GLIN==> Action Alert! Rewrite the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement

Great Lakes United banner Rewrite the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
We haven't had this opportunity for over 20 years

Right now Canada and the United States are accepting comments on 
issue-specific aspects of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, from 
toxics to climate change to invasive species. Help ensure a new 
Agreement reflects current concerns and solutions, and challenge the two 
countries to protect this vital ecosystem for centuries to come by 
making your voice heard.

The U.S. and Canadian governments are conducting a two-stage 
consultation. *We need you to take part in both.*

   1. *Participate in the webinars: *From *Monday, June 7* to
      *Wednesday, June 9* the governments will be hosting webinars on 8
      issue areas: place-based approaches such as RAPs and LaMPs;
      science coordination; climate change impacts; habitats and
      species; toxic substances; nutrients; ship-source pollution; and
      aquatic invasive species. Join the webinar and demonstrate to the
      governments that the public is critically concerned about these
      issues. Click here to register for the webinars
      <http://binational.net/glwqa_2010_comments_e.html>.
   2. *Submit written comments*: In addition to submitting comments
      during the webinars, you can submit written comments on any or all
      issues that are important to you. *The comment period is open
      until July 9, 2010*.

Great Lakes United is working to help you make the most of your 
participation! We are preparing guiding points for each issue covered in 
the webinars, as well as a variety of easily accessible materials 
available to help you make your comments.  All of these materials can be 
found along with other helpful background material at our Great Lakes 
Water Quality Agreement website:

<http://www.glu.org/glwqa>
www.glu.org/glwqa

<http://www.glu.org/glwqa>

It is vital that the public have a strong presence during the upcoming 
webinars. To register for the webinars click here 
<http://binational.net/glwqa_2010_comments_e.html>.  During the 
webinars, raise the most important items on each issue from your 
perspective and make sure your ideas are included in the new version of 
this vital Agreement.

Thank you so much for taking action---what we do now to strengthen the 
Agreement will set the groundwork for a healthier, more robust Great 
Lakes-St. Lawrence River ecosystem!

/We are happy to help you get involved in the webinars and write your 
own comments. For further information, visit //www.glu.org/glwqa/ 
<http://www.glu.org/glwqa>/ or contact John Jackson at 519-744-7503 or 
//jjackson at glu.org/ <mailto:jjackson at glu.org>/ or Rachel Heckl at 
716-913-2709 or //rheckl at glu.org/ <mailto:rheckl at glu.org>/./
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