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- Water pollution inspires the Lake Erie Bill of Rights to improve water quality Wed, 6 Mar 19, 5:30amResidents of Toledo are fighting back against water pollution in Lake Erie. Residents in the Ohio town voted on a Lake Erie Bill of Rights to help protect the lake from human waste, a move that has been criticized by the...
- Cleveland offshore wind farm project awarded $40 million DOE grant Wed, 29 Jun 16, 3:30amCould the Rust Belt turn into the Wind Belt? The Great Lakes represent 20 percent of the United States' total offshore wind energy capacity, but not a single wind turbine has yet to be seen...
- New York Proposes Ban on Water-Polluting Microbeads Found in Beauty Products Wed, 19 Feb 14, 6:30amWhile they might give you a glowing complexion, the tiny microbeads found in your face and body washes pose a big threat to waterways and aquatic life...
- Climate Change and Agricultural Runoff to Cause Massive Algae Blooms in Lake Erie Wed, 24 Jul 13, 3:30amFor some areas of the world, climate change means hurricanes, tornadoes, or drought. In Ohio, alterations in temperature, wind patterns, and water circulation translate into tons of toxic algae floating in Lake Erie. Back...
- Study Warns That Lake Erie May Experience More Massive Algae Blooms in the Future Wed, 3 Apr 13, 12:08amEveryone could sigh a breath of relief if the 2011 toxic algae bloom that engulfed 2,000 square miles of Lake Erie had been an isolated event, but sadly that is not the case...
- Future Holds More Toxic Algae Blooms that Engulfed Lake Erie in 2011, Researchers Warn Wed, 3 Apr 13, 12:08amEveryone could sigh a breath of relief if the 2011 toxic algae bloom that engulfed 2,000 square miles of Lake Erie had been an isolated event, but sadly that is not the case...
- Report Finds Great Lakes Ice Cover Has Decreased a Whopping 71 Percent in 40 Years Thu, 15 Mar 12, 2:24amIf you live near the Great Lakes, you’ve probably noticed that recently they’ve been better suited to kayaking than ice fishing. A new report published by the American Meteorological Society now confirms what...
- Google Invests in Backbone for East Coast Offshore Wind Wed, 13 Oct 10, 12:44amWe’ve always had a sneaking suspicion that Google is close to taking over the world and they just keep adding fuel to our conspiracy theories. What now? Well, they’ve just invested in a $5 billion transmission...
- Lake Erie to Become the United State’s First Fresh-Water Wind Farm Wed, 7 Jul 10, 6:15amLake Erie is about to join Cape Cod in hosting one of the first offshore wind farms in the United States. For a while now, plans have been underway to construct a wind power site on the Great Lakes after a Memorandum of Understanding...