restoration

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How a new money system can benefit the Great Lakes

Our conception of ‘money’ rarely goes beyond the realm of fiscal policy. George Crowell argues that by fundamentally rethinking our money system, and shifting its balance of power away from the banks and back to the government we can repay old debt and better finance a sustainable future for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River.

State of the Lakes? Not that Great

After decades of monitoring the Great Lakes ecosystem, the Canadian and U.S governments still have only limited knowledge of the status of human and wildlife health in the Great Lakes and do not know whether that status is improving or getting worse.

Meetings detail restoration spending plan

At community meetings across the region, representatives of the EPA explained how funds from the $475 million will be distributed.

Obama budget shows Great Lakes promise

Meanwhile, Canadian federal budget makes no mention of cleaning the Great Lakes.