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网页The Great Lakes Now monthly television program is produced by Detroit PBS in partnership with a network of PBS affiliates around the region. Shooting on location in eight states and Canada, the magazine-style show brings viewers stories about the recreational, economic, scientific, political and environmental issues related to the Great Lakes and drinking water.
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网页March 26, 2021 - by GLN Editor. Invasive mussels are hastening the deterioration of historic Great Lakes shipwrecks, like the submerged Prins Willem V off Milwaukee. Zebra and quagga mussels are also a big problem for water treatment and power plants. But science — and another invader, the round goby—could help fight them.
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网页NEWSLETTER. DONATE. 25 years after a major toxic lead cleanup, westside neighbors still don’t feel safe. Farmers turn to ‘predator-proof’ fences to deter wolves in northern Wisconsin. Michigan advocates hail ‘groundbreaking’ settlement to civil rights complaint over hazardous waste facility. Foraged Fruit and Nuts: Wild Apples ...
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网页Palisades nuclear relaunch gets more subsidies in Michigan — and more backlash. September 10, 2024 - by Bridge Michigan. The federal government will provide more than $600 million to help two rural electricity cooperatives buy money from the nuclear plant. While proponents celebrate, anti-nuclear activists say the money could be better spent ...
Tapping the Great Lakes
网页In the new half-hour documentary called Tapping the Great Lakes, Detroit Public TV ‘s Great Lakes Bureau takes a deep dive into several methods of water withdrawal and their impact on the Great Lakes. First, we look at Nestle, a company that withdraws millions of gallons of water from aquifers near Lake Michigan, bottles it, and sells it in ...
Mapping the Great Lakes: Defining the region … with three maps
网页2021年9月14日 · The Great Lakes watershed, also called the Great Lakes Basin, contains 84% of the surface freshwater in North America and 21% of the surface freshwater in the whole world. The basin stretches 750 miles east to west encompassing 10% of the U.S. population and 30% of the Canadian population. In 1955, the Great Lakes Compact formed the Great Lakes ...
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网页With a monthly magazine-style television program and daily online reports at GreatLakesNow.org, the Great Lakes Now initiative offers in-depth coverage of news, issues, events and developments affecting the lakes and the communities that depend on them, while capturing the character and culture of the region. Find our Watch Parties and other events HERE.
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网页2024年8月22日 · A changing climate is causing psychological distress across the Great Lakes. From the loss of heritage crops, disappearing ice and record-breaking floods, residents across the region are looking for new forms of support.
Mapping the Great Lakes: What’s in a Great Lakes name?
网页2022年2月28日 · The data on places using “Great Lakes” in their name shows some clear densities of Great Lakes places with a focus on Michigan. In this “Mapping the Great Lakes” feature, author Alex Hill mapped the density of businesses using “Great Lakes” in their names. As a peninsula surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes, it’s no surprise ...
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网页2024年9月12日 · Great Lakes Moment: Ten natural wonders of The Great Lakes Way. Get your bicycle or kayak ready and consider adding these close-to-home natural wonders to your Great Lakes adventure bucket list. Peter Quakenbush’s dream is to create a conservation burial forest – a place that would both preserve the …