MCWC Notice Board
231-972-8856

• Texas Hold 'Em will be held on May 14-17.  Call David Fickes to volunteer. His number is 231-972-4260

  Wed-Sat May 14-17, 2008

  Time:  6:30pm - 1am Location: Strike Town, 14372 Northland Dr, Big Rapids

• MCWC Garage Sale/Bake Sale June 7th. 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

  The date has been changed to June 7. If you can donate or help please call Maryann Borden, the chairperson of the event, at 231.734.3829 or email mpborden@sbcglobal.net or Terry Swier at 231.972.8856 or email tswier@centurytel.net. We will accept marked donations at the site on Friday, June 6 beginning at noon. The sale will be held at 15495 Old Mill Pond Road at the corner of M-20 in Big Rapids, June 7th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds will go to Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation.

• Water Festival 2008.  June 16th Grand Rapids, MI - Log into site to view U-Tube Video

MCWC Board Meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month. Call (231-972-8856) for Location.

• SB 860: Water withdrawal legislation is pending on the floor of both the Michigan House of Representatives and Senate that is tie-barred to the Great Lakes Compact legislation. 

• The Senate passed SB 860

• Olson Letter: Executive Summary

• "Ice Mountain asks to add well capacity" Cadillac News 3/14/08

• Video of the Hearing  Click on (video of hearing.)

• President Terry Swier Testifies before The House Subcommittee 

• Testimony of Terrill (Terry) Swier

• Written Testimony of Terrill (Terry) Swier

• To make a contributions and promote MCWC,  

Look to the Future

• "Ice Mountain asks to add well capacity" Cadillac News 3/14/08

• Assessing The Environmental Risks of the Water Bottling Industry’s Extraction of Groundwater

• Climate Change and Great Lakes Water Resources  November 2007                              

• Great Lakes, Great Michigan Coalition update 8-27-07 Terry Swier - President MCWC

• FYI. The House Dems introduced House Bills No. 5065-5073 this week. Attached are the bills. - terry

• Here is a link to the Supreme Court's opinion:  http://courts.michigan.gov/supremecourt/Clerk/01-07/130802/130802-Opinion.pdf

• "Lakes' pact gets support from Toledo mayor and Fisher" Toledo Blade 4-24-08
• "Parched U.S. states could start 'water wars' and seek Great Lakes water:" The Canadian Press 4-15-08
• "EDITORIAL: Lakes' water not for sale" Record Eagle 4-18-08
• "Vote on Great Lakes pact is expected to be delayed" by Dan Egan Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 4/15/08
• "Your Bottled Water May Not Come From a Spring" By IVAN PENN St. PETERSBURG TIMES 3-22-08
• "Nestlé loses bid for town’s water" by Karen Nugent Telegram and News 4-10-08
• "Corporate Accountability International: Community Protests ..." Earth News 4-10-08
• "EDITORIAL: Closer to approval"  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 4/10/08
• From "Jackson Citizen Patriot" (Fredricka Paul): A group of people that supports legislation to regulate water withdrawal from Michigan's rivers, wetlands and lakes visited Jackson on Wednesday. View article... 4/10/08
• "Possible breakthrough on Great Lakes compact" By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press 4/9/08
• From "Toronto Star" (Chris Wood): The Great Lakes, and those who work or live around them, are witnessing profound changes in climate. No one knows that better than Linda Mortsch. View article... 4/08/08
• "COMMENTARY: GOP reps pledge support for Great Lakes compact" Press Gazette 4/8/08
• "Lakes compact languishes in Ohio"  by Michael Scott Plain Dealer 4/8/08
• "Nestle Paying $230 To Suck Millions Of Gallons Of Water From ..." the consumerist 4/4/08
• "EDITORIAL: Lt. Gov. Fisher's wrong answer on Great Lakes water" the Plain Dealer 4/3/08
• "EDITORIAL: Not a drop to spare" Toledo Blade 4/2/08
• "Ohio lt. gov. mops up after remark about selling Lake Erie water" associated press Battle Creek Inquirer 4/2/08
• "Ohio's Fisher visit raises possibility of selling Great Lakes water" by Tom Troy Toledo Blade 4/1 08

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