Comments on: $50 Billion in Economic Benefit Hinge on Restoration of Great Lakes

By: » Presidential Candidates Take Note: Great Lakes Restoration a Recipe for Economic, Electoral Success - Healthy Lakes - Healthy Lives

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:27:04 +0000

[...] up and protect the Great Lakes and their environs. A study just released by leading national economists for the Brookings Institution describes how federal follow-through on an already agreed upon $26 billion Great Lakes Restoration [...]

By: » Great Lakes are the Economy, Stupid! - Healthy Lakes - Healthy Lives

» Great Lakes are the Economy, Stupid! - Healthy Lakes - Healthy Lives — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:24:58 +0000

[...] region and they have focused on the economy during their visits. Last year, Brookings Institution released a report that finds that by restoring the Great Lakes, hundreds of thousands of jobs would be created in our [...]

By: » The Day after Tomorrow: The Great Lakes in Crisis - Healthy Lakes - Healthy Lives

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:19:33 +0000

[...] if the nation were to invest in the Great Lakes restoration plan the region and the nation would gain a 2-to-1 return on the investment – but it has to happen now, before climate change intensifies the problems plaguing the [...]

By: » Priorities: Something to Think About, President Bush - Healthy Lakes - Healthy Lives

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:08:58 +0000

[...] Now, I’m sure you see where I’m going with this – it is all about priorities. For what it costs us to be at war for two months in Iraq and three months in Afghanistan we could fully restore the Great Lakes, provide hundreds of thousands of jobs, raise property values, and revive the economy of the entire region. [...]

By: » New Report: Restoring Great Lakes Would Bring Region $50 Billion in Economic Gain - Healthy Lakes - Healthy Lives

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:34:10 +0000

[...] new report confirms in dollars and cents that the health of the Great Lakes economy depends on the health of [...]

By: » Economist Robert Litan on Economics of Restoration and Why Presidential Candidates Should Care about the Lakes - Healthy Lakes - Healthy Lives

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:29:48 +0000

[...] The Healthy Waters, Strong Economy:The Benefits of Restoring the Great Lakes Ecosystem report released by Brookings Institute last week was authored by distinguished economist, Robert Litan. Currently, Litan is Vice President of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation and is a Senior Fellow with Brookings in Washington, DC. Litan has also served as Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget (’95-’96) and as Deputy Assistant Attorney General at the Justice Department, in charge of the Antitrust Division (’93-’95). He brought his esteemed analytical skills to this project, the result of which found that spending $26 billion to implement the Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act – the embodiment of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration blueprint – would generate more than $50 billion in long-term economic benefit for the region. The Great Lakes would be restored, jobs would be created, property values would see a boost, wastewater treatment costs would go down and new business and new residents would be attracted to the region. After discussing the findings of this landmark economic analysis at the annual Healing Our Waters conference, he took a few minutes to speak with HOW’s blogger. [...]

By: » I Drink, Therefore I Exist - Healthy Lakes - Healthy Lives

» I Drink, Therefore I Exist - Healthy Lakes - Healthy Lives — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:25:28 +0000

[...] 90 percent of our nation’s – surface fresh water. We have learned from economists with the Brookings Institution that spending that $26 billion would generate a$50 billion profit. So, it truly is pay as you go – [...]

By: » Political Primer for Presidential Hopefuls - Healthy Lakes - Healthy Lives

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:18:58 +0000

[...] there is a strategy that will return vitality to this region. A Brookings Institution study finds that by investing in restoration efforts, the United States would effectively jump start [...]

By: » Smack, Thud, Silence - Healthy Lakes - Healthy Lives

» Smack, Thud, Silence - Healthy Lakes - Healthy Lives — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:17:53 +0000

[...] Or, just perhaps, they just don’t get it. It could be that they don’t realize they are dealing with an issue that evokes visceral responses from the residents of the eight Great Lakes States, the stewards of 90 percent of our nation’s fresh water supply. They don’t understand how deeply we care about the Lakes, how much we really want restoration and the resulting revitalization of an entire region’s economy… [...]

By: » In Michigan, “It’s the Economy, Stupid” All Over Again - Healthy Lakes - Healthy Lives

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:15:48 +0000

[...] as a prime concern to keep momentum going for their candidate. If that is the case, then the Brookings report detailing how restoration would not only save the lakes but recharge the Great Lake states economic [...]