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December 2008 Great Lakes Days in Washington (12/24) Registration is now available for Great Lakes Days in Washington, an annual event featuring presentations and dialogue on Great Lakes priorities by regional leaders and members of Congress. The events take place Feb. 23-25, 2009. Michigan wind energy resource maps (12/23) Wind energy resource maps are estimates of wind resources and are based primarily upon computer modeling. These maps are intended to be suggestive of areas within Michigan that may be suitable for wind generators. Clean Energy Coalition (12/22) The Clean Energy Coalition, based in southeastern Michigan, is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to promoting clean energy technologies as a way to create healthier, energy independent communities. Identifying Hurdles to Renewable Energy Transmission Center for American Progress (12/18) This report seeks to highlight the multiple challenges and opportunities for action to vastly increase our nation’s renewable energy generation and connect this clean energy to the grid via advanced electrical transmission construction. Freshwater Future (12/17) The mission of Freshwater Future is to foster and support a vital, effective grassroots sector working locally to protect aquatic habitats throughout the Great Lakes Basin. Minnesota Environmental Initiative (12/16) The Minnesota Environmental Initiative (MEI) seeks solutions to Minnesota’s environmental problems through collaborative action taken by innovative partnerships, bringing together nonprofits, businesses, and government agencies. Lake Superior Energy Association (12/15) The Lake Superior Energy Association (LSEA) promotes renewable energy and energy efficiency with the goal towards sustainable living in the western Lake Superior region. Great Lakes Observing System HarvorView pilot project (12/12) The GLOS HarborView pilot project features an integrated, web-based viewer showcasing data on nearshore currents, winds, waves and prevailing weather for a subset of the over 200 harbors along the Great Lakes. The project is designed to enhance commercial and recreational navigation on the Great Lakes. Great Lakes Botulism Type E Coordination and Response Initiative (12/11) Botulism is now implicated in thousands of bird, fish, and amphibian deaths across the Great Lakes each year. This is a new initiative to address botulism, establishing an ongoing method to coordinate efforts between a variety of agencies working to solve the problem. Lake Erie Living photo contest winners (12/10) Enjoy the winning photos from Lake Erie Living's inaugural 2008 photo contest, including the grand prize winning photo taken at sunset on Horseshoe Pond in Presque Isle. Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics (12/9) This website is dedicated to Chicago's candidacy for the 2016 Olympic Games. It features resources for volunteering, promotion and support, and provides general information about Chicago's plan for the games. Recycling dredged material in the Great Lakes (12/8) Using dredged material can offset the need to mine or import sand or soil from other areas. It can also save valuable space in costly disposal facilities for those really contaminated materials that cannot be reused.This web site iprovides three different portals for getting information about sources of dredged material near you that can be used beneficially. Fall 2008 Focus on International Joint Commission Activities International Joint Commission (12/5) The Fall 2008 issue of Focus on International Joint Commission Activities is now available at online in both English and French versions. New Science-Based Report Outlines Devastating Impact for Birds in U.S. and Canada Natural Resources Defense Council (12/4) DANGER IN THE NURSERY: Impact on Birds of Tar Sands Oil Development in Canada's Boreal Forest is a new peer-reviewed policy and science document outlining the current and projected impacts the tar sands oil industry is having on migratory bird populations. EPA meeting on cleanup options for Wisconsin Superfund site (12/3) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources have set a meeting to discuss their review of cleanup options at the Ashland/Northern States Power Lakefront Superfund site in Ashland, Wisconsin. Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS) Lake Views e-newsletter (12/2) Lake Views, the new e-newsletter of the Great Lakes Observing System, is now available online. The current issue introduces a redesigned GLOS website and several new GLOS products. Green Marine GLIN's December 2008 Site of the Month (12/1) GLIN's December Site of the Month is Green Marine, an alliance of St. Lawrence and Great Lakes marine industry associations in Canada and the United States voluntarily joining forces around common goals to do more for the environment.
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