GLIN==> MEDIA ADVISORY: Groups Urge Obama and Harper to Commit to Improving Quality of the Great Lakes

MEDIA ADVISORY
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2009

Groups Urge Obama and Harper to Commit to Improving Quality of the Great Lakes

Telephone Briefing for Journalists

WHEN:

Thursday, February, 12, 2009

11:00 AM ET

U.S. and Canadian Journalists Dial: 1-800-791-2345, code: 26771

WHO:

John Jackson, Great Lakes United

Marc Smith, National Wildlife Federation

Theresa McClenaghan, Canadian Environmental Law Association

Emily Green, Sierra Club

BACKGROUND:

As President Obama and Prime Minister Harper prepare to meet in Ottawa next Thursday, groups from across the Great Lakes region are urging both leaders to commit to revitalizing the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, an historic pact to ensure clean drinking water, and a healthy Great Lakes ecosystem.

On this call, participants will discuss how investments in a clean Great Lakes can help a hurting economy, the importance of binational cooperation in Great Lakes protection, and how previous renewals of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement have offered important advancements in the global prevention of water pollution.

Join the call and participate in the Question and Answer session.

CONTACT:

Brent Gibson, Great Lakes United, (613) 867-9861, bgibson@glu.org

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Brent Gibson

Director, Communications

Great Lakes United

(613) 867-9861

bgibson@glu.org | www.glu.org