This is where you can collaborate in telling the Great Lakes story. It's easy to write articles or add to those that already exist. Add your organization to Great Lakes Organizations or learn about ongoing projects such as this one on the Rouge River.
Here's help getting started.
Or investigate Wiki training. We'll teach you and your organization site navigation, writing wiki pages and shooting and editing video for the Web.
Want to dress up an entry? Google Maps are a great way to add information and a graphic element, particularly on stories about the environment. This button (right) at the top of the editing section lets you quickly insert a map, complete with satellite imagery and location points. Here's how.
Google Calendars are a great way to share calendars with others. They provide an easy way to ensure that all items on your calendar are availabe to all interested parties. Using Google calendars in the Great Lakes Wiki is also very easy. Check it out: Using Google Calendars on the Wiki.
There's more to Toxic Town, USA than most people realize. Find out more about St Louis, Michigan and the Pine River Superfund Site. The Citizen’s Advisory Group there is one of the most active and vocal in the country, and they're actually making a difference.
Check out the reports on this Superfund section which the Society of Professional Journalists in March of 2008 selected as one of three finalists in a student journalism contest.
Green Gadgets or green washing? Here's a forum for evaluating products claiming to be environmentally friendly. Rate them or add to the list.
Cool Globes is a public art project in Chicago focused on solutions for dealing with climate change.
Learn about the mining controversy on the Yellow Dog Plains in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It's approaching two years since the MDEQ revoked its mining permit for Kennecott. The public has voiced their opposition. Will the sulfide mine prevail in the U.P. wilderness?
Want to know more on communicating about your Great Lakes environmental problems? The Getting the Message Out on Great Lakes Restoration conference brought together communication experts, policymakers and activists from across Michigan to do just that.
Take a look at Colony Collapse Disorder, a serious problem affecting honey bee populations in Michigan and 32 other states.
The Black Bear Speaks blog offers commentary on Great Lakes news and issues.
Reintroduced Wisconsin whooping cranes learn that Florida is the hot place to spend winter months. Learn more about what scientists are doing to create a new migratory flock.
The Great Lakes Areas of Concern map shows environmental hot spots.
The Ford Motor Company Rouge River Plant in 1927.
Rouge River
This 04:11 video taken from an interview with Bill Craig in the city of Wayne, explaining why the Rouge River became one of the Great Lakes region's Areas of Concern.
House OKs 35 mpg rule The U.S. House approved a landmark energy bill Thursday that increases fuel economy standards by 40 percent by 2020 but the measure faces substantial hurdles in the Senate and a likely veto by the White House. Detroit News 12/7
EPA reports violations at BP refinery. Federal regulators have alleged that petroleum giant BP PLC violated Clean Air Act provisions by making unapproved changes to its Lake Michigan oil refinery that significantly boosted the plant's pollution emissions. South Bend Tribune 12/1
Ann Arbor councilman pushes for right to keep chickens. Chickens are no clucking matter to one city council member in Ann Arbor. Stephen Kunselman says people who want fresh eggs should be able to keep their own hens around the house, or yard. Detroit Free Press 12/02
Bay County, Mich. officials are crying foul over federal allocations that give places such as the Virgin Islands, with 175 miles of shoreline, more money for beach monitoring than the entire state of Michigan, which has more than 3,200 miles of shoreline. Bay City Times 11/29
Exploring the costs of bottled water. CBS in Chicago explores the environmental and social phenomenon of purchasing bottled water. WBBM Chicago 11/19
Chicago addresses storm water drainage in the city's next attack against environmental problems. See how they are using materials on their public streets that will soak up polluted drainage, rather than create tremendous runoff. The New York Times 11/26
Toronto Mayor pushes for higher tax on bottled water. In efforts to hopefully rake in more money for the city as well as push for more tap water use, Toronto residents could see a 5-cent raise when buying bottled water if legislation passes. National Post 11/21
Sky-high dioxin level taints Saginaw River. The discovery of the highest level of the feared chemical compound dioxin ever in the Great Lakes region has prompted the EPA to order an emergency cleanup in the Saginaw River in Saginaw and the state to issue new warnings about eating fish from the river. Detroit Free Press 11/15
Here's your chance to discuss The Great Lakes Wiki with other users. Is a website like this needed? Do you know anything like it already out there? Why citizen journalism? Use The Water Spout to voice your opinion, learn what others think and learn about the world of wiki. Also check out the press The Great Lakes Wiki has been getting. If you actually want to find out about Great Lakes water spouts, see Bill's Blog.
