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Weekly News Roundup – September 9, 2011
Our offices were closed last Friday, so this week we have a double edition of the National Wildlife Federation news roundup: Congress Moves Flood Insurance Reform Forward as Americans Face Effects of Hurricane Season September 8 – The Senate Committee on… Read more >
If You Don’t Eat Your Veggies Stink Bugs Will
Unlike scores of children around the globe, brown marmorated stink bugs don’t mind eating their veggies or yours. The invasive species is rather fond of broccoli and asparagus, some of the worst dinner time offenders. They also like soybeans,… Read more >
Asian Carp: Not Grandma’s Type of Fish
Early memories of fishing with our grandma included regular warnings to never eat the carp! As a child, the actively agile carp was a tough fish to get into the boat once it was hooked. Successful bouts at pulling them… Read more >
Video — Great Lakes and Invasives and Oil, Oh My!
Two of the greatest threats to the greatest of lakes – invasive species and submerged oil pipelines – were the subject of a Detroit public television legal affairs program on which I recently appeared. Among other things, Michigan Law School… Read more >
Scientist Confirm Asian Carp Are Major Threat to the Great Lakes
Today, leading Great Lakes scientists announced a new report that examines the extent of the Asian carp threat in the Great Lakes. Asian carp are a huge threat to the Great Lakes and this report shows just how critical we must… Read more >
Motion maps track spread of Asian carp and invasive mussels
Motion maps of Asian carp and invasive mussels’ spread across the U.S created by NWF and the U.S. Geological Survey dramatize as never before their meteoric invasion. Watch Asian carp spread across the country. Then, see how invasive mussels traveled to California. In less… Read more >
Oh Carp! Flying Fish May Invade Great Lakes
A fish out of water is more than an expression along the Mississippi and Missouri river basins – it’s also a threat to people and wildlife. Asian carp are an invasive species of flying fish wrecking havoc upstream along the… Read more >
Plodding action on critical issues threatens Great Lakes
A recent report on Michigan Public Radio asked a simple question, one that produced a disturbing answer. The question: Why does it take 40 years to clean up a river? The question referred to the scandalously slow effort to clean… Read more >
Good things are happening in the Great Lakes
With invasive species, outdated sewers and toxic algae blooms creating problems in parts of the Great Lakes, it’s easy to get depressed about the future of these incomparable bodies of water. That’s why it is good to remind yourself, from… Read more >
Great Lakes restoration is producing huge dividends
A Great Lakes restoration project in Muskegon, Mi., is producing the kind of financial returns that would make stockbrokers envious. The $10 million shoreline restoration project on Muskegon Lake will generate more than $66 million in economic benefits, according to… Read more >
