Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation  

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• "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
• "Accept no weak protection for state's water resources" Detroit Free Press 3/29/08
• "Water is the Great Lakes area's prize" by Michael Scott The Plain Dealer 3/30/08
• "Who owns our water" by Michael Scott The Plain Dealer 3/30/08
• "Kicking the bottle, restaurants turn on the tap" by Rummana Hussain Sun Times 3/27/08
• "Tribe says water legislation would violate its fishing rights" by John Flesher Associated Press 3/25/08
• "With water, state can boost economy and help the world" by RON DZWONKOWSKI Detroit Free Press 3/23/08
• "Great Lakes states must protect every drop they can" Detroit Free Press 3/21/08
• "Concerns over lack of ground water" Northland News Center 3/21/08
• State's water concerns tapped By Pam Fleming Hometown Life 3/20/08
• "COMMENTARY: Fighting to save Great Lakes is worth the effort" By Mary Meehan Grand Rapids Press 3/15/08
• "Ice Mountain asks to add well capacity" Cadillac News 3/14/08
• "Battle Over Massive Nestle Water Bottling Plant to Protect Mount Shasta Headwaters in Tiny Northern California Community of McCloud" By Debra Anderson, Brian Stranko, and Brian J. Johnson California Progress Report 3/13/08
• "Doyle might resort to special session to pass water compact" by PATRICK MARLEY and DARRYL ENRIQUEZ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 3/13/08
• "Environmental groups turn attention to laws governing Great Lakes pact" by Jim Lynch The Detroit News 3/13/08
• "Great Lakes compact likely stalled this session" by DARRYL ENRIQUEZ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 3/10/08
• "Wisconsin GOP legislators look to hamstring Great Lakes Compact" by Tom Elko , Minnesota Monitor 3/6/08
• "Lawton: Legislature must OK Great Lakes Compact"  by Kristopher Wenn htrnews 3/6/08
• Farm Bureau opposes House water-use bills by Dean Cousino Monroe News 3/3/08
• "EDITORIAL: Stop stalling, pass compact" The Journal Times 3/3/08
• "EDITORIAL: Tinkering a good compact to death" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 3/1/08
• "COMMENTARY: Two minor revisions would make this deal much better" by MATT MORONEY Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2/28/08
• "Ohio state senator pushes his version of Great Lakes water pact" by Aaron Marshall Plain Dealer Bureau 3/1/08
• "Great Lakes bill runs aground in Wisconsin legislature" By Karen Lincoln Michel Press-Gazette Madison bureau 3/1/08
• "Waukesha officials suggest reopening Great Lakes talks" by DARRYL ENRIQUEZ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2/28/08
• "COMMENTARY: Water, water everywhere and maybe none for you"  by Patrick Mcilharen Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2/26/08
• "Canada's water crisis 'escalating" the Vancouver Sun 2/26/08
• "COMMENTARY: Sucker punch on the Compact" by Brian Back Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2/26/08
• "Great Lakes Compact stalls" Environment News 2/25/08
• "EDITORIAL: Great Lakes water rules" The Grand Rapids Press 2/24/08
• "EDITORIAL:We need protection for the waters of the Great Lakes basin now" Petoskey News Review 2/22/08
• "Struggle for life-giving water may eventually become all-consuming" by Steve Plotner News Herald 2/21/08
• "Governor signs bill letting Indiana join area compact on Great Lakes" IndyStar 2/21/08
• "EDITORIAL: Keep the Great Lakes Compact"  Democrat Chronicle 2/20/08
• "Ohio House OKs water compact; Senate to weigh different version" by Tom Henry Toledo Blade 2/20/08
• "Lake deal draws near: Compact would limit water use"  by NICHOLAS DESHAIS Times Herald 2/25/08
• "The Great Lakes states need their own regional strategy" By RON DZWONKOWSKI FREE PRESS EDITORIAL PAGE EDITOR 2/17/08
• "Terry Swier Testifies before Congressional Subcommittee "  by Branden Fountain BR Pioneer 2/5/08
• "Michigan is a visionary' in trying to protect water supply" by Rosemary Parker Kalamazoo Gazette 2/5/08
• "Activist: Corporations are increasingly taking control of water supply" by Ian Elliot The Kingsington-Whig Standard 1/31/08
• "Citizens say: We decide where our Great Lakes waters go!" White Lake Beacon 1/28/08
• "Parties split over water withdrawal" by Jeff Alexander Muskegon Chronicle 1/25/08
• "Survey supports Great Lakes Compact" The Daily Telegram 1/22/08
• "Meeting to focus on water withdrawal rules"  Muskegon Chronicle 1/21/08
• "Indiana Senate unanimously passes Great Lakes Compact bill"  the Associated Press 1/17/08
• "Six states debating Great Lakes Compact" By Dennis Cauchon, USA TODAY 1/10/08
