Jetskis and hot rod boats are a problem in Great Lakes states. In Wisconsin, the Department of Natural Resources think they have a solution. As the Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Mike Simonson reports… the D-N-R wants to monitor lakes from the air:
Month: June 2000
An Agreement Reached on Water Diversions
The Governors and Premiers of the Great Lakes states have reached an agreement in principle on standards for withdrawing waters from the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Jerome Vaughn has more:
Commentary- Is Our Food Safe to Eat?
Nearly 70 percent of processed food in the U-S contains genetically engineered ingredients, much of which comes from corn and soybeans grown in the Great Lakes States. Conscious Choice Magazine publisher, Jim Slama, says that no one knows for sure whether those ingredients are harming consumers because none of those ingredients face stringent safety testing:
No Simple Answer Behind Gas Hikes
The government, politicians, and oil companies are all busy blaming each other for high gasoline prices in the Midwest. Each points to a simple explanation. But… the real answer is about as clear as crude oil. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports on some of the factors behind the gasoline price hikes in the Midwest:
The STRUGGLE TO BAN M-T-B-E (Part 2)
The Environmental Protection Agency recently recommended banning an ingredient commonly used in gasoline. The additive, called methyl tertiary butyl ether, or M-T-B-E, has drastically helped reduce air pollution. But it’s also leaking from gas tanks and contaminating groundwater. Banning M-T-B-E is proving to be no simple task. In the second of a two part series, The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Julie Halpert reports on the heated deliberations:
A GAS ADDITIVE GONE WRONG (Part 1)
Just a few years ago, the EPA and environmentalists were heralding an additive used in gasoline for drastically reducing air toxics emissions. Now, the chemical, methyl tertiary butyl ether, or M-T-B-E, is being blamed for contaminating groundwater all over the country. And Congress is scrambling to write legislation to ban it. In the first of a two part series, the Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Julie Halpert takes a look back into the history of this controversial chemical:
Congress May Limit Epa Dredging
Congress is considering legislation that would put a halt to the Environmental Protection Agency cleaning several bodies of water around the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Jonathan Ahl reports:
Study to Seek Lake Level Solutions
The Army Corp of Engineers and a shipping industry group want a study that could come up with answers to low lake level problems. The low lake levels force carriers to haul less cargo so they don’t run aground. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Mike Simonson has more:
Government Urged to Use Green Power
Congress is considering legislation that would require government agencies to use green powered electricity. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports:
Commentary- Too Much Stuff
Now that the warm weather is here, the season of the yard sale has begun. From now until the first frost of fall, bargain shoppers will be cruising the neighborhood on Saturday mornings in search of recycled gold. And even while this consumer craze is gaining momentum, Great Lakes Radio Consortium commentator Suzanne Elston wonders what would happen if they held a yard sale, and nobody came?