THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Great Lakes United navigation task force should be broadened and continue its work for the purpose of:

(1) investigating the critical issues which have been advanced in the position paper and any others which may arise; and

(2) work along with Great Lakes United members in the development and refining of an action strategy for implementation of Great Lakes United resolutions on commercial navigation; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United Navigation's Task Force-promote the following recommendations:

The establishment of uniform and coordinated regulatory standards and rules governing commercial navigation on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River System which takes the unique environmental, 'social, climatic, economic conditions of the Basin into account. Elements to be coneidered in these uniform regulatory initiatives are:

1. limitation of hazardous goods transported on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River System to ice free and good weather conditions;

2. and in some instances, completely banning the transportation of some kinds of hazardous material, such as radiotoxic material;

3. the enactment of provisions which would impart absolute liability for carriers and shippers of hazardous materials;

4 . the application of stringent safety requirements (which would equal thoee most stringent standards now existing in the basin);

5. the mandatory development of proven containment and clean-up provisions and mechanisms

6. the creation of coordinated mechanisms to ensure the proper monitoring and enforcement of the uniform regulations between Canada and the U.S

7. further research ott the ecological and human health effects of various substances and materials and the working toward a more specific and uniform definition of "hazardous" and "dangerous" material.

National Environmental Coalition on Invasive Species, support letter to NASIA

Position Statement: Reducing Introductions of Invasive Species

The Problem: Continued Introductions of Damaging Species

Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United:

• Urges the International Joint Commission to advocate strongly with the U.S. EPA and Environment Canada to adopt strong rules which eliminate the discharge of persistent toxic compounds from medical waste incinerators,
• Urges the International Joint Commission to advocate for and work with the health care industry to adopt a materials policy which will lead to zero discharge of persistent toxic compounds, and
• Urges the U.S. EPA to adopt strong rules to eliminate the formation of dioxin and the release of mercury by medical waste incinerators, and to encourage the health care industry to adopt a materials policy which will lead to zero discharge of persistent toxic substances.

To protect human health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing more stringent exhaust emission standards for the largest marine diesel engines. These engines are used for propulsion on marine commercial vessels (called Category 3 engines) sailing in US coastal waters out to 200 nautical miles (the “Emission Control Area” or “ECA”).EPA’s proposal will also apply to C3 vessels operating in the Great Lakes (some ships, called Lakers, operate exclusively in the Great Lakes). These proposed Clean Air Act standards are part of a coordinated U.S.–Canada strategy to address emissions from the largest commercial marine vessels that affect North America’s air quality. EPA has previously regulated smaller marine engines found mainly in coastal and inland waterways, such as tugboats, push boats, fishing boats, ferries, etc.

Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United supports the concept of funding environmental improvement projects from the recovery of unclaimed beverage container deposits and other sources, and that Great Lakes United supports enactment of New York State's Environmental Assistance Fund to assist municipalities in financing needed environmental projects, preserve and protect open space, enhance public recreational opportunities, and assist Adirondack Park communities in developing and improving land use plans.

As of October 15, 2010. This is an updated list of NGOs signing in support of stopping the shipment of Radioactive Nuclear Generators.

Therefore be

it resolved that Great Lakes United reaffirms its commitment to work to oppose the North American Free Trade Agreement.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the taskforce publish regular reports on its findings so as to gain a better understanding of the potential threat of radionuclide contamination on fish, wildlife and aquatic populations and on drinking water supplies taken from the Great Lakes and its impacts on aquatic, wildlife and human health.

THEREFORE B6 IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakee United urge the U.S. Department of Energy and Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd. that any potential sites for nuclear waste repositories in the Qreat Lakes/St. Lawrence watershed be immediately disqualified from any further consideration for such use, and furthermore, future plans for nuclear waste repositories must consider the magnitude and ecologic seneitivity of the hydrological features of the location being reviewed.

BE IT RESOLVED, that Great Lakes United diligently campaign for the reclassification of Class C nuclear wastes from low level to high level nuclear waste.