable to the GIWW's width in the bottom left of the photo. The degradation in Golden Triangle is of course perfectly accurate. Obviously, the increase in channel width remains staggering, but this comparison moderately exaggerates the erosion. Not to be a silckter, but the comparative photos are somewhat misleading (though I'm sure not intentionally). The 1959 photo probably only shows the pilot channel, not the design width of the completed channel. That width would be comparable to the GIWW's width in the bottom left of the photo. The degradation in Golden Triangle is of course perfectly accurate. Obviously, the increase in channel width remains staggering, but this comparison moderately exaggerates the erosion.

]]> http://healthylakes.org/press-releases/coalition-gathers-in-milwaukee-to-urge-presidential-candidates-us-congress-to-restore-great-lakes%e2%80%94foundation-of-regional-economy/#comment-85 » Great Lakes are the Economy, Stupid! - Healthy Lakes - Healthy Lives Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:17:02 +0000 http://healthylakes.org/great-lakes-congressional-watch/stumping-for-the-white-house/2008/09/09/coalition-gathers-in-milwaukee-to-urge-presidential-candidates-us-congress-to-restore-great-lakes%e2%80%94foundation-of-regional-economy#comment-85 [...] are foremost on the minds of the presidential candidates, as voters from five of those swing states plan to meet at the Great Lakes Restoration Conference in Wisconsin, September 10-12 to urge John McCain and Barack Obama to restore the Great Lakes – the foundation [...] [...] are foremost on the minds of the presidential candidates, as voters from five of those swing states plan to meet at the Great Lakes Restoration Conference in Wisconsin, September 10-12 to urge John McCain and Barack Obama to restore the Great Lakes – the foundation [...]

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