http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/compromise-and-the-great-lakes-compact/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:34:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/compromise-and-the-great-lakes-compact/#comment-6057 bob durivage Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:02:17 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/compromise-and-the-great-lakes-compact/#comment-6057 We have to change the mindset of people when it comes to water. People must realize that water use is a serious issue and as the population grows, it will become that much more serious. We can reduce water demand by reducing our choices for use(washing our cars, hosing down our driveways, soaking our lawns so we cut can cut them so we can water them so we can..., 40 minute showers, giving our children free reign of the water hose in Summer, but these demand reductions will only work for so long. Eventually, the population size will have to be addressed. Giving our water to bottling plants? Stop, already! We have to change the mindset of people when it comes to water. People must realize that water use is a serious issue and as the population grows, it will become that much more serious. We can reduce water demand by reducing our choices for use(washing our cars, hosing down our driveways, soaking our lawns so we cut can cut them so we can water them so we can..., 40 minute showers, giving our children free reign of the water hose in Summer, but these demand reductions will only work for so long. Eventually, the population size will have to be addressed. Giving our water to bottling plants? Stop, already!

]]> http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/compromise-and-the-great-lakes-compact/#comment-5210 David P. Ball Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:35:48 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/compromise-and-the-great-lakes-compact/#comment-5210 In response to "Compromise and the Great Lakes Compact," I hope the Michigan House and Senate will resolve their differences and approve legislation that promotes the goals of the Great Lakes Compact. I am a proud Michigan native, and I have also lived in arid Western states, including California, Colorado, and New Mexico. I currently reside in Maryland, which is a heavily regulated Mid-Atlantic state adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay. In each of these states, fresh water is regarded as an increasingly precious commodity that must be carefully managed. I sincerely hope that neither environmental extremism, nor the avarice of certain business interests, will prevail in this struggle over Michigan's natural resources, including the fresh water of the Great Lakes Region. A reasoned and balanced approach is essential to the future of Michigan's economy. In response to "Compromise and the Great Lakes Compact," I hope the Michigan House and Senate will resolve their differences and approve legislation that promotes the goals of the Great Lakes Compact. I am a proud Michigan native, and I have also lived in arid Western states, including California, Colorado, and New Mexico. I currently reside in Maryland, which is a heavily regulated Mid-Atlantic state adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay. In each of these states, fresh water is regarded as an increasingly precious commodity that must be carefully managed. I sincerely hope that neither environmental extremism, nor the avarice of certain business interests, will prevail in this struggle over Michigan's natural resources, including the fresh water of the Great Lakes Region. A reasoned and balanced approach is essential to the future of Michigan's economy.

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