• "COMMENTARY: We must act fast to protect Great Lakes" By Robert Cowles and John Lehman Wisconsin State Senate  1/11/08
• "Lakes bill is literally a drop in the bucket" by John Byrne and Gitte Laasby Post-Tribune staff writers 1/10/08
• "EDITORIAL: No reason to wait" Milwaukee Journal Sentinal 1/7/08
• "EDITORIAL: Water pact needs support of Legislature" Erie Times News 1/7/08
• "Growing thirst threatens a Great Lakes water war" by Jim Lynch / The Detroit News 1/7/08
• "Great Lakes Compact on track in Indiana"  By Gitte Laasby Post-Tribune staff writer 1/7/08                         
• "States eye stricter curbs on Great Lakes water" By Richard Mertens | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor 1/7/08
• "Nestle's Water pumping harmful to Michigan" by Terry Swier Grand Rapids Press 1/5/08
• "A thirst for fresh water" by Mike Ivy The Capital Times 1/4/08
• "Shaking up the Great Lakes" by Ann Stanton Northern Express 1/4/08
• "Wisconsin lawmakers look to OK Great Lakes Compac " by Karen Lincoln Michel Press-Gazette Madison bureau 12/30/07
• "A thirst for fresh water" by Mike Ivy Capital Times 12/28/07
• "Ohioan may join water panel" by Tom Henry Toledo Blade 12/21/07
• "EDITORIAL: Great Lakes states must ensure our water future" Traverse City Record Eagle 12/21/07
• "State senator wants to protect Great Lakes" Indy Star.com 12/20/07 POST COMMENTS
• "COMMENTARY: Great Lakes Compact should be ratified "by John Weishan Jr. Milwaukee Business News 12/19/07
• "Congress quizzes Nestle about Michigan water-bottling operation" by Todd Spangler, Free Press Washington Staff 12/12/07
• "Nestlé's success in Michigan in spotlight" by Heidi Paul Grand Rapids Press 12/12/07
• "Lawmakers must protect Michigan water" by Mike Delp Travese City Record Eagle 12/10/07
• "EDITORIAL: Approve Great Lakes Compact" The Buffalo News 12/10/07
• "COMMENTARY: Great Lakes protection among state's failures" by James Rowan The Capital Times 12/7/07
• "Time to fix the water act to protect nation's wetlands" Detroit Free Press 12/6/07
• "County: Keep hands off lakes" by Susan Younger County Press 12/5/07
• "EDITORIAL: Inaction not an option (so-called diversions of water outside the lakes' natural basin)" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 12/3/07
• "EDITORIAL: Protecting a vital resource" The Cincinnati Post 11/29/07
• "EDITORIAL: Great Lakes smart to guard water resource" Erie Times and News 11/21/07
• "Bottled-water tax idea flows" Kelly Grant And Katie Rook, National Post  11/ 21/07
• "COMMENTARY: Democrats pushing bills to protect Michigan waters" Lansing State Journal 11/20/07
• "Exploring the environmental cost of bottled water" Antonio Mora cbschicago.com 11/19/07
• "Presidential candidates evade water politics" By JOHN FLESHER Associated Press Writer 11/14/07
• "Groups fight water-withdrawal bill" by Tina Lam Free Press staff Writer 11/14/07
• "Plug leak from state's lakes: Bottled water" Don Roy 11/12/07
• "COMMENTARY: Water agreement a bad deal" By Russ Harding - For the Daily Press 11/12/07
• " Wade in to protect the Great Lakes" Detroit Free Press 11/7/07
• "Ban water diversions, review large withdrawals" State Rep. Michael G. Sak Det News 11/7/07
• "Tapped in: Evart sits on precious commodity" by Edward Hoogterp Grand Rapids Press 11/4/07
• "Crisis feared as U.S. water supplies dry up" msnbc Associated press 10/18/07
• "Bottled water leaves some cities with a bad taste" by Judy Keen USA Today 10/18/07
• "Back away from the water" Grand Rapids Free Press 10/17/07
• "On water, thinking outside the bottle - MSNBC Video" NBC Nightly News 10/17/07
• "COMMENTARY: Water as a weapon" by Patrick McILHERAN the NY Sun 10/17/07
• "Hands off our H2O" Editorial From the Journal Sentinel 10/15/07
• "Michigan should share water, N.M. governor says" By Tina Lam Free Press Writer 10/11/07
• "A water query from out West" By Dan Egan Milwaukee Journal 10/9/07
• "Uncapped resources" By Katherine Yung Free Press Business Writer 10/8/07
• "Sierra Club to discuss lakes" Ann Arbor News 10/8/07
• "Dueling water bottlers consider Evart" by Julia Bauer Grand Rapids Press 107/07
• "Great Lakes Compact needs Wisconsin's approval now" By Dale R. Olen Milwaukee Journal 9/29/07
• "Groups debate lakes compact" By Gitte Laasby Post-Tribune staff writer 9/28/07
• "Discuss Great Lakes at meeting Thursday" Times Staff Report 9/23/07
• "Agreement addresses lake siphoning" By Gitte Laasby Post-Tribune staff writer 9/15/07
• "Coalition aims to save water from Great Lakes" By Karen Lincoln Michel Greenbay Gazette 9/10/07
• "Several businesses tap municipal supply as source for bottled water" By TOM GILCHRIST Bay City Times 9/11/07
