http://amhersttimes.wnymedia.net/2008/07/31/higgins-hails-house-action-to-preserve-and-protect-the-great-lakes/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:19:15 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://amhersttimes.wnymedia.net/2008/07/31/higgins-hails-house-action-to-preserve-and-protect-the-great-lakes/comment-page-1/#comment-394 takebackthetap Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:13:27 +0000 http://amhersttimes.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/07/31/higgins-hails-house-action-to-preserve-and-protect-the-great-lakes/#comment-394 The Compact has been getting solely 1 sided press! The fact of the matter is that there are some very serious holes that the corporate interests were able to get in and all the environmental groups agreed to "compromise" on. We need to get them to stop this train while we fix these issues. There are those who argue that the Compact is an acceptable compromise, claiming that protecting 70% of our Great Lakes Basin waters is good enough - but anyone knows that a 30% hole or leak will result in a draining and serious impairment or diminishment of the water and fish, in not only the Great Lakes but all of our inland lakes and streams! The Compact has been getting solely 1 sided press! The fact of the matter is that there are some very serious holes that the corporate interests were able to get in and all the environmental groups agreed to “compromise” on. We need to get them to stop this train while we fix these issues.
There are those who argue that the Compact is an acceptable compromise, claiming that protecting 70% of our Great Lakes Basin waters is good enough – but anyone knows that a 30% hole or leak will result in a draining and serious impairment or diminishment of the water and fish, in not only the Great Lakes but all of our inland lakes and streams!

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