The Great Lakes from Space. Lake Michigan and Lake Huron are essentially one large body of water, connected at the Straits of Mackinac. The St. Clair River drains these upper lakes into Lake Ontario. Photo: SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE
How much water do the Great Lakes need? As much as they can hold on to. Read more »
Photo: USFWS
What weighs 60 pounds, jumps when startled and could destroy the Great Lakes? You guessed it: Asian carp. Read more »
Zebra mussels removed from the Mississippi River. Photo: USFWS
Invasive zebra and quagga mussels have had a tremendous impact on the Great Lakes since they arrived in ballast water of ocean going ships. Here is a look at the fight to control these bothersome bivalves. Read more »
Photo: Kentucky Division of Water
Nothing like paying for something you can get for free. Read more »
Most residents of the Great Lakes Basin have heard of the trouble caused by exotic invaders like the zebra mussel. Many of these expensive and destructive pests made their way into the Great Lakes in the ballast water of ocean-going ships. Treating this ballast water to kill aquatic hitchhikers is one solution to preventing further alien invasions. Read more »
Smart POWER Stripping, that is.
Solar and wind power are catching on, but conservation is still the best form of alternative energy.
Humans aren't the only animals that pollute--dead tree in a cormorant rookery.
This one popped up in a regional news aggregation that I was reading today. It jumped out at me because it looks like news, but it is really more of a press release that seeks to back up the established position of a conservative non-profit group. Reader beware, I guess.
It seems like spin to me. Read the article and the executive summary of the report yourself and see what you think. There are links and a couple of excerpts from the story and report after the jump. Read more »
The Great Lakes Water Wars is an excellent resource for people who want to understand the turbulent history of water rights within the Great Lakes Basin. Read more »
BPA caused lots of folks to trade in their plastic bottles on metal.
As if the high-fructose corn syrup wasn’t bad enough. Health Canada has found BPA in soft drinks, especially energy drinks… Read more »
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