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Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United urges the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to disapprove DOE's attempts to declassify HLRW as "waste incidental to reprocessing" and abandon it on-site and Be it also resolved that Great Lakes United supports the exhumation and containment of the West Valley nuclear waste.

Be it therefore resolved that Great Lakes United call on the Government of the Province of Ontario to 1) introduce Advanced Renewable Tariffs as a mechanism to foster the rapid development of farmer-, cooperative-, and locally owned renewable power projects and 2) direct the Lieutenant Governor in Council to: Define qualifying projects by capacity, technology, and form of ownership or capital structure
Institute Advanced Renewable Tariffs that guarantee a minimum price for a minimum term to qualifying projects. Set allowable charges and requirements applicable to transmitters and distributors for evaluating, connecting to, and providing service to qualifying projects, and Direct transmitters and distributors to 1) issue standard contracts for interconnection written in clear language, and 2) guarantee the right of interconnection within a maximum of three months from receipt of a request for interconnection.

Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United endorse the principles behind the original proposal for Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) legislation in Europe and Be it further resolved that Great Lakes United endorse and advocate the need for the similar legislation in Canada and the United States.

Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United calls on the governors and premiers of the Great Lakes basin to rapidly conclude their negotiations for an agreement pursuant to the principles of the Great Lakes Charter Annex (Annex 2001) and agree to a common system across the basin portion of all eight states and two provinces for managing human withdrawal and use of basin waters such that the basin ecosystem is protected, improved, and restored.

Invaders are irreparably destroying the environment and our natural heritage, costing an estimated, conservative $138 billion dollars annually, and eroding the quality of life for citizens across the country. Preventing and controlling the spread of aquatic invasive species is not merely an environmental protection issue; aquatic invasive species must be treated as an immediate priority if the United States is to maintain the multitude of benefits its waters provide its citizens, including benefits that most individuals assume as rights, such as clean drinking water, fishing resources and recreational access.

Powerpoint presentation from "Shifting the Balance", a workshop exploring Extended Producer Responsibility. This presentation explores the End of Life Vehicle Directive and its objectives, application, and implementation

Powerpoint presentation from "Shifting the Balance", a workshop exploring Extended Producer Responsibility. This presentation explores EPR from a regulatory perspective.

Powerpoint presentation from "Shifting the Balance", a workshop exploring Extended Producer Responsibility. This presentation explores the principles of EPR and presents a toolkit on promoting EPR practices.

Letter to the Ministry of Natural Resources in support of the prohibition of live invasive fish in Ontario.

Therefore we—the undersigned scientists, resource managers, agricultural officials, and other experts—call upon the U.S. Congress and the President to immediately take action to drastically slow the introduction and spread of invasive species and to counteract the severe environmental, economic, and other harm these species cause. These actions would provide invaluable and long-lasting benefits to the Nation.