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There are 8 U.S. states in the Great Lakes Basin, but only New York State includes Lake Ontario. Some 30-million Americans live in the Great Lakes, which are home to large cities like Chicago, Detroit, and Indianapolis. Land use in the Great Lakes Basin is a mix of rural, urban, and industrial. Historically, water quality on the Great Lakes has been influenced by manufacturing, waste disposal sites, electricity generation, and urbanization.

Oil spill worse than estimated, BP concedes

May 20th, 2010

NEW ORLEANS — BP conceded Thursday that more oil than it estimated is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico as heavy crude washed into Louisiana’s wetlands for the first time, feeding worries and uncertainty about the massive monthlong spill. Mark Proegler, a spokesman for oil giant BP PLC, said a mile-long (1.6 kilometer-long) tube inserted into a leaking pipe over the... (more)

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Oil begins to clog Louisiana wetlands

May 20th, 2010

BP hopes to start “top kill” process Sunday to seal leaking well NEW ORLEANS — BP conceded Thursday that more oil than it estimated is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico as heavy crude washed into Louisiana’s wetlands for the first time, feeding worries and uncertainty about the massive month-long spill. Mark Proegler, a spokesman for oil giant BP PLC, said a... (more)

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Risk-based decision-making: whose risks, whose benefits?

May 18th, 2010

Who isn't in shock over the tragedy unfolding in the Gulf Of Mexico? In a state of shock and dread, we’ve been following the frontline work of our Waterkeeper organizations in Alabama and Louisiana and viewing pictures and video by the Hurricane Creekkeeper John Wathen. New information about the dangers posed by plumes of oil in the Gulf of Mexico at great depths, known as... (more)

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Enough already. Nuke Gulf oil spill, says expert

May 17th, 2010

Since iron tubes, giant domes and hairnets don’t seem to be doing the job, one expert is suggesting that the United States seal the Gulf oil spill with a nuclear explosion. “Enough is enough,” Christopher Brownfield writes at The Daily Beast. “It’s time to destroy the well and put the matter to rest.” The Russians have used this tactic on out-of-control wells... (more)

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BP reports success in oil-siphoning system

May 17th, 2010

HAMMOND, LA.— In a significant step toward containing a massive Gulf of Mexico oil leak, BP said a 1.6 kilometre-long tube was funneling crude Sunday from a blown well to a tanker ship after three days of wrestling to get the stopgap measure into place on the seafloor. Yet even as the company reported the success after weeks of fruitless efforts, scientists warned oil that... (more)

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Lake tweets becoming an obsession for some

May 13th, 2010

Since its birth in 2003, Lake Ontario United has grown from a fingerling into an online fishing community larger than a fall king salmon. Found at www.lakeontariounited.com, "The Lou," as its fans like to call it, has more than 6,800 registered members. Dozens more join every day. For those serious about trolling for trout and salmon, or for those just interested in... (more)

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Enviromentalist: you can smell oil nine miles out

May 13th, 2010

HOUSTON - We're getting a new perspective on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, thanks to a passionate environmentalist. With the help of a volunteer pilot, John Wathen has been documenting the oil spill off the coast of Alabama. What he captures on video, he uploads to YouTube along with narration. "I was horrified when I looked and saw how many boats there were on the... (more)

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Heed lesson of Gulf spill

May 4th, 2010

So much for British Petroleum's forecasting. Just last year the firm claimed that it was “unlikely” that its Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico would ever generate a major spill. Even if one did occur, “no significant adverse impacts” were likely, BP said, because of the rig's distance from shore and modern cleanup techniques. The April 20 explosion that... (more)

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Waterkeepers Want Feds to Contain Gulf Spill, Step Up Oversight

May 4th, 2010

Waterkeeper Alliance, the global environmental organization, on May 3 demanded transparency in the handling of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a stepping up of oversight and enforcement of existing regulations, and the addition of new safeguards that would prevent similar spills from occurring. “The government is right to use all means at their disposal to contain the... (more)

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Harper slams BP, says Canada has tougher rules

May 4th, 2010

PM signals National Energy Board should resist calls to amend drilling rules Prime Minister Stephen Harper Monday slammed BP PLC and its drilling companies for the Gulf of Mexico disaster, and suggested federal regulators will not change environmental standards as urged by some oil companies. In the House of Commons, Mr. Harper said that his government has strengthened... (more)

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