Be it resolved that Great Lakes United establish a Working Group or Task Force on nuclear issues to address these issues, liaise with other Task Forces, and increase Great Lakes United's profile in the nuclear debate.

WE THEREFORE RESOLVE that the IJC recognize the magnitude of work to finish the proposed health studies and extend the life of this Task Force indefinitely and seek the necessary funding for this critically important work on a high priority basis!

Great Lakes United urges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to place the Lower Fox River on the National Priorities List for Superfund, and to develop and implement clean up plans promptly.

Be it resolved that Great Lakes United opposes the permit issued by the Michigan DEQ and support the EPA in their efforts to enforce Clean Water Act which will limit or prohibit mining of the Minden Bog. Be it further resolved that Great Lakes United oppose any right of way through the state land to facilitate the mining of Minden Bog.

Be It Resolved, that no more dry casks should be permitted to be loaded on the shores of the Great Lakes and that cost effective alternatives to the continued generation of nuclear waste be implemented with all due speed.

Therefore be it resolved that, in keeping with the virtual elimination goal and zero discharge policy of the GLWQA, Great Lakes United urges the governments of Canada and the United States to choose methods for destroying stockpiles of PCBs and other chlorinated hazardous waste that meet the following critera:

1. No incineration of chlorinated hazardous waste
2. Alternative, non-incineration technologies must be evaluated on the basis of a 100% destruction efficiency standard
3. Alternative, non-incineration technologies must be closed loop systems
4. Alternative, non-incineration technologies must not be used as an alternative to banning and stopping the generation of hazardous waste.  These technologies must never be used as an excuse not to meet the IJC's goals of zero discharge. Alternative, non-incineration technologies must only be used for the destruction of historic stockpiles of chlorinated hazardous waste, and must never be used for control of process waste.
5. Alternative, non-incineration technologies must not themselves  generate persistent toxic substances or otherwise threaten or endanger human health or the environment
6. All alternative, non-incineration destruction methods should be properly and comprehensively evaluated before applications are approved and their use tightly regulated and controlled by federal, state, provincial and municipal authorities
7. Destruction, transportation and/or handling of these substances shall not pose additional risk to human health and/or the envionment
8. All proposals must pay particular attention to occupational health and safety issues.  Potential risks from occupational exposure should be monitored and fully disclosed to all employees.
9. All communities and workers have a right to fully participate and accept or reject destruction proposals.
10. Potential host communities should be fully consulted before implementation of destruction programmes, with all available data fully disclosed.  Emergency response plans shall be developed with host community input.
11. Destructio nof wates should be paid for by the generator of such wastes.

THEREFORE, Be it resolved, Great Lakes United (GLU) would investigate establishing and promoting "Give Greatly" campaign to encourage individuals, foundations and companies to give of their time, talent and resources to the betterment of the Great Lakes environment. The "Give Greatly" campaign might involve:

• Establishing a "Give Greatly" committee to oversee the campagin
• Promote "Give Greatly" at public hearings
• Encourage GLU membership organizations to promote "Give Greatly"
• Incorporate "Give Greatly" into public presentations and articles
• Work with community foundations to encourage their leadership of and funding for Great Lakes issues and organizations, beginning with 21 community foundations belonging to the Great Lakes Community Collaborative (5 of GLU's public hearings will be held in communities where Collaborative members are located [Detroit, Sault St. Marie, Duluth, Buffalo, Toronto]).

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Great Lakes United calls on fisheries management units around all of the Great Lakes to stop any further removal of the natural features of streams for the purpose of expanding the habitat for non-native species.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Great Lakes United calls on the Federal Cabinet to immediately overrule the Minister's decision and direct her to make preparations for a full, independent panel environmental assessment hearing to fully address the health and social concerns expressed by the public.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that GLU urges maximum waste reduction, reuse, recycling
and composting efforts to dramatically reduce the waste of valuable resources and the contamination of the environment through disposal; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that GLU opposes the export of garbage korn communities where the garbage is generated; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that GLU supports legislation prohibiting the flow of waste from one region to another, including legislation that will give individual states, provinces, municipalities, and tribal and First Nation territories the authority to prohibit the flow of such
waste across their borders.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the International Joint Commission is asked to fulfill the recommendations and objectives of Phase II of the Levels Reference Study for continued examination of the interests and issues identified, undertake science-based impact analyses of current and future water levels regulation plans, and release the results of these investigations to the public for review and input.