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alicat · 03-16-2005, 09:47 PM

Not meaning to sound superior (no pun meant), but Michigan is quite a unique state in the lower 48 in that we are basically surrounded on three sides by 4 of the 5 "Great Lakes". O'kay it gets a bit conviluted when you take into consideration that our Upper Penninsula is seperated from the mainland and therefore only has shores on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. Yes, there are a couple other "great" lakes in the states but I don't think anyone can argue that Michigan is surrounded by the most (with the exception being Lake Ontario).

We rely on a great amount of our living water on the said "Great Lakes". Namely Michigan, Huron and Erie for the main body of our state. Lake Superior and Michigan for the U.P. (Upper penninsula of Michigan).

Quite frankly, it pisses me off that our drinking and living waters (meaning 3 of the great lakes that surround us, the lower pennisula) are being polluted by huge cities like Chicago and New York. I am by no means saying that the cities in Michigan haven't contributed to the problem, they have. But no one, again, can argue the fact that Chicago and New York are two of the largest cities in the U.S.. They both have a shore on one of the "Great Lakes". I don't know the numbers but can only assume, given the sheer amount of humanity that lives in those two cities, that they both contribute a majority of the waste that feeds into the "Great Lakes" that I rely on for my fresh water for drinking, cooking and bathing as most Americans do from their city water source.

The Great lakes are also polluted with 100+ Ivasive species due in no small part to ships that have come up the St. Lawrence Seaway and into the Erie Canal, then onto the lakes. That, of corse, is the fault of our politicians (and those of the other states around the Great Lakes) that have allowed the ship traffic to continue. Yes, I realize that both seemed needed at the time and allowed great advances in trade, but the need for them has long since deminished.

Alot of people (that we elected into power) need to do some serious thinking about environmental concerns before even one measly thing will change. I'm not holding my breath. I am however, having second thoughts everytime I drink water out of the tap...

Ali

03-16-2005, 09:47 PM	#19 (permalink)
alicat Baffled Location: West Michigan	Not meaning to sound superior (no pun meant), but Michigan is quite a unique state in the lower 48 in that we are basically surrounded on three sides by 4 of the 5 "Great Lakes". O'kay it gets a bit conviluted when you take into consideration that our Upper Penninsula is seperated from the mainland and therefore only has shores on Lake Superior and Lake Michigan. Yes, there are a couple other "great" lakes in the states but I don't think anyone can argue that Michigan is surrounded by the most (with the exception being Lake Ontario). We rely on a great amount of our living water on the said "Great Lakes". Namely Michigan, Huron and Erie for the main body of our state. Lake Superior and Michigan for the U.P. (Upper penninsula of Michigan). Quite frankly, it pisses me off that our drinking and living waters (meaning 3 of the great lakes that surround us, the lower pennisula) are being polluted by huge cities like Chicago and New York. I am by no means saying that the cities in Michigan haven't contributed to the problem, they have. But no one, again, can argue the fact that Chicago and New York are two of the largest cities in the U.S.. They both have a shore on one of the "Great Lakes". I don't know the numbers but can only assume, given the sheer amount of humanity that lives in those two cities, that they both contribute a majority of the waste that feeds into the "Great Lakes" that I rely on for my fresh water for drinking, cooking and bathing as most Americans do from their city water source. The Great lakes are also polluted with 100+ Ivasive species due in no small part to ships that have come up the St. Lawrence Seaway and into the Erie Canal, then onto the lakes. That, of corse, is the fault of our politicians (and those of the other states around the Great Lakes) that have allowed the ship traffic to continue. Yes, I realize that both seemed needed at the time and allowed great advances in trade, but the need for them has long since deminished. Alot of people (that we elected into power) need to do some serious thinking about environmental concerns before even one measly thing will change. I'm not holding my breath. I am however, having second thoughts everytime I drink water out of the tap... Ali __________________ 'Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun, The frumious Bandersnatch!'--Jabberwocky, Lewis Carroll "You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late."--Ralph Waldo Emerson Last edited by alicat; 03-16-2005 at 09:59 PM..