• "Congress, Legislature stir Lakes waters" George Weeks Syndicated Columnist 9/08/07
• "Nestle tests, decides not to pump out Owasippe water" By Jeff Alexander and Lynn Moore Muskegon Chronicle 8/28/07
• "Water, water everywhere" By Kim Painter USA Today 8/27/07
• "Sinking feeling" By Gordon Wilczynski Macomb Daily 8/27/07
• "Supreme Court turns state environmental law on its ear" The Bay City Times 8/26/07
• "Great Lakes water is an asset that Michigan must protect" Ken Schneider Detroit Free Press 8/26/07
• "EDITORIAL: Keep the water in the Lakes" The Detroit Free Press 8/26/07
• "INTERVIEW-Nestle US water exec sees growth, innovation" 8/22/07
• "Extreme Supremes nullify flagship environmental law" City Pulse 8/22/07
• "Group appeals Ice Mountain ruling" John Flesher Associated Press Grand Rapids Press 8/16/07
• "Great Lakes lower levels" The Environment Report 8/13/07
• "World Water Week Stockholm August 12-18th 2007" 8/13/07
• "Ice Mountain plant quenches Stanwood's thirst" By Jenna N. Carlesso The Grand Rapids Press 8/6/07
• "Supreme Court water ruling 'major setback,' Milliken says" by Pat Shellenbarger Muskegon Chronicle 8/6/07
• "Tap water makes healthier choice" The Detroit Free Press 8/5/07
• "Think before you drink bottled water" Ann Arbor News 8/3/07
• "EDITORIAL: Arizona doesn't want our water: They aren't getting it anyway" The Bay city Times 8/3/07
• "EDITORIAL: Water woes" James L. Slack Birmingham News 8/2/07
• "Bottled water: A river of money" MSN.Money 8/2/07
• "COMMENTARY: Support a strong Great Lakes Compact" Fred Schnook The Daily Press 8/1/07
• "Southern states now eyeing Great Lakes water" Mike Simonson Business North.com 8/1/07
• "The Great Lakes were on the front lines this week" Muskegon Chronicle 7/29/07
• "PepsiCo to disclose water supplier: tap" Las Angeles Times 7/27/07
• "Engler's activist court puts water at risk" The Detroit Free Press 7/27/07
• "Court limits damage claims" BY DAWSON BELL and TINA LAM Detroit Free Press 7/26/07
• "Court narrows law environmental protection law" Muskegon Chronicle 7/26/07
• "Great Lakes threatened, need more protection, group says" by Jerry Wolffe Oakland Press 7/26/07
• "Group can't sue over Nestle's land, court says" by Nate Reens Grand Rapids Press 7/26/07
• "Manage Michigan's water for widest benefit" Editorial Detroit News 7/26/07
• "Nestle wins fight over water" By Ronald J. Hansen / The Detroit News 7/26/07
• "Michigan Supreme Court votes 4-3 to narrow environmental law used in water fight" associated press 7/25/07
• "Governors vow to keep hands off Great Lakes" by Peter Luke Lansing Bureau 7/23/07
• "Meeting draws complaint" Darryl Enriquez Journal Sentinel 7/19/07
• "Protecting the Great Lakes from harmful water withdrawals" by Darryl Enriquez Journal Sentinel 7/17/07
• "Great Lakes mayors told it will soon be too late" James Armstrong Sun Times 7/19/07
• "New York acts to shield water" by Brian Nearing Staff writer TimesUnion.com 7/19/07
• "Lawmakers put bottlers in hot water" by Tom Gantert MLive.com 7/13/07
• "EDITORIAL: Start protecting our Great Lakes before it's too late" Lansing State Journal 7/9/07
• "Who gets Great Lakes water?" The Environment Report GLRC Production 7/9/07
• "Congress, Legislature stir Lakes waters" Record Eagle by George Weeks 7/9/07
• "EDITORIAL: Plan protects the future of the Great Lakes" Huron Daily Tribune 7/6/07
• "Issues at home -- will there be enough and will it be clean?" Pioneer Local 7/5/07
• "Proposed laws to protect Michigan water resources" by Tina Lam Detroit Free Press 7/3/07
• "COMMENTARY: Who can tap state's liquid gold?" Laura Berman, Columnists 6/30/07
• "Dems to promote water diversion plan" Muskegon Chronicle 6/29/07
• "Nestle does not oppose water regulations?" Detroit Free Press 6/27/07
• "State's environmental act threatened" Traverse City Record-Eagle By Joan L. Wolf  6/24/07
• "Some find water-tax hard to swallow, others drink it up" Jeff Alexander Muskegon Chronicle 6/17/07
• "Idea for bottled water excise tax has backers, critics, uphill battle"Jeff Alexander Muskegon Chronicle 6/14/07
• "Michigan must lead in resource protection" The Detroit Free Press 6/14/07
• "States slow to pass Great Lakes compact" The Environment Report 6/11/07
• "Michigan should lead, not follow, on lakes law" Editorial Detroit Free Press 6/8/07
• "Don't soak water bottlers with unfair tax" Editorial The Detroit News 6/7/07
• "Michigan is a diverse, popular lake" By Mike Wendland Detroit Free Press Video 6/4/07
• "Opposition turns to shut off 'water transfer' motion" By Kelly Patterson, The Ottawa Citizen 6/1/07
• "A firm hand on the spigot"  By Lisa Gaumintz and Shaili Pfeiffer Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine 6/1/07

