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Urge
President Obama and Prime Minister Harper
to Revitalize the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement |
In a few days, President
Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper will be meeting in
Ottawa to discuss topics of deep concern to the United States and
Canada. As they discuss the economic challenges of our nations, the
future of the Great Lakes is centrally important. Protection and
restoration of these waters benefits numerous economic drivers for both
countries.
Please sign on to a joint letter asking that the
President and the Prime Minister commit to revitalizing the Great Lakes
Water Quality Agreement.
Individuals are are asked to send a similar message to the President
and Prime Minister through www.speakongreatlakes.org.
We need
to reinvigorate efforts to safeguard this resource at a time when the
Great Lakes are beleaguered by invasive species, old pollution
languishing in harbor bottoms, new chemical pollution, habitat loss,
the return of dead zones, impacts of climate change, and other threats.
Such threats limit the economic potential of the region, which is of
fundamental importance to employment and wealth generation for both
nations.
The letter and a backgrounder can be found here. To add your name and
organization to the list, contact:
John Jackson
Director, Clean Production and Toxics
Great Lakes United
519-744-7503
jjackson@glu.org
Sign-ons to the organizational letter are required
by 12:00pm EST, Tuesday, February 10.
If this turn around is too tight, a follow up letter will be sent in
the coming days that you are invited to join. However, we urge you to
sign on as quickly as possibly so that our initial letter can be as
strong as possible.
We encourage your to tell your members and
supporters to visit speakongreatlakes.org
and participate.
After
you have signed on to the letter and sent your message, you are
encouraged to contact your Senator, Representative, or Member of
Parliament and tell them how important the Great Lakes are to you, and
to send that same message to President Obama and Prime Minister Harper.
A thriving Great Lakes system nurtures our shared economy and enhances
our nations’ cooperative relationships. A revitalized Great Lakes Water
Quality Agreement will provide a new framework and platform to help
achieve our shared goals. Thank you for your support. Through
cooperation and resolve we can make a difference for the Great Lakes
and our shared future.
For more information contact:
John Jackson, Great Lakes United, 519-744-7503, jjackson@glu.org
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TAKE
ACTION!
Organizations:
Sign on to a joint letter asking that the President and the Prime
Minister commit to revitalizing the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
Individuals:
Send your own message from www.speakongreatlakes.org
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