GLIN==> Great Lakes News: Citizens call on Obama to stop the Asian carp

Great Lakes United | Union St-Laurent Grands Lacs <http://www.glu.org>

Citizens call on Obama to stop the Asian carp 
<http://www.glu.org/news/2010/11/citizens-call-on-obama-to-stop-the-asian-carp/>

Asian carp 
<http://www.glu.org/news/2010/11/citizens-call-on-obama-to-stop-the-asian-carp/> 
Over just two months this summer Great Lakes United, Freshwater Future 
and 8 of its allies collected over 13,000 signatures on postcards and 
petitions, urging President Obama to take action to stop the Asian carp.



The press for greater transparency in the Water Quality Agreement 
showing signs of success 
<http://www.glu.org/news/2010/11/the-press-for-greater-transparency-showing-signs-of-success/>

GGreat Lakes Water Quality Agreementreat Lakes United continues to press 
for greater role for public as governments turn to drafting the initial 
language of a new Agreement. At the initiative of Great Lakes United, 
the governments recently held a series of open discussions between the 
36 environmental NGOs.


Ontario developing a process on offshore wind 
<http://www.glu.org/news/2010/11/ontario-developing-process-on-offshore-wind/>

<http://www.glu.org/news/2010/11/ontario-developing-process-on-offshore-wind/>Wind 
power 
<http://www.glu.org/news/2010/11/ontario-developing-process-on-offshore-wind/> 
As the comment period on offshore siting of wind turbines comes to a 
close in Ontario, the resulting proposal will have a lasting impact on 
the lakebeds of the Great Lakes.
	
Shipment of 1600 tonnes of radioactive waste delayed...for now 
<http://www.glu.org/news/2010/11/shipment-of-1600-tonnes-of-radioactive-waste-delayed-for-now/>

Experts urge that risk of radioactive waste shipments is too great for 
Great Lakes. A controversial shipment of 16 radioactive steam generators 
on the Great Lakes is causing quite a stir.

Great Lakes United AGM - Workshops this week! 
<http://www.glu.org/meeting2010>

Take part in our Annual General Meeting process this week by attending 
free workshops on Great Lakes issues.

Midterm elections shake up Great Lakes states 
<http://www.glu.org/news/2010/11/midterm-elections-shake-up-great-lakes-states/>

For Great Lakes advocates, possibly the biggest question looming is how 
significantly the strong economic anxiety will impact the fate of Great 
Lakes restoration funding under a new Congress.

How do you close the door to Asian carp? 
<http://www.glu.org/news/2010/11/how-do-you-close-the-door-to-asian-carp/>

The Great Lakes Commission and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities 
Initiative are leading an effort to evaluate scenarios for permanently 
separating the Great Lakes from the Mississippi basin.

The rush to harvest shale gas risks contaminating ground water

A new process for extracting natural gas from the Earth involves 
injecting millions of gallons of chemical-ridden water into the ground 
which risks contaminating ground water supplies for centuries.

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