• "Bill to protect Great Lakes water passes final vote" By MICHAEL OLIVEIRA Canadian Press 5/31/07

• "COMMENTARY: Great Lakes in need of help" League of Women Voters 5/30/07

• "Lakes still great, but there's less of them" By Sarah Kellogg Washington Bureau 5/28/07

• " Water fight" By Curt Guyette Metro times 5/23/07

• "Legislation needed to protect wetlands" Detroit Free Press 5/23/07

• "EDITORIAL: Long range plan must protect Great Lakes water supply" HTRNews.com 5/20/07

• "Great Lakes group meeting in Indy" By Patrick Guinane NWI Times 5/15/07

• "EDITORIAL: Legislature needs to finish work on protecting lakes" Muskegon Chronicle 5/10/07

• "Pass Great Lakes compact now"  Editorial - Journal Sentinel 5/5/07

• " It's time for action on bill to implement water deal" Editorial - Journal Sentinel 5/5/07

• "Only Tap Water Delivers" May 6-12th Drinking water week

• "Truth about bottled water" Jeff Alexander Muskegon Chronicle 5/3/07

• "Water war stories are 'a dime a dozen" Katherine Miller 5/2/07

• "Nestle water plans stopped by public" Jeff Alexander Muskegon Chronicle 4/29/07

• "Warning: Others want our lake water" by Jeff Alexander Muskegon Chronicle 4/24/07

• "EDITORIAL: Act on water compact" Buffalo News 4/22/07

• "Minor concerns delay Great Lakes Water Resources Compact" Bay City Times 4/15/07

• " EDITORIAL: Nestle makes its water move -- now bar the door!" Muskegon Chronicle 4/15/07

• " Debate to heat up over North American water trade" National Post, Canada 4/12/07

• "Should Great Lakes states continue to resist sharing their water?" Detroit News 4/8/07

• "How can Michigan control withdrawals?" by John Flesher The Mining Journal 4/6/07

• " Act now to protect Great Lakes water" Editorial: Toronto Star 4/6/07

• "Nestle drops spring-water well plan in Newaygo Co." WOOD TV 4/5/07

• "Industry sees little impact from water bill" by Scott Stepheson The Observer 4/4/07

• "Protecting the Great Lakes Next step for states: implement compact's fine print" by John Flesher Marion Star 4/4/07

• "Lakes protection bill to get boost" Associated Press 4/3/07

• "New bill shores up Lakes' protection" by Kieth Leslie Canadian Press 4/3/07

• "Ontario to tax water bottlers" by Kerry Gillespie,Peter Gorrie staff reporters Toronto Star 4/3/07

• "Will Great Lakes be preyed upon?" by John Flesher Mining Journal UP MI 4/2/07

• "Great Lakes water compact tests regional unity" by John Flesher -Traverse City 3/31/07

