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Sen. Sherrod Brown promotes Great Lakes initiative in Cleveland

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:31:05 +0000

People around the Great Lakes might not like their tax dollars heading off to Washington each year, but this year a good portion of those dollars are expected to come back home. The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative would provide at…

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In Unison: Great Lakes Cities Push for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:01:27 +0000

It may be August and Congress may be on break, but the people who live and work around the Great Lakes are continuing to push for their Representatives in Washington to approve of President Obama’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Four…

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EPA’s Great Lakes Listening Tour Consistently Draws Full House

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:27:37 +0000

Last Tuesday night the EPA began a series of public meetings to determine the best way to implement President Obama’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The first meeting was held in Milwaukee, Wisc. and according to reporter

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It’s Not Just for the Lakes, it is for the Economy, Stupid!

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:39:57 +0000

It’s Déjà all over again. Last September the US House passed a Great Lakes Legacy Act reauthorization that tripled the funding to clean up toxic pollution in the Great Lakes. One Senator from Oklahoma shot down the bill in the…

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Great Lakes State Leading Health Care Innovation

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:45:23 +0000

Wisconsin is President Barack Obama’s number one agenda item today. The President is flying into Green Bay to hold a town hall style meeting to learn about how this Great Lakes State has made cutting edge healthcare available to more…

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We Need a Little Christmas Right Now

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:16:39 +0000

President Obama released more details about how he intends to spend $475 million on Great Lakes restoration today. He also outlined a plan to provide states with an additional $3.9 billion to clean up the drinking water with new…

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Wooden Pipes and Ancient Sewers

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:22:07 +0000

The New York Times today details what many of us around the Great Lakes are well aware of – our pipes are leaking and failing and we need to address our waste water infrastructure immediately. In an article about the…

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Michigan Cities Benefit from Stimulus

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:08:15 +0000

Sixteen Michigan cities will get $66 million from the economic stimulus package to upgrade water systems and create 109,000 jobs. This is exactly what we have been talking about – spending money on restoring the Great Lakes creates jobs and…

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No More Rolling Downhill

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:49:08 +0000

The Duluth News lost little time in writing about how the stimulus package signed into law by President Barack Obama will impact the Great Lakes region by putting people to work to stop sewage from flowing into the lakes…

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Done Deal

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:55:45 +0000

We usually wax on about the first 100 days of a new President’s Administration, but President Barack Obama will go down in history for signing his name to the most sweeping economic recovery package within his first month of taking…

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The Great Lakes: An Economic Super Region

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:11:16 +0000

Last winter, a group of people came to Washington – people who usually compete with one another to draw business to their cities – people who left the Capital united and committed to working together to bring back the Great…

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Chambers of Commerce Fly to D.C. to Push Economic Recovery, Great Lakes Restoration

Brittany Affolter-Caine — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:16:31 +0000

Yesterday members of the collaboration of Great Lakes Chambers of Commerce, a relatively new coalition of business leaders across the region, converged in D.C. with Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition and the Canadian Consul Generals…

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With a Little Bit of Blooming Luck

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:00:27 +0000

It’s too late to get economic stimulus money to help restore the ecosystem in the Great Lakes, and it is too late to send funds for jobs to clean up toxic hot spots. But it isn’t too late to do…

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First Things First

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:39:32 +0000

We’d like to thank you Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and Patty Murray (D-WA) for offering an amendment to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that will increase the amount of money our nation spends to update our anachronistic sewer…

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Waiting For Stimulation

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:59:34 +0000

With the Senate starting debate on the economic stimulus today, it seems like a good time to suggest they consider amending the legislation to include more money to repair sewers and to clean up toxic hot spots in the Great…

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Now that is Leadership

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:29:02 +0000

The saying, “you know it when you see it” is true in the case of Michigan – a Great Lakes state that has shown real leadership to our region this week with the release of the Great Lakes Plan that…

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Be Careful What You Wish For…

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:28:27 +0000

It didn’t take long for our Great Lakes Congressional Task Force to drop the gauntlet before President Elect-Barack Obama. Just days before the new President is to be sworn in, US Senators Carl Levin (D-Mich.), George Voinovich (R-OH)…

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It’s a Fact

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:12:31 +0000

It is a fact that recreational boating is responsible for supporting 60,000 Great Lakes jobs – that is a $9 billion impact on the economy, according to a recent bipartisan report issued by the Army Corps of Engineers.

These…

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Winning Hearts and Minds

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:47:42 +0000

Great Laker, James Oberstar (D-Minn.) who is also the chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has released an $85 billion economic recovery plan that would create jobs in the Great Lakes while bringing us much closer to…

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Hi Ho, Hi Ho, Its Off to Work We Go…

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:38:59 +0000

Congress is back today. The leadership in both the House and Senate will approach their desks and find a very persuasive letter written by their colleagues asking for an infusion of cash into Great Lakes restoration programs that will create…

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Timing is Everything

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:51:32 +0000

This past year was a banner year for the Great Lakes. We watched as momentum for the Great Lakes Compact built from state house to state house as each passed the international agreement driving it through the US Congress and…

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The High Road

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:27:47 +0000

Over the weekend, Obama’s people received a proposal from a coaliton of our nation’s environmental and conservation groups, including many of the oranizations that belong to the Healing Our Waters Coalition, that outlines quick ways to create sustainable jobs…

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Do You Hear What I Hear?

