Thursday, June 2, 2011

We Should Stop Taking The Great Lakes For Granted

Lake Superior is warming dramatically, part of a broader trend, a report notes.

More reason to stop the rush to dig a 21-mile long iron ore strip mine near the lake.

The Great Lakes are the world's largest supply of fresy surface water. We should be their stewards, not their exploiters.

2 comments:

Dave said...

How are warming waters and proposed mine even remotely related?

James Rowen said...

More respect for the changing climate can have a long-term positive effect on the lake, by minimizing the warming that is increasing its evaporation.

Runnoff from the mine into the watershed obvious.

It's all about respecting the environment, not exploiting or taking it for granted.