• "River lovers take a stand against bottler" by Jeff Alexander Muskegon Chronicle 3/30/07

• "Water supply is an issue everywhere" by Jeff Kart Bay City Times 3/22/07

• "On World Water Day, residents of the Great Lakes region are being urged not to waste the water resources they have in such abundance."  3/22/07

• "World Water Day 2007" 3/22/07

• " Water diversion ballot issue: Where do we sign?" Muskegon Chronicle 3/18/07

• "Great Lakes Water Management Initiative "Site for comments 3/19/07

• "Community officials hope to lure water bottlers" by Patrick Sullivan Record Eagle 3/9/07

• "Lake Deal: Michigan should move on compact to protect Great Lakes" Lansing State Journal 3/6/07

• "Mich. closer to approving Great Lakes pact" By Michael Carney Capital News Service 3/3/07

• "Bottled water could drink Canada dry" By Dianne Rinehart the Hamilton Spectator 3/3/07

• "Efforts to keep water in Bay" by Jim Birchard 2/26/07

• "State moves closer to Great Lakes water agreement" Ron Seely Wisconsin State Journal 2/25/07

• "Minnesota leads way on Lakes protection" Detroit Free Press 2/23/07

• "Minnesota became the first state to adopt what's meant to be a multistate compact on Great Lakes water use" Duluth Minn. Associated Press 2/22/07

• "The Progressive Caucus will host a discussion on "How Can We Protect Our Water?" " By Marjory Raymer Flint Journal 2/21/07

• "Michigan must ratify compact to protect our precious lakes" Editorial The Oakland Press 2/22/07

• "Keeping Great Lakes ours" The News-Sentinel Ft. Wayne 2/20/07

• "Drive starts for bottler ballot issue" By Jeff Alexander Muskegon Chronicle 2/20/07

• "War is waged in a 'water wonderland'"  BY ELIZABETH COUNCIL Grand Haven Tribune 2/21/07

• "Minnesota on Thursday did what many thought Ohio would do" By Tom Henry Toledo Blade 2/20/07

• "Minnesota is first to adopt Great Lakes compact on water use" Associated Press 2/20/07

• "Ohio approval of water pact faces new snag" By Tom Henry Toledo Blade 2/19/07

• "Legislation to protect Great Lakes water from diversion is being finalized by the surrounding governments" Indiana News 2/18/07

• "Online site seeks info from anyone on Great Lakes" Jeff Alexander 2/17/07

• "Legislation to protect Great Lakes water from being siphoned to regions not immediately surrounding the lakes is being finalized Detroit" Free Press 2/18/07

• "Cool waters: Journalist chronicles Muskegon River’s story" by BILL CASTANIER 02/07/07

• "Water diversion loophole the joker in the lakes deck" Muskegon Chronicle Jeff Alexander 02/04/07

• "Michigan approves more wells for bottler" Muskegon Chronicle 2/3/07

• "New partnership wants to protect Lake Michigan" WFRV - Green Bay (2007-01-30)

• "Activists seek tighter water laws" Muskegon Chronicle (2007-01-30)

• "Mich. is ground zero in groundwater war" by Amy Lee The Detroit News 1/29/07

• "Bottler's money flowing into water research" By Jeff Alexander Chronicle staff writer 1/21/07

• "Don't pull the plug on the lakes" By Ned Dikman Record Eagle 1/20/07

• "Bottler's money flowing into water research" Muskegon Chronicle 1/21/07

• "Proposal aims to restrict diversion of Great Lakes" In-Forum News 1/17/07

• "Nestle water case on Supreme Court docket" Grand Rapids Press By Ken Kolker 1/12/07

• "Michigan Supreme Court Asked to Rule in Nestle Case" FROM CHRONICLE NEWS SERVICES 1/12/07

• "Bottler called "foreign invader" by area residents" By Jeff Alexander Chronicle Staff Writer 1/11/07

• "Nestle raises stakes in bottled water battle" By Jeff Alexander Muskegon Chronicle 1/7/07

• "Water bottler finds loopholes" Grand Rapids Press By Jeff Alexander 1/7/07

• "Groundwater pumping: When is it too much?" Muskegon Chronicle By Jeff Alexander 1/7/07

• "Bottled water: A costly convenience" By Scott Klinger The Capital-Journal 1/5/07

• "The Great Lakes Compact is a necessary safeguard against water diversion"  By Kristy Meyer and Larry Mitchell The Beacon Journal 1/4/07

• "Preservative in Ice Mountain water creates waste problem" Muskegon Chronicle  12/28/06

