Kanye West was correct about Bu$hCo's hatred of black people. That attitude is also reflected in this administration's hatred of The Great Lakes. You will note that global warming is listed as one of the problems with this ecosystem. Since I live within 15 miles of the greatest of the Great Lakes, only Lake Baikel has more fresh water, I can attest to what's happening. When the state put a mercury warning on eating fish from Superior, it broke my heart & Bu$hCo has done nothing to fix either the lake or my heart. Bastard.
"'There's widespread agreement that the Great Lakes are under tremendous stress,' said Alfred Beeton of the University of Michigan. 'Toxic substances ... overfishing, invasive species, changes in hydrology affecting rivers -- now we can add the effects of global climate change.
'These have been dealt with individually. What we need to do is look at the ecosystem -- the combination of stresses,' Beeton said. 'Historical sources of stress have combined with new ones and we have arrived at a tipping point. What we mean is that ecosystem changes will occur rapidly and unexpectedly.'
The report emphasized the need for large-scale ecosystem restoration and not piecemeal efforts, coauthor Don Scavia said. Particularly important was preserving or restoring shoreline 'buffer zones,' such as wetlands and lake tributaries to help the lakes heal themselves.
'These are the key areas for filtering the contaminants that enter the lakes. It's also where most of the wildlife habitat is,' Scavia said.
Shoreline pollution that fouls Great Lakes beaches is extending into the middle of some of the five Great Lakes, sudden drops in oxygen levels in the water threaten native species, and native fish have been crowded out by invasive species that have changed the character of the lakes, the scientists added."
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