GLIN==> Forum on August 3: Clean Water, Job Growth & a Stronger Cleveland Economy

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Clean Water, Job Growth & a Stronger Cleveland Economy

Please join U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and John Austin from the Brookings Institute for a special breakfast forum to learn how restoring and protecting the Great Lakes can re-energize Greater Cleveland's economy.

Monday, August 3

Great Lakes Science Center (directions<http://ga1.org/ct/P1N4oPE1XXdO/Directions>)
601 Erieside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

8:45 a.m. - Registration
9:15 a.m. - Speakers & breakfast
10:45 a.m. - Press conference for speakers with local, state, and federal officials; Attendees can tour the historic William G. Mather steamship

The forum is free and open to the public. The tour of the Mather<http://ga1.org/ct/ppN4oPE1XXd6/Mather> is free for forum attendees.

As Ohio goes, so goes the nation.

One of the keys to our nation's economic recovery will be to restore one of Ohio's most important natural and economic resources, Lake Erie. Roughly three million Ohioans depend on Lake Erie for their drinking water. Millions more benefit from the commerce and businesses dependant on Lake Erie and our national treasure, the Great Lakes.

Right now, the health of our Great Lakes is seriously threatened by problems such as untreated sewage and invasive species.

Unless America commits to investing in the Great Lakes, these problems will get worse as the price we pay gets higher. A recent Brookings Institute report concluded that restoring the health of the Great Lakes will generate $50 billion in the region and $2 billion in Greater Cleveland through new jobs, industrial development, and increased property values.

This summer, the Healing Our Waters(r)-Great Lakes Coalition, in partnership with the Brookings Institute, will host several forums around the Great Lakes region. These forums will educate citizens, lawmakers, and community leaders on how restoring the Great Lakes is essential to revitalizing our economy and creating vibrant, sustainable communities in Ohio and the nation.

For information about the multi-year Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Restoration and Protection Strategy visit www.glrc.us/strategy.html<http://ga1.org/ct/p7N4oPE1XXdb/GLRC> and www.healthylakes.org/category/policy/great-lakes-regional-collaboration<http://ga1.org/ct/PdN4oPE1XXdW/GLRC>.

Forum space is limited. Please RSVP by July 24 by contacting Liz Factor at Liz at theOEC.org<mailto:Liz at theOEC.org> or at (614) 487-7506.

This event is brought to you by the Healing Our Waters(r)-Great Lakes Coalition and the Ohio Environmental Council<http://ga1.org/ct/P7N4oPE1XXdI/OEC>, which is a steering committee member of the Coalition, and the Great Lakes Science Center.


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