Editorial

Michigan Columnist Calls on Voters to Highlight Great Lakes in 2008 Election

Syndicated columnist George Weeks this week highlighted the importance of Michigan to demand more from the 2008 presidential candidates. He writes: the key thing is for Michigan voters to stress the issue as candidates campaign here. He also mentions Michigan’s efforts to move forward on Great Lakes restoration, as well as the Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives Boat Tour as important ways to get the candidates’ attention this summer. Click here to contact the presidential candidates about the Great Lakes.

Kalamazoo Gazette: Speak Up For Your Great Lakes

From the editorial page of today’s Kalamazoo Gazette:

“The widespread outcry over BP’s ammonia discharge is encouraging. It tells us that the health of the Great Lakes, where 20 percent of the world’s fresh water is contained, is becoming a higher priority for more people.

And if more people begin speaking up on behalf of the Great Lakes, the greater the chance that this spectacular natural resource will be protected for generations to come.”

Learn more about how you can speak up for your Great Lakes
 

Detroit Free Press Outdoor Writer: “You can make a difference”

Eric Sharp, outdoor writer for the Detroit Free Press, has been an unwavering and outspoken advocate for saving the Great Lakes from the onslaught of invasive species, and he should be commended.

In today’s column, Sharp hits the nail on the head:

“You can make a difference. Stay on your congressmen with letters and e-mails and phone calls. Don’t believe that your voice isn’t important. One call about an issue probably won’t get their attention. Twenty probably won’t get them worried. But 200 could get them looking into it, and 2,000 could get them writing legislation.”

full story: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070719/SPORTS10/707190404/1048

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Editorials

This is a list of editorials relevant to the Coalition efforts to restore the Great Lakes.  If you feel we missed one, just send us a note using a comment. 

Column: Great Lakes cleanup is still on back burner
Douglas Turner, in The Buffalo News (3/26/07)

Op-Ed: A clear and encroaching danger
By Senator Carl Levin, in Escanaba Daily Press (3/20/07)

Editorial: Destroying the Great Lakes
Metro Times Detroit (3/14/07)

Editorial: Lake funds: Bipartisan lake spending plan has to get through this time
Lansing State Journal (3/12/07)

Editorial: Bipartisan push seeks funds for Great Lakes restoration
Battle Creek Enquirer (3/9/07)

Editorial: Threats to Great Lakes outpace Read More » »