Ohio power plant responsible for 46 million fish deaths annually

Modern cooling towers the best solution to ending the fish killing; group also calls for fines if fish killing limits are exceeded.

Winds of change? The growing interest in Great Lakes offshore wind energy

Wind was the driving force behind the first economic activities on the Great Lakes, pushing the sailing vessels that transported grain and coal across these waters. Today, wind again has the potential to change the region’s economic and ecological future.

Water conservation leaders focus on infrastructure and pubilc awareness to limit water use

The move toward water conservation in the United States and Canada is well underway, with many communities taking a leading role. The communities listed below have adopted aggressive water conservation strategies and are reaping the economic and ecological benefits.
Leaders in Water Conservation
Communities across North America are showing that water conservation can have real economic and [...]

Wind fills Commission’s sails

Wind development is breaking new ground in the region—sometimes to the applause of communities and sometimes surrounded by criticism.

A Great Lakes year

This has been a remarkable year for Great Lakes protection. As 2008 comes to a close, we reflect on some of the achievements citizens and organizations across the region deserve to celebrate.

A crude awakening

As oil extraction increases on the Alberta tar sands, oil companies are looking toward the Great Lakes as a base for refining the world’s dirtiest petroleum.

The Rising Price of Fuel: What will it Mean for Consumers, the Auto Industry and the Environment?

[ June 23, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Pollution Probe will be hosting a Public Forum on The Rising Price of Fuel: What will it Mean for Consumers, the Auto Industry and the Environment?

When: Monday, June 23rd from 7 – 9 PM (refreshments at 6:30 PM)
Where: Delta Chelsea Hotel at 33 Gerrard St West, Toronto, Rossetti Room (Yonge and Dundas subway station)

Opening remarks [...]

Task force fights for clean power

Nuclear energy has had a long presence in the Great Lakes region, and citizens have been working hard to promote clean energy alternatives. Through the Great Lakes United Nuclear Free Green Energy Task Force, individuals and organizations have brought together a unified voice to advance energy alternatives that are clean and [...]

Tire-to-energy plant proposed for Erie

Erie Renewable Energy, LLC is proposing to build a new tire-to-energy plant on the site of a former paper mill in Erie Pennsylvania. The proposed plant would burn an estimated 80,000 tires per day on a site surrounded by residential neighborhoods and schools. The site is only a few hundred yards from Lake Erie.
With over [...]

Ontario hands nuclear power a monopoly

Ontario’s Energy Minister Gerry Phillips announced in early March that the Government of Ontario will give nuclear power companies a monopoly to supply up to 72 per cent of Ontarios electricity demand.
Nuclear power is the highest-cost, least reliable and least energy efficient electricity supply source. This decision essentially does an end run around the government’s [...]