Jack_Berry
Moderator Emeritus
found this item in the fish wrapper today. i have to admit i was surprised to find it at all since it was on page 4 after the obits that i turned to and folded the paper over twice before seeing it. i thought this would be best posted on a new thread rather than on the original.
With the Legislature back in session and Great Lakes legislation in the offing, a coalition of environmental groups released poll results this week which show strong public support for guarding the lakes.
The poll, conducted by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, found that 85 percent of respondents said it is very important for the state to protect the water in lakes Michigan and Superior. Sixty-one percent said there is a major threat of other states removing Great Lakes’ water for their own needs while 34 percent said this is a minor threat. Also, 71 percent said there is a major threat of other countries removing lake water.
State sens. John Lehman, D-Racine, Rob Cowles, R-Green Bay, and Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, are preparing legislation to implement the Great Lakes Compact. Signed two years ago in Milwaukee by governors of Great Lakes states and premiers of two Canadian provinces, the compact would specify who could withdraw water from the lake basin and under what conditions.
To become effective, the compact must be approved by the states and provinces and be passed by Congress. Most states have either introduced or passed legislation to implement the compact.
Slightly more than 80 percent of poll respondents said Wisconsin should make the Great Lakes Compact law. That level of support varied but remained at more than 70 percent whether people lived along the lakeshore or inland, whether they were male or female and whether they were Democrats, Republicans or were independent or members of some other party.
The poll was conducted between Oct. 2 and Dec. 5 using randomly generated land-line telephone numbers. There is a sample error of 4.8 percentage points on the statewide results, and wider errors on information from subgroups
evidently canada WAS consulted and they don't like it either.
With the Legislature back in session and Great Lakes legislation in the offing, a coalition of environmental groups released poll results this week which show strong public support for guarding the lakes.
The poll, conducted by the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, found that 85 percent of respondents said it is very important for the state to protect the water in lakes Michigan and Superior. Sixty-one percent said there is a major threat of other states removing Great Lakes’ water for their own needs while 34 percent said this is a minor threat. Also, 71 percent said there is a major threat of other countries removing lake water.
State sens. John Lehman, D-Racine, Rob Cowles, R-Green Bay, and Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, are preparing legislation to implement the Great Lakes Compact. Signed two years ago in Milwaukee by governors of Great Lakes states and premiers of two Canadian provinces, the compact would specify who could withdraw water from the lake basin and under what conditions.
To become effective, the compact must be approved by the states and provinces and be passed by Congress. Most states have either introduced or passed legislation to implement the compact.
Slightly more than 80 percent of poll respondents said Wisconsin should make the Great Lakes Compact law. That level of support varied but remained at more than 70 percent whether people lived along the lakeshore or inland, whether they were male or female and whether they were Democrats, Republicans or were independent or members of some other party.
The poll was conducted between Oct. 2 and Dec. 5 using randomly generated land-line telephone numbers. There is a sample error of 4.8 percentage points on the statewide results, and wider errors on information from subgroups
evidently canada WAS consulted and they don't like it either.
