On March 24, Jim Ridgway, of Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc. and David Flowers, of Natural Water Solutions, LLC., will be in Leelanau County to talk about decentralized water and wastewater treatment.
From the Leelanau County website:
"Two (2) national experts will share their experiences on low cost, small scale decentralized water & wastewater treatment opportunities. [...]
Scientists have discovered that plant growth has tripled in the Grand Traverse Bay over the past decade. The Record-Eagle has this story:
"Far more plants have taken root in Grand Traverse Bay compared with a decade ago, a possible sign of ecosystem changes. Local scientists spent hours crisscrossing both West and East bays last summer, where [...]
February 18, 2010 – 1:40 pm
That was Congressman Dave Camp's (MI-4th) and Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox's message at a town hall meeting yesterday (Feb 17) held in Traverse City.
Cox has filed a lawsuit to shut down the waterway linking the Mississippi River to the Great Lakes. But the Supreme Court sided with Illinois and the Obama administration last month, [...]
February 15, 2010 – 2:53 pm
There is much to update on this story:
U.S. Representative Camp (MI-4th) and Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox will hold a town hall meeting on efforts to stop Asian Carp this Wednesday (Feb 17) at the Great Lakes Maritime Academy, 1701 Front St., from 11 a.m. to noon.
Circle of Blue Water News has dedicated an entire [...]
February 5, 2010 – 4:42 pm
Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox asked the Supreme Court yesterday (Feb 4) to review its decision last month not to close temporarily the waterways in Chicago to prevent Asian Carp from entering the Great Lakes.
From the Associated Press:
"State Attorney General Mike Cox told the justices they had denied Michigan's request last month without knowing that [...]
January 15, 2010 – 11:57 am
Circle of Blue Water News has this story about efforts from the Granholm/Cherry administration to further what Circle of Blue dubbed Michigan's "Blue" or freshwater economy:
"John D. Cherry Jr., Michigan’s lieutenant governor, spent eight days last month on a trade mission to Israel and Dubai, and returned with inked deals for start-up technology projects with [...]
January 12, 2010 – 2:33 pm
This big story continues to grab headlines and to change daily with new updates. Here is a rundown of updates.
The Ludington Daily News has this story that the Asian Carp are not a new story, but a decade old issue:
“Asian carp not a new issue,” said Michigan DNR Fisheries Management Biologist Mark Tonello of the [...]
January 6, 2010 – 2:31 pm
The Grand Traverse Conservation District (GTCD) has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Great Lakes Fishery Trust (GLFT).
The grant is part of a program known as the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative which aims to increase awareness of the ecology of the Great Lakes. The idea is that heightened awareness and a deeper education of [...]
December 29, 2009 – 1:11 pm
Michigan has taken the fight to stop Asian Carp from invading the Great Lakes to the Supreme Court.
The New York Times has the story:
Michigan's lawsuit asks the high court to immediately close the O'Brien Lock and Dam in the Calumet-Sag Channel and the Chicago Controlling Works in the Illinois River, a stopgap measure aimed at [...]
December 8, 2009 – 3:05 pm
Asian Carp were imported into the U.S. by fish farms, but have been traveling north towards the Great Lakes after escaping the fish farms during flooding in the 1990s. The fish can grow to nearly 4 feet and threaten the $7 billion a year fishing industry in the Great Lakes.
The Associated Press has this report [...]