• "Anti-Nestle group accuses DEQ of withholding information" Muskegon Chronicle By Jeff Alexander  12/27/06

• First, do no harm. Thats a wise choice for the foundation of our water policy Michigan Radio Essays 12/18/06

• "State OKs new wells for bottled water firm" by Jeff Alexander Muskegon Chronicle 12/19/06

• "Ice Mountain wages water war on state" By Amber Carey The Michigan Times Issue 11/7/03

• "State ready to give Nestle the OK on water proposal" By Dawson Bell Detroit Free Press 12/19/06

• "Water diversion Issue in Wisconsin" By Dan Egan Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 12/10/06

• "Legislator holding up Great Lakes water pact" Aaron Marshall Plan Dealer Bureau 12/11/06

• "Great Lakes compact at the center of great debate" USA Today 12/10/06

• "Ohio close to approving water deal" Tom Henry Toledo Blade 12/4/06

• "Freshwater, Murky Rules" Editorial Detroit Free Press 12/03/06

• "Bottler aims to take more from river" By Jeff Alexander Muskegon Chronicle 12/03/06

• "Great Lakes water diversion plan for New Berlin" by James Rowen Capital Times Wisconsin 11/21/06

• "THINK GLOBALLY, DRINK LOCALLY" Cameron Davis 11/2006

• "Millions more people, same amount of water" By Steve Lord Beacon News 1119/06

• "Water czar will lead efforts to conserve" By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 11/13/06

• "Around the world, water is becoming scarce commodity" BY PATRICK GARMOE Daily Herald 11/13/06

• "Ice Mountain remains central to water debate" by Sally Barber Cadillac News 11/9/06

• "Great Lakes could be region of troubled waters" Peter Annin Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 11/06/06

• "Michigan warns about water " By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 11/03/06

• "The Michigan Groundwater Mapping Project was mandated by Public Act 148 of 2003" 10/13/06

• "Water bottler eyeing 2 more pumping sites in Mich." The Associated Press 10/2/06

• "Bottlers aim to drill in Newaygo County" Muskegon Chronicle By Jeff Alexander 10/01/06

• "COMMENTARY: Time to tap Canada's water riches" National Post 9/27/06

• "MTU Center for Water and Society receives grant" By Kelly Fosness DMG Writer 9/23/06

• "EDITORIAL: Cellucci all wet on water trading" The Edmonton Journal 9/19/06

• "Get off the bottle" The County Times Trenton MI 9/17/06

• "Manager sees demand for water, companies that keep it running" By Kathleen Gallagher Milwaaukee Journal 9/10/06

• "Author: Water fights could drain Great Lakes" Chicago Sun-Times 9/11/06

• "Lake plan needs timely support" Opinion: South bend tribune 9/10/06

• "Waukesha Utility Lawyers Claim Access to Lake Michigan Water Already Approved" By James Rowen  9/08/06

• "COMMENTARY: Supreme Court's wetland decision raises more regulatory questions" 9/8/06

• "Residents ready to fight Nestle" By DOUGLAS b. BRILL The Express-Times 8/31/06