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:01:18 +0000

The US Conference of Mayors, a national organization, has urged Congress to consider a long list of ready-to-go projects in the new economic recovery package that is being developed. The Mayors said to Capitol Hill, that we need to…

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Marching to the Same Drum Beat

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:23:41 +0000

Great Lakes Governor Ed Rendell held a historic meeting with most of the nation’s governors and President-elect Barack Obama in Philadelphia Tuesday to discuss an economic strategy for the nation. The Governors made several suggestions to rescue the economy while…

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Lower Water Levels = Bad Economy

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:01:54 +0000

Climate change scientists predict that Great Lakes water levels will continue to dive as the Earth’s atmosphere heats up. That’s not only bad news for shippers it is bad news for our national economy too.

A recent Toledo Blade story,…

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A Real Economic Recovery Package

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:24:02 +0000

If Boston is the cradle of American liberty then the Great Lakes region is surely the cradle of American ingenuity and it just happens to hold twenty percent of the world’s freshwater, and it is the second largest economy in…

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Tap Into the Great Lakes

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:28:58 +0000

When former Presidential Hopeful Bill Richards made his silly comment about Wisconsin being “awash in water,” during a time of drought in the American South and West, no one could have imagined the significant of those three words to our…

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The Battle for Hearts and Minds has Begun

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:19:28 +0000

For a state that was recently chastised for daring to buck the “all powerful” primary calendar, Michigan sure has become the darling of both leading presidential candidates in the last week. It must be the magnetic- like force of the…

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Making the Case for the Great Lakes Collaboration Strategy

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:26:36 +0000

The Brookings Institution published a report last year that analyzed the economic impact that restoring the Great Lakes would have on the eight states surrounding the lakes. The authors found that by investing $26 billion the…

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Green Bucks

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:04:12 +0000

One Michigan entrepreneur is cashing in on green technology – something that if replicated could make the Great Lakes the nexus of 21st century innovation and revive the economy of the entire eight-state region. What is the greatest resource in…

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In Michigan, “It’s the Economy, Stupid” All Over Again

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:08:19 +0000

Is it surprising that people in Michigan would like to work again? Of course not, that is why it isn’t surprising that Mitt Romney handily won yesterday’s primary. As primary season turns to election season, Romney’s advisors promise to…

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Forget Black Gold, Water is the Next Big Commodity

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:30:38 +0000

Texas conjures up images of big oil and tycoons, such as Boone Pickens, a wealthy oilman who is poised to gain eight acres of Texas scrubland in an effort to strike fresh water amidst a growing western drought and just…

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Restored Great Lakes Will Attract Business, Industry, Investment

George Kuper — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:18:32 +0000

Industry supports the recommendations of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy that will lead to the restoration of the Great Lakes Region. A healthy ecosystem and a strong economy are two key…

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With Economic Numbers in Hand, Congressional Allies Urge Action on Great Lakes Restoration

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:08:15 +0000

It didn’t take long after the release of an economic report that illustrates how investing in the Great Lakes will reinvigorate regional economies for a bipartisan team of Congressmen to circulate a

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Economist Robert Litan on Economics of Restoration and Why Presidential Candidates Should Care about the Lakes

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:13:58 +0000

The Healthy Waters, Strong Economy:The Benefits of Restoring the Great Lakes Ecosystem report released by Brookings Institute last week was authored by distinguished economist, Robert Litan. Currently, Litan is Vice President of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation and…

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Great Lakes Allies in Congress Rally Around New Report

Jordan Lubetkin — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:50:02 +0000

The following dear colleague letter is being circulated on the Hill to generate support for the restoration of the Great Lakes. The letter follows the release of a new Brookings Institution report detailing how investing $26 billion in Great…

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Water, It’s Worth Fighting For

Tiffany Danitz Pache — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:49:31 +0000

The third annual Great Lakes Restoration Conference opened today with inspiring speakers, such as Peter Wege, chair of the Wege Foundation and Pat Quinn Illinois Lt. Governor, urging the 300 participants gathered in Chicago to make Great Lakes restotration an…

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Elected Officials React to New Economic Report

Jordan Lubetkin — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:57:20 +0000

Here’s what political leaders around the region are saying about the release of the new Brookings Institution report detailing how restoration of the Great Lakes can boost the region’s economy:

Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle,…

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New Report: Restoring Great Lakes Would Bring Region $50 Billion in Economic Gain

Jordan Lubetkin — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:43:14 +0000

Clean-up Would Also Lead to $30-$50 Billion in Short-term Economic Activity

‘The Great Lakes economy depends on the health of the Great Lakes’

Chicago, IL (Sept. 5, 2007)—As political, business and advocacy leaders convene in Chicago to discuss the increasing…

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Great Lakes Restoration Means Jobs

Jordan Lubetkin — Mon, 21 May 2007 18:18:52 +0000

The federal money for restoring the Everglades is also stimulating job growth in South Florida, particularly in the construction industry.

Mechanics, pipe fitters, and iron workers. Masons, carpenters, and construction…

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One Billion Reasons to Accelerate Great Lakes Restoration

Jordan Lubetkin — Mon, 21 May 2007 18:16:32 +0000

Ugly concrete slabs, like the ones along this stretch of the Cuyahoga River in downtown Cleveland, often harm a shoreline’s ecology and economic attractiveness.

Jim White has a billion-dollar idea to…

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Restoring Great Lakes Waterways Will Boost Property Values

Jordan Lubetkin — Mon, 21 May 2007 18:15:20 +0000

A recent study finds that cleaning up the heavily polluted Buffalo River would dramatically improve property values in neighborhoods like the Old First Ward, which sits directly behind this industrial facility.

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Opportunity – Modernizing the Economy

Jordan Lubetkin — Mon, 21 May 2007 18:13:42 +0000

Restoring the quality of life along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Northwest Indiana is a central focus of the region’s 21st century economic development plans.

The Strategy to Restore and…

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