Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United (GLU) and its members participate in the governments’ review of the GLWQA, and Be it further resolved that GLU confer with its members throughout the review process to develop positions on actions that should be taken as outcomes from the review, and Be it further resolved that GLU continue to consult with its members and communicate to the governments recommendations to improve the review process as it moves forward, and Be it finally resolved that GLU communicate to the governments that the review should first review the purpose and scope of the GLWQA and provide for broad public review, before review of Agreement and Annexes.

Therefore be it resolved that restoration processes related to the Collaborative’s restoration plan include means for addressing cleanup of radioactive mining, research, and power generation waste.

Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United call on the federal Minister of the Environment to realize the overwhelming public concern about a project that can inflict unmentionable harm on our children and future generations and, Be it further resolved that Great Lakes United opposes the planned construction of this Deep Geologic Repository and demands that the federal Minister of the Environment have this first-of-its-kind project brought before an Independent Panel for an in-depth Review with full public participation, under the provisions of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.

Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United urge representatives of the basin’s First Nations, tribes, provinces, states, counties, regions, and municipalities to seek means by which their roles in Great Lakes protection are defined in any future revision of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, and Be it further resolved that we urge the two federal governments to include the above by defining their role and relative responsibilities.

Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United urges the United States and Canadian governments to collaboratively adopt the key principles outlined in the Louisville Charter as an important step for chemicals policy in North America to protect the health of our communities and the environment.

Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United calls on the Province of Ontario to take the necessary legal steps to defend the promise of the Golden Horseshoe Greenbelt, starting with actions to defend the “in perpetuity” easements to which it is a party, on the lands in the Duffins-Rouge Agricultural Preserve, and Be it further resolved that Great Lakes United calls on the Federal Government of Canada and its elected representatives, as parties to COA to make its concerns known to the Province of Ontario with respect to the pressures that are coming to bear on the lands in the Duffins-Rouge Agricultural Preserve.

Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United urges the United States Congress to immediately adopt legislation establishing regulations and programs to reduce ballast water discharge that are at least as stringent as the provisions of S. 770, the National Aquatic Invasive Species Act, as introduced in March 2005, which will set nationwide standards and develop technology and place it onboard ships to prevent
releases of non-native invasive species by 2011, which is the preferred national solution.

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.

Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United urges the prohibition of shipments of high-level radioactive waste on the Great Lakes.

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.