• "Water Bottling Questions" By Paul Bourger 8/31/06
• "Nestle's neighbors remain worried " By Tom Coombe Of The Morning Call 8/31/06
• "Bottled water industry is the thin edge of water privatization"  8/22/06
• "Water Act's price tag raises fears" The Toronto Star 8/22/06
• "Conflict muddies new law on water" The Toronto Star 8/21/06
• "Indiana slowly ponders Great Lakes pact" South Bend Tribune 8/21/06
• "County may extend Nestle EIR comment period" By Rob McCallum 8/16/06
• "COMMENTARY: A dubious loophole for bottled water" Star Tribune 8/13/06
• "There's Money in Thirst"  New York Times by Claudia Deutsch  8/10/06
• "Stop exporting Wisconsin water" Melissa K. Scanlan 7/27/06
• "Judge Weighs arguments in Ground Water Cases" Boston News 7/22/06
• "Planning for growth with water in mind" Elmwook Park Elm Leaves 7/26/06
• "Selling water could be liquid gold mine" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 7/22/06
• "EDITORIAL: Ratify the water pact" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 7/20/06
• "Who should be able to tap Great Lakes?" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 7/17/06
• "Free drinking water screenings offered" Traverse City Record-Eagle 7/12/06
• "Region must address water supply problem" The Courier News IL, 7/12/06
• "Bottled Water King" Boston Globe 7/9/06
• "Scarce fresh water an investment boon" Edmonton Journal 7/3/06
• "Michigan Court should plug Nestle's plans" LA Times Syndicate 6/27/06.
• "Polaris Institute - Water Rights Project"  6/16/06
• "When the wells run dry" By Cindy Wojdyla Cain  The Herald News 6/26/06
• "Watershed preservation eyed for Bear Creek" The Grand Rapids Press By Bea Boucher 6/22/06
• "Study finds human viruses in deep Madison aquifer" By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 6/17/06
• "Bottlers, States and the Public Slug It Out in Water War" By  David A. Fahrenthold Washington Post, 6/2/06
• "Water fest coming to Howell City" M.Live 6-9-06
• "A World Without Water" Michigan Citizen By Diane Bukowski  05/25/06
• "Quick conservation of water urged" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 5/24/06
• "COMMENTARY: Waukesha provides leadership on water supply issues" OnMilwaukee.com 5/16/06
• "First it was the DEQ. And now an administrative law judge" Interesting Editorial Article Record Eagle 5/11/06
• "Water forum focuses on hydrogeology" Petoskey News-Review By Ryan Bentley 5/5/06
• "There's a leak in the new Great Lakes protection law" The Detroit News By Gary Heinlein 4/23/06
• "Michigan caps leak in water protection law" Gary Heinlein / Detroit News Lansing Bureau 4/21/06
• "New Law Intensifies Water Diversion Debate"  By Andy Guy Great Lakes Bulletin News Service 3/28/06
• "Michigan high court asked to stop bottling firm from diverting groundwater" Toledo Blade 3-30-06
• "SAN FRANCISCO Spigot water advocates take it to the bottle" Steve Rubenstein, Chronicle Staff Writer 3/22/06 
• "Developers all wet in Supreme Court case" ERIC SHARP, Detroit Free Press 3/18/06
• "EDITORIAL: Preserving our water supply" London Free Press 3/22/06
• "Water Day, Waste none to meet global thirst" Detroit Free Press 3/22/06
• "Developers all wet in Supreme Court case" ERIC SHARP, Detroit Free Press 3/18/06
• "Bottler drops lawsuit" Grand Rapids Press 3/14/06

• "Company drops bottled water lawsuits against Michigan" St. Paul Pioneer Press 3/13/06

• "EDITORIAL: Conserve oil? How about water?" The Daily Mining Gazette 3/3/06

• "Michigan governor signs bills giving state oversight of water withdrawals" The Detroit News 2/28/06

• "EDITORIAL: Michigan sends strong message" The Oakland Press 2/26/06

• "EDITORIAL: Great Lakes, good regulations" The Grand Rapids Press 2/20/06

• "Bottled-water truce smoothes way for water law reform" Booth Newspapers By Peter Luke 02/19/06

• "Opinion: Legislation leaves off where misperception picks up" By Eric Baerren, Mt.Pleasant Sun 2/17/06

• "COMMENTARY: Water plan has a large loophole" Escanaba Daily Press 2/15/06

• "Balance protection for lakes, economy" The Detroit News 2/15/06

• "COMMENTARY: Cooperation on water begins - years after it should have" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 2/1206

• "EDITORIAL: Lakes protected" Detroit Free Press 2/11/06

• "State agrees on limits for water use" Detroit Free Press 2/10/06

• "COMMENTARY: Who owns Great Lakes water?" Detroit Free Press 2/6/06

• "Great Lakes water levels sink with mild winter" The Macomb Daily 2/6/06

• "2nd Bottling plant in possible danger" Ed White GR Press 2/1/06

• "Water bottler, opponents reach deal over use" Lansing State Journal Associated Press 1/27/06

• "Sides agree in water dispute" Detroit Free Press, Dawson Bell 1/27/06

• "Bottled water fight settled - for now" Grand Rapids Press - Nate Reens 1/27/06

• "Sides agree in water dispute" Detroit Free Press 1/27/06

• "Michigan middle school students write about saving Great Lakes" Milford Times 1/26/06

• "Thirst in Waukesha is growing" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 1/24/06

• "Land-use ruling may decide fate of wetlands" Toledo Blade 1/23/06

• "EDITORIAL: Crucial water quality control rides on court case" Detroit Free Press 1/23/06

• "Conservation becoming a priority in Great Lakes region" National Post 1/22/06

• "Water survey suggests possible water shortage" Daily Illini 1/20/06

• "Pioneer Article on Judge Root Returning to Bench?" 12/5/05

• "Great Lakes an Arena for Canada-U.S. Water Issues" By Peter Dudley 1/18/06

• "Great Lakes Town Hall goes online" Great Lakes Radio Consortium 1/2/06

• "Michigan - Folks go online to try to sustain the Great Lakes" Detroit Free Press 1/3/06

• "Preserving our water for future" Saginaw News 12/27/05

• "Online forum aimed at Great Lakes issues" Muskegon Chronicle - Jeff Alexander 12/23/05

• "H2 whoa! Soaring water sales spur new area plant" The Morning Call 12/22/05

• "Ohio ruling favors groundwater rights" The Toledo Blade 12/22/05

• "Legislators aim to keep Great Lakes water safe" By ANDREA MASON Times Herald 12/22/05

• "Water, water everywhere: Make every drop" count Bay City Times - editorial 12/21/05

• "Ten threats: Bottled water diversion debate" Great Lakes Radio Consortium 12/19/05

• "Great Lakes pact: Diversion the issue" Jackson Citizen Patriot - editorial 12/19/05

• "COMMENTARY: Government needs to clean up its act in dealing with Great Lakes" Booth Newspapers  12/18/05

• "Great Lakes agreement may have sprung a leak" Traverse City Record-Eagle editorial Jim Olson 12/18/05

• "Protecting Great Lakes vital, but Congress may not agree" The Oakland Press -editorial 12/18/05

• "Governments at all levels commit to protecting the Great Lakes" The Detroit News 12/17/05

• "Protect against U.S. water exports, former Alberta premier says" National Post 12/14/05

• "Great Lakes: Legislature to weigh anti-siphoning bill" Detroit Free Press - Hugh McDiarmid Jr. 12/14/05

• "Great Lakes reps sign compact" Green Bay Press-Gazette 12/14/05

• "2 pacts prohibit diversion of Great Lakes water" The Toledo Blade - Tom Henry 12/14/05

• "Governors approve ban on water diversion" Traverse City Record-Eagle - Associated Press 12/14/05

• "A watershed for Great Lakes" The Grand Rapids Press 12/14/05
• "Report: Few cities push water conservation" Lansing State Journal 12/14/05
• "States OK stopper for the Great Lakes" Chicago Tribune 12/13/05
• "Officials agree on plan to save Great Lakes" Booth Newspapers - Sarah Kellogg 12/13/05
• "Far-reaching pact protects water supply" Detroit Free Press - Hugh McDiarmid Jr. 12/13/05
• "Finally, leaders take action to conserve water resources" Lansing State Journal - editorial 12/13/05
• "Balancing water rights" Saginaw News - editorial 12/13/05
• "Governors poised to sign Great Lakes water rules" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 12/12/05
• "Conservation catching on for region's water resources" Lansing State Journal 12/12/05
• "Water diversion bill expected to be signed Tuesday" Grand Haven Tribune - Marie Havenga 12/12/05
• "Michigan Senate approves water bills" Cadillac News 12/9/05
• "Great Lakes headed for 'ecological collapse'" The Toronto Star 12/9/05
• "Governors' water-use meeting next week" Duluth News Tribune 12/9/05
• "Senate approves oversight of state water withdrawals" Lansing State Journal - David Eggert 12/09/05
• "EDITORIAL: Safeguards for our water" Detroit Free Press - editorial 12/08/05
• "Senate to vote on rules for using Michigan's water" Detroit Free Press - Hugh McDiarmid Jr. 12/08/05
• "Balancing water rights" Grand Rapids Press - editorial 12/07/05
• "Panel OKs state water withdrawal regulations" Lansing State Journal - David Eggert, AP 12/07/05
• "Michigan Senate panel approves water withdrawal regulations" The Flint Journal 12/6/05
• "Ice Mountain water company wants retired judge to stay bottled up" Muskegon Chronicle Ed White 12/05/05
• "Conservation becoming a priority for Great Lakes region" The Detroit News - John Flesher, AP 12/03/05
• "Priority placed on saving Great Lakes resource" Traverse City Record-Eagle - John Flesher, AP 12/03/05
• "Court limits Ice Mountain's water flow" The Detroit News 12/2/05
• "Court orders plant to limit pumping of water" Detroit Free Press - Hugh McDiarmid Jr. 12/01/05
• "Court cuts flow of water to Ice Mountain" Grand Rapids Press - Ed White 12/01/05

• "Michigan appeals court rules bottling plant can withdraw water" By David Egggert Associated Press Writer 11/30/05

• " Ice Mountain water pumping OK'd" By HUGH McDIARMID JR. FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER 11/30/05

• "EDITORIAL: Great Lakes accord should be approved" Sheboygan Press 11/28/05

• "Group to establish groundwater plan" Stevens Point Journal 11/28/05

• "Governors to sign Annex document" Great Lakes Radio Consortium 11/